Hooking dryer up to exhaust outlet

Not quite sure what your issue is. I have a dryer hooked up to rigid galvanized steel piping, with two bends before it exits outside through the sill beam. Attaching was very simple, I simply purchased two adjustable bends which can be rotated in three dimensions. They have standard couplings to 4 inch galvanized pipe, which is push fit, followed by taping with aluminum tape (no screws which can attract lint). One of the bends goes on the outlet from the dryer, and one goes in about three feet from the outdoor exit. I put the pieces together one at a time, and adjusted the bends to make the fit work correctly. Certainly it would have been much more difficult, maybe impossible, to make my setup work with rigid ninety degree bends.

A picture would help.

http://www.amazon.com/DAF2-Skinny-Telescoping-Aluminum-Dryer/dp/B00009W3GR

There''s nothing wrong with a flexable line, just do not use the cheap plastic or foil type.

Daniel Holzman said:

Not quite sure what your issue is.

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They watched TOH this morning.

The had another "lets scare the public about X" session.
This week it was dryer vent materials.

The appliance section at your home improvement center should have what you need for your exhaust pipe.

As said already, the transition duct (in dryer room only) or hose needs to be metal flex it has to terminate there, less than 8' long; fig. 60;http://www.codecheck.com/cc/ccimages/PDFs/CC6th_Sample.pdf

The periscopes are very bad because they restrict air-flow, IMO use the metal flex, short as possible to a rigid metal duct; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFOHGVhmyQA

More info for you; http://www.ashireporter.org/HomeIns...Facts-About-Clothes-Dryer-Exhaust-Systems/161

Gary

They watched TOH this morning.

The had another "lets scare the public about X" session.
This week it was dryer vent materials
Dryer fires are no joke nobody is trying to scare the public with bs it is a fact. If you dont think so check with your local fire station for the facts and figures or just google it. Dryer fires happen with freqency.

Here's a video showing the different air flow rates of various vent designs. Some can make the dryer work harder while others make it more efficient.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFOHGVhmyQA