very clogged dryer vent. Not just lint

04-20-2009, 12:08 PM	#1
catman Newbie   Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 3	very clogged dryer vent. Not just lint Hello I have an embarrassing question. I feel like one of those husbands on a situation comedy where I should have just called someone in the first place. So with that said. I have a clogged dryer vent. Using a dryer vent cleaning kit (long flex rods that you screw together and snake the vent) I was able to remove a lot of lint. As I continued it’s now obvious I did not tighten one of the rods sufficiently. So now I have lint, flexible rod and brush head stuck in the vent (hence the comedy). I have tried several ways to free this up (Short of moving the dryer and plowing air thru the vent). Since the flex rod has metal I attached a strong magnet to an electrician’s wire snake hoping to snag it and pull it out. But no joy. What I would love to find is a flexible snake that has a handle allowing me to GRAB and hold onto the rod and pull out. Is there such a tool? Or are there others was to clear the vent? thanks

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04-20-2009, 12:29 PM	#2
DangerMouse the Musigician     Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: I'm right here! Posts: 10,404	very clogged dryer vent. Not just lint can you see the rod? DM __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Click To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. to see some of my original magic tricks and trick boxes!

04-20-2009, 12:51 PM	#3
catman Newbie   Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 3	very clogged dryer vent. Not just lint no cannot see it. The vent turns about 24 inches in and that is where it is stuck

04-20-2009, 03:00 PM	#4
JFXG Middle Aged Man     Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 7	very clogged dryer vent. Not just lint I'm assuming the duct run is not accessible externally. Correct?

04-20-2009, 05:48 PM	#5
Chemist1961 Member   Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: South Western Ontario Posts: 955	very clogged dryer vent. Not just lint Catman, try to get a measuring tape in and see how far in you need to reach. Post dimensions if you can as per pipe depth and diameter. If I understand your threaded extension has disconnected around a bend, 24" or so within the wall. Where is the bend, wall ceiling, main floor between joists, etc.