Timeline for Troubleshooting repeatedly clogged drier vent
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| Jul 12, 2021 at 15:55 | comment | added | snickersnack | Just following up here: I contacted the house's builder, he agreed the screen shouldn't have been installed, and has replaced it. | |
| Jul 9, 2021 at 18:47 | comment | added | rtaft | Even the vents that have just a few plastic bars across to prevent animals from getting in, it increases the chance that it will clog. | |
| Jul 5, 2021 at 20:55 | comment | added | Tim | @Tim certainly I’ve never seen a screen on a dryer vent. I’ve seen a flappy cover, but that’s different. I don’t think the distance from building openings applies (I mean, my house (terraced) house doesn’t even have a location 3ft from building openings!) | |
| Jul 4, 2021 at 20:26 | comment | added | jwdonahue | You may still have to clean the back-side of the backdraft damper from time to time. | |
| Jul 4, 2021 at 17:10 | comment | added | Vikki | @Tim: A screen over the termination of a dryer vent is a fire hazard no matter where you live. | |
| Jul 4, 2021 at 15:24 | comment | added | snickersnack | @Tim Good point. I am in the US, though, and I double checked this answer against my state's specific regulations, and they match | |
| Jul 4, 2021 at 7:41 | comment | added | Tim | Whilst this is the sensible answer, it refers to (I believe) U.S. standards. I don't know how relevant that is to OP, who could be anywhere in the world, U.K. I suspect. Once again, location could be included, and may well have an impact on answers. | |
| Jul 4, 2021 at 1:39 | vote | accept | snickersnack | ||
| Jul 3, 2021 at 19:21 | comment | added | Willk | Blow ye lint, blow! | |
| Jul 3, 2021 at 13:33 | history | answered | Jeff Wheeler | CC BY-SA 4.0 |