EASY WAY to CLEAN a Dryer Vent FAST!
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As someone that did HVAC install, duct cleaning, and vent cleaning for 7 years.. This video has a lot of problems.
You should NEVER be cleaning vents with the dryer running. Without knowing exactly how long the vent run is, it would be rather easy to get a brush into the blower itself. This can cause damage to the likely plastic blower wheel, or at worst cause a blower motor to break loose possibly ripping out wires and causing an arc within the vent thats lined with extremely flammable lint More over, Dryer vent blowers are low pressure high volume, they are not designed nor should they be used as a positive pressure air source like you've shown.
These kinds of brushes CAN NOT be used on flexible duct be it alum foil or double wall plastic. The brushes tend to catch in corners and can easily cause a tear in the interior flex liner, or if the ducting is not properly attached to framing can cause it to bind/twist within the wall cavity. This can easily lead to dryer fires due to backed up lint, or mold problems due to the. moisture retention due to improper venting.
@@jarred267 as someone who does HVAC, you can use these on the flex vents. Just gotta go slow. I usually completely detatch them, take them outside as to not make a mess, then run the brush through it a few times.
@@jarred267 exactly this man has no idea what he’s doing.
@@gopackgo4036 Please provide a link to your RUclips channel and the video in which you show how to do it correctly. Thank you.
now i got like 10 extra chores to do next weekend
Two important tips: do not reverse the drill when removing or you'll unscrew the attachments inside the duct work. And as a little safety against forgetting to not do this, wrap some duct or electrical tape around screw joints on tool.
this sounds like it's from experience ... a horrible experience lol
Thank you, definitely a good heads up!
good tips
God bless you because I would of done just that
Damn it just read this after I lost it lol
I recommend taping the coupled pieces with electrical tape to avoid them unscrewing mid pipe
GREAT point!
You should probably get one of those plastic screen covers for the end cap. Birds and rodents can learn to lift the little flap and make nests in your vent. Those screen covers are not usually recommended for dryer vents because they can catch lint exiting (and they do), but if your vent termination is easy to access you can just pop the screen off occasionally to clean it when it collects lint. I wouldn't use one on a vent that you couldn't see or access easily. The easily accessible (i.e. low to the ground) vents are also easier for critters to hop into, so the tradeoff of the screen is worth it.
I bought one of those 2 years ago. Works wonderfully! My rigid duct makes a few bends -- I could feel them when lightly pushing the tool and multiple extensions through the ductwork. It would be fun if it weren't quite so messy. I'll take "messy" over "fire" any day!!!
As a former appliance technician, the idea that you don’t need to disassemble anything is misleading. Depending upon the amount of buildup in the vent, using this method could actually push larger chunks of lint into the dryer that are too large to be blown out. This is why I always disconnect the hose at the dryer, then push everything outside. I then insert the brush into the back of the dryer to loosen any build up there, then suck it all out with a shop vac.
Don’t neglect the opposite end - the area in the dryer around the lint filter. I recently disassembled the part that holds the filter to clean out the accumulated lint.
As you were about to start the drill I thought "Why is he not wearing protective eye wear?" and then I saw your note pop up. 😆 My dryer vent goes up (not ideal) and runs about 30 feet to the outside. After I moved in to the house, I could hear birds walking inside the dryer vent. I cleaned it out one day and it was filled with straw that the birds brought in. I replaced the vent cover since it was broken. It is crazy what happens inside people's dryer vents! 🤣
One of the best tools we’ve ever bought. Great video. Do it once a year.
Great tip. I had an HVAC professional doing some other work in the house about 6 months ago who cleaned it out for me. The dryer worked much more efficiently once he did that, but now it's starting to lose efficiency so I suspect it's time to clean out the duct again. Will refer to this video again in the future.
I use my Toro electric Leaf Blower on my Dryer from the inside-out once a year. I use it for the Stainless Pellet Stove piping as well after a thorough brushing.
