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So close to finishing the project! Washer is in place, and dryer is next -- right now it's in the living room. Got the cable attached to the dryer yesterday. Before I slide it into the new room (doorway so tight the washer scraped both sides of the doorway on the way in), I started planning ahead for the ductwork.
This is an LG DLEX3370W, and I got the 3911EZ9131X exit kit, and I want side exit instead of rear. Got the existing rear exit duct out, test fit the elbow and straight pipe for exiting the side (looking at the front of the machine, new exit on the left). I was worried about how much of the new duct would stick out the side -- need not have worried, it's flush! OK, now how do I attach a flexible duct to that? I have semi-rigid duct, new, even though I also have the flexible foil kind but do not want to use that. The semi-rigid won't fit through the hole in the side of the dryer, really not thrilled about Dremelling the side of the new dryer for clearance. What am I missing here? And no way to get a clamp on that connection once it's 1" INSIDE the dryer.
It occurs to me, and please explain why it won't work... I still have the straight section for rear exit, that I removed; one end has "insertion crimps". So, I was thinking of cutting off a couple inches to make an extender, attaching it with a couple of sheet metal screws that I hope will pass through the opening and into the interior of the dryer. Uh, the crimps would face into the machine, I presume this is counter to the normally desired flow but maybe not catch a lot of lint?
Or are there other solutions? BTW, from the side of the dryer to the wall of the house is only 8-3/4", a VERY short run; I'll probably be doing lint clean-outs from OUTSIDE the house.
This is an LG DLEX3370W, and I got the 3911EZ9131X exit kit, and I want side exit instead of rear. Got the existing rear exit duct out, test fit the elbow and straight pipe for exiting the side (looking at the front of the machine, new exit on the left). I was worried about how much of the new duct would stick out the side -- need not have worried, it's flush! OK, now how do I attach a flexible duct to that? I have semi-rigid duct, new, even though I also have the flexible foil kind but do not want to use that. The semi-rigid won't fit through the hole in the side of the dryer, really not thrilled about Dremelling the side of the new dryer for clearance. What am I missing here? And no way to get a clamp on that connection once it's 1" INSIDE the dryer.
It occurs to me, and please explain why it won't work... I still have the straight section for rear exit, that I removed; one end has "insertion crimps". So, I was thinking of cutting off a couple inches to make an extender, attaching it with a couple of sheet metal screws that I hope will pass through the opening and into the interior of the dryer. Uh, the crimps would face into the machine, I presume this is counter to the normally desired flow but maybe not catch a lot of lint?
Or are there other solutions? BTW, from the side of the dryer to the wall of the house is only 8-3/4", a VERY short run; I'll probably be doing lint clean-outs from OUTSIDE the house.