Dryer duct

[stewie]

I'd like to replace the washer and dryer in my place with a more up to date stackable pair but the such vent is at the ceiling. The current dryer has the dryer vend on the top which works great for thw way it needs to be but most come on the back from what I've seen on every one we've looked at. I can't start ripping out walls to accomodate a duct going up as the laundry room in our place is closet sized and I'm sure the strata wouldn't want me opening up a wall that has my neighbor on the other side so I'm looking for options.

https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.s...000418629.html

I was in home depot to pick up some lights and strolled past this and had it in my hand thinking it woukd be amazing to be able to use something like this and then an employee walks past me saying dont ever use it and he wishies the store would stop selling those. He was an old man who looked like he was the always miserable type.

Suggestions? Thoughts?

[Hondaracer]

That definitely looks like it would trap a lot of lint over time

It’s kind of a tough spot because you really don’t want any bends or angles that will build up deposits over time, remembering back to the townhouses we built in pretty sure the dryer was always connected to the roof vent via flexible vent hosing..so I would assume that would be a better option than that rigid one and easier to remove/clean

[stewie]

I'm not opposed to using the flexible ducts but space is definitely an issue so I need to get the dryer as far back as I can against the back wall, at least to the point where this could reach above the dryer and attach a tube to the vent in the wall.

[coneZONE]

i think it's easiest in most cases with dryer installs to use the flexible 4" duct, but if you don't have the access to reach the dryer exhaust or the vent pipe after it's in, you'll need enough slack to secure both ends of the duct before pushing the dryer into its spot.

[Hondaracer]

I’ll add that outing in a stacker in a townhouse is sketchy AF when you actually see them install it.

When I built townhomes we had a small Indian guy who would come after hours and install the washer and dryer I never thought anything of it. Then one day his “partner” didn’t show up so he asked if I could help. This guy would help my tilt the unit forward stacked together, then he would crawl between the dryer and ceiling and hop behind the stacked units

Connect everything and then crawl up the wall and slide between the ceiling and the units back out. I was like lol...wtf this is what you are doing???

[underscore]

Use as little of the flexible ribbed stuff as possible. It traps lint and water like no tomorrow and hurts the efficiency/lifespan of your dryer. Just build effectively the same thing as what you posted with two elbows and some straight hard duct, then you don't have all those weird pockets to trap stuff in (and it's cheaper).

Two of these: https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.4...000107349.html

And one of these: https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.4...000107373.html

You'll need tin snips and tin tape as well, cut the duct before snapping it together as it's a hell of a lot easier. And wear gloves because those edges will cut you up pretty easily.

[Traum]

How about a replacement dryer that does not vent air out to an external duct, but instead just pump the moisture out through a condenser? When I went wash & dryer shopping 2 years ago, the guy at Trail said these are becoming more popular. They don't work as fast, and the clothes they dry aren't as completely dry as the older models, but it will completely eliminate your need to come up with a ducting solution for the dryer.

For us, it works well enough that the non-completely bone dry clothes we get is not an issue. That may or may not work for your needs though.

[Jmac]

We have two Bosch units at the hospital that are ventless and they’re complete garbage.