What if the vent is in the house roof
@@dallasparty316 That's my situation. I clean it from inside, not as often as I should. I use a "16 gallon" shop vac and the brush. A lot of stuff falls down and out as I push the brush in and pull it out, so I have the vacuum sucking it up. Then I put the hose into the vent and set the vacuum to blow as I push the hose as far as I can up the vent. Then I set the vacuum back to sucking and pull the hose down and out. Repeat that a couple of times and it seems to do a pretty good job.
I use my leaf blower to clean out my gutter pipes from the ground
Yep! I use my Dewalt 20v cordless leaf blower and blow from the inside out. Works great and the dryer cycle time stays as short as possible as the units made in last 15 years have a moisture sensor.
great job!!! any reason why you don't start from the dry?er machine - > outward ,, as opposed how you did it, i figure, u cldve pushed debris back into the pipe, mine is 15feet elevate to the low part roof
I like the humble brag at the end, via a 10-second showing of your majestic backyard.
Thanks for sharing! Very helpful. Hoping I don’t find any animals in there.
Glad my dryer is on the exterior wall. My vent is less than a foot long. Just hand clean when needed. No tools needed.
We are building a new house, and we're going to make it a straight shot through a wall, too. I think we'll put a foot of the flex stuff between the pipe going through the wall and the exit on the dryer so we can move it more easily.
Wife was just asking me about doing this since the people we bought our house from were so involved with their kids athletics, and pretty much let the house become like a 70 year old's house in hopes of full ride sports scholarships. So many 'wtf' things we keep discovering, and the dryer vent definitely was on the bottom of their priority list.
Dude I relate to this heavily. How did the procedure go… and also hows the house going? Any tips you’d recommend since being a homeowner? As a newly homeowner, I’m starting to overthinking every aspect of course 😂
Major tip: make sure your drill is not set to reverse...... you will otherwise leave your new tool stuck inside of your vent.
And i highly recommend doing it from the inside if your vent goes through to the roof.
YES, YES, YES, 1000 times YES!! I not only tighten the joints with 2 pairs of channel locks, I even like to put a tiny bit of electrical tape at each joint for good measure.
The amazon photos does also said to turn right only👍 but why will ot get stuck if reverse?
@@timchan334 if drill is set to reverse, it will unthread the connections while brush is in the vent. I only change to reverse when im taking the kit apart. (I do dryer vent cleanings for work sometimes doing HVAC)
@@timchan334 The threads of each section will loosen and become detached. It will then be next to impossible to remove the brush, creating an even bigger obstruction.
I get it....BUT...... the seam-overlap on the ductwork, would go ONE WAY, if the pipe was installed a certain way, yet the overlap would go the OPPOSITE WAY, if the pipe orientation was reversed. So....yeah....spin the drill in one direction to avoid the spinning brushes from getting jammed or breaking apart the seam.....but how would you know which way ?
You really should disconnect the vent from the dryer. All you've done here is cram lint back into the dryer, arguably, making the lint situation worse. Disconnect it so you can actually get it out of the vent line.
I assume that’s why he said to run it so the air is pushing the lint back out
@@jeffp7368 Not no, but if we go off the assumption the dryer's blower was strong enough to blow out all lint, it's exhaust line would never have to be brushed.
He had it on. The dryer so that pushed it towards him.
@dougs3274 the moist air causes the vent to get wet and therefor gets stuck to the side and piles up over time
We took the hose. I guess you called the hose. It’s just that big metal that is inside the house that attaches from the dryer and then goes to the exit and my dryer itself was getting hot and I noticed there was a symbol on there that I don’t know what it means think these fancy computers were just tell us but anyways, so we took that whole Accordion type thing out and got all of it out but oh wow I couldn’t believe how much got out of that and then last week I noticed that the dryer was hot again so it’s only probably four months maybe five months since we cleaned it out so pretty surprised since we don’t do a lot of bedding and sheets that’s actually washed elsewhere. Thanks for showing me your tool.
