Re: instruction request- dryers and leaf blowers
Donna,
It might depend on how (what direction) your dryer vents and how long the
ductwork is. Mine is in center of house, 15 ft of ductwork goes down about
18 inches to crawl space and then out. I just pulled the dryer away from
the wall, disconnected the dryer from the ductwork, and stuck the nozzle in
the duct and turned it on.
If your vent goes up to the roof, you're fighting gravity.
Understand that, if ductwork is thickly clogged, it doesn't work. Have one
of you on the outside to feel whether air is coming through. I think that
if you've been drying a load for nearly 5 hrs, you are thoroughly clogged.
My ductwork was totally packed with soggy lint, but still a load of laundry
would dry in less than 3 hours, though it I wouldn't put a huge load in at
any time.
It might be time to go under the house (or wherever) to have a look at the
ductwork. Owen said mine had split and was leaking puddles of water into
the crawl space. Your house is much newer than mine, but my problem only
occurred in the last 5 or so years because (IMO) of the new style washing
machine.
Let us know what you find.
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: "gardenchat list" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 10:11 AM
Subject: [CHAT] instruction request- dryers and leaf blowers
I told my husband that you folks were using a leaf blower/sucker to clean
out
the dryer vents. Currently the same load is in the dryer since 5:30am and
not
even close to being dry....
Although this seems easy enough to me, he is inquiring as to how you are
doing
this.....and I am not up to arguing, so asking....to keep peace. If I had
the
time, I would just do it myself, but I don't.
geesh
Donna
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