Nasty job BUT you gotta do it!
I've actually had good luck cleaning dryer ducts with a 630 cfm leaf blower blowing from the inside out. It also works well to blow lint out of the dryer fan itself.
This method is easier and less likely to puncture the foil line. Smarter not harder. Reversing the tube on a shop vac works too if you don't have a leaf blower.
It works pretty well, but it's usually not entirely sufficient. Damp lint can be like a paste that sticks to the vent when it dries. You really need some kind of mechanical scrubbing action to get all of the clumps, especially around elbows or 45s. Try the brush after you do a leafblower cleanout, and I'll bet you get additional lint - I always do.
Something else that I'm contemplating. We have a really long length of vent hose, the flexible kind. Yet for the vast majority of the run from dryer to vent it is a straight run. Replace the accordion tubing with straight non-collapsible aluminum dryer hose. The goal is to minimize the resistance in the line.
@@bnasty267 just get a new vent at that point though
My brother tied a ping-pong ball to a 40-foot string, then a plastic loofah, then another 40 feet of string. Blow the ping-pong ball thru with a leaf blower, then "floss" the loofah around. Works regardless of how tight the vent turns are.
Better, Faster, Cheaper to pull out the dryer and replace the flexible vent tube! The lint / blockage is usually at the sharp u-turn at the bottom behind the dryer, which this brush can't clean.
This is only true if your vent is literally just the flex, and it vents just outside the wall. Otherwise, most especially if you have one of those driers with a humidifier - the whole vent gets caked with wet lint as well as the screen that blocks the end (which can be located on a roof).
Just did this 2 weeks ago! Very easy job
A glove for the hand not holding the drill seems prudent also.
I have used my similar brush kit just once I think. Probably time again. Last time I used a shop vac and brushed from the inside. Love the idea of just brushing from the outside with the dryer venting.
A feller could make a living doing this job
AmplifyDIY has a really good walkthrough on using this sort of cleaning kit. They work super well, just did my house's vent a few months ago. One good tip is to apply some tape to the connection points on the pole. Just some extra insurance so it doesn't spin off inside your house and get stuck.
Be careful with lengthy ridged dryer lines going to downstairs or upstairs laundry rooms, the cleaning brush and shafts can encur sharp 90° bends in the non-standard lines some “smart guy” made and the plastic shafts can twist themselves apart deep inside the line and well past many bends, meaning the only way to free it up is to remove floors and panels or walls and ceilings.
Speaking from experience. Best to torque limit the brush shafts to as low a number as possible to prevent twisting and snapping the shafts.
One thing that makes dryer vents almost NEVER clog: don't use nasty fabric softeners or dryer sheets. Also, use a natural/clean detergent in the washer.
Maybe just upgrade to a heat pump dryer and get rid of that ancient vent.
Could you make a video for houses that have the vent running up to the attic ? Thank you in advance.
So my dryer vent doesn't have an exit on the side of the house cuz I think it goes up to the roof
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This is NOT the proper way to do this. Disconnect the flexible duct to the dryer then clean the ENTIRE duct. Use a vacuum not this piece of junk tool that will damage the thin aluminum.
Thanks for sharing the view from your fantastic new property at the end. Jealous!
Lawn looks better already SC! Happy Fathers Day
My dryer is on the 2nd floor of our house. I haven't had to clean ours yet but I think I'll do this from the inside then blow it out with my leaf blower.
I have one of those lines that is more than 20 feet long! I will look into getting this tool for sure but I will still have to disconnect the line from my dryer in order to use the tool from the inside of the house as well as the outside of my house in order to clean the whole line.
who cares about the dryer ; )...your property is amazing. more pics!
My stepfather when he built his house he placed the dryer vent for the house near the ground completely opened to the elements. T_T… And I know that there’s better ways for that to be done. But having it near the ground where dirt, water, or animals can crawl up into it. That drives me crazy
The type of thing I wish came up in adult conversations more often. Cause I had no idea I needed to clean this thing lol.
I have a vent with 3 flaps and a cage, so I'd have to take that off but this is still easier than moving the dryer and taking off the hose.
I would think going from the inside to the outside would be better . Maybe to use an electric powered blower to blow out the vent from inside to outside . And then to use a boroscope ? to see what the results are .
Love your video it is helpful very helpful
My dryer is in the center of the house, on a slab. It vents up thru the attic to the roof. 😧
Alternate the use of a brush from the inside and a leaf blower.
Sorry happy father days as well
I'm not even a home owner but I enjoy these videos!! Lol Thank you
I use a 25' drain snake. I replaced my soft vents with hard vents.
I put my snake in my drill and go at low speed to get the snake all the way in. I then set it to medium speed and draw the snake out. It bangs a lot and gives a good cleaning.
It takes longer to set up and clean up than to clean out the vent, my vent goes through the ceiling. Since I have a long run, about 35', I like to do this twice a year.
This past year my son did it, and I forgot to tell him not to look directly in the vent until..., well I did say oops, I forgot.
I greatly enjoy your videos and love your new house! I noticed some of the product reviews on Amazon claim that the sections might either break apart or come unscrewed while in the vent. Did you find the tool of sufficient quality for multiple uses? Do you think the issues above that some people described in their reviews are simple operator error, for example running in reverse? Thank you!
Wrap duct tape or electrical tape around joints
That looks so satisfying
I feel like I'd be pushing a lot of crap towards my dryer.
Nice view!
More like every 7 years
The pros are saying you need to hire me for $1500 to do the job. The DYI says no thanks $24 tool. I’ll diy!
I'm actually going to buy this , this week. Thank you for video!
I want to get the one that has a shop vac adapter too
Buddy u only went in 6 feet. U got 10 more of dirt u forgot.
lol right
What state do you live in? Looks beautiful
Take it apart, clean it properly, and then put it back together. Easy peasy. It's not rocket science we're dealing with here.
Half the time, The flex pipe on the dryer is were the plug is at.... You really should pull the dryer out and remove the flex and clean it out also.
My vent is on the roof, and I'm not going up there...too dangerous. So i'll be working from the other end, where the dryer is.
I have been in my house for 23 years but I know it hasn't been clean since my dad owned it I have never cleaned it just looked at it inside because i can it's only like 4 to 5 feet long I have re attached it because the tape was old and clamp
Simple task and easy to follow video. I can not stress the importance of doing this home maintenance at least once a year and wearing safety glasses. 👍🏼
It’s easy alright, but done incorrectly. That brush damaged the aluminum ducts, he didn’t even clean the entire duct, and he release a bunch of microfiber pollution.
@@gopackgo4036 Please provide a link to your RUclips channel and the video in which you show how to do it correctly. Thank you.
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@@explorenaked Bad counterargument, I'm not saying I made a video I'm just saying if you do make a video make it correctly.
I bought my house new 17 years ago and have never done this to the dryer vent.
The dryer is on the second story, so I'm not even sure how I'd get up to that vent to do it. 🤷🏻♂
Isn't this a lot like shoving a cotton swab into your ear? I mean, doesn't it compact any debris?
Make sure you only go clockwise with the drill. The other way and you’ll unscrew sections and have a bigger problem. Also my vent (thanks builder) has so many turns I can’t get it just from the outside.
I get it....BUT...... the seam-overlap on the ductwork, would go ONE WAY, if the pipe was installed a certain way, yet the overlap would go the OPPOSITE WAY, if the pipe orientation was reversed. So....yeah....spin the drill in one direction to avoid the spinning brushes from getting jammed or breaking apart the seam.....but how would you know which way ?
@@TheWilferch always have the drill go clockwise. If you go the other way it will potentially unscrew sections from each other. Doesn’t matter on how your ductwork is installed.
@@thelongs5698 ...I guess I'm dense, but this kind of ductwork has a longitudinal seam.....yes?....and that seam is "seen" and sensed on its ID too.....no? If that's the case, then the bristles can catch the "lip" of the seam if spinning in the wrong direction....right?...and that direction is based on which end of the duct you are entering ( ie, if its proper to rotate clockwise entering from one end, wouldn't proper-rotation be counterclockwise if instead you enter from the opposite end?)...wouldn't that be the case? Sorry....I'm truly not trying to be antagonistic.....just askin' for clarity, It's been some time since I worked with ducts like this, maybe the seam is "smooth" on the inside with no lip to catch in the wrong direction? .....
@@TheWilferch hey I totally get your concern. I think the bristles catching anything might occur regardless of the direction of spin and the seams. Although so long as you keep the tool spinning I believe you’ll be ok.
@@thelongs5698 ...thanks.....was just angling for clarity. Cheers.
What if your outer dryer vent is the type with the... I don't know how to describe it exactly but instead of the single door it's the slats that open up when air is blowing past them?
I bought this kit 2 years ago and it worked amazing well. A big ass bird's nest came out.
just got a quote of 250$ for cleaning dry vent. Dang!
I was wondering can you do the ventilation conduct in a house ( air exchanger ) with that tool ?
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Thanks! What do you think about the vacuum attachments to clean the inside of the lint trap?
I use some tape and a cardboard tube from a paper towel roll.
Good luck if it the vinyl vent. You will put a hole in it. Easier to replace it
Happy Father’s Day Silver Cymbal
Thank you kindly you as well
For 12.99 I replaced the vent tube or whatever it's called.....my wife just loved all the lint mess when I did this...no lint on you I see...I did this with a sweatshirt on and sht all stuck on me.....12.99 is my go to
Why’d they have to put my shi on the roof 😢
Let’s see, this house was built in 1999, I bought it in 2007, so that means the dryer vent has never been cleaned. I don’t even know where it comes out, but it must be 20 feet away from the dryer. I want giant granite rocks in my yard.
Had one this week. Tried from outside but vent on steep roof. To dangerous. Went inside. Pulled out dryer. The turn in the wall was to sharp. Couldn’t use drill brush. Pulled out compressor and vacuum. Hooked up reverse ball. Fed up as far as it would go and vacuumed lint as it came down. Vacuumed dryer hose and below lint trap on dryer. Finished with an electric leaf blower to remove remaining lint in line to roof. From the outside I could see lint scattered on the roof. Vacuumed floor put everything back together. A happy customer.
I'd never had my dryer vent cleaned out and I've lived here since the early 80s. Saw an ad online for $79 so went for it. When the men from the company got here, they mostly spoke Spanish to each other. The one who seemed to be the more knowledgeable one (man A) mostly spoke Span but the other one (man B) was fluent in Eng. Man A put his cell phone in the vent and took a photo and showed it to me, told me it was really bad and said the price to clean it would be $150. I felt like it was bait and switch but since my dryer had been taking a VERY long time to dry, I went for it. I watched everything they did. Man A also put his phone in the outside vent and showed me the photo. I could see hair and debris and I've had dogs and cats ever since I've lived here so thought the vent line might be packed with this stuff. He used a drill, the long skinny line with the brush on it on the inside behind the dryer. Then went outside. I asked where the stuff was that he's pushed out. He pointed out a very small amt lying on the ground, but I'd pulled that out with my hand a few days ago. Then he put the brush inside this vent. Should I have seen a great deal of lint and hair instead of this very small amt? I ran my dryer after they left and it might have taken a bit less time than it had been taking but not a lot. Bottom line, I think I got gypped. Do you think I did?
If you live in condos and you don’t want all the karens to complain about flying stuff, you can use a shop vac and tape the hose right beside the vent so it’s grabbing everything while you’re doing it
I did this going up about 12 ft with the same kit. Unfortunately I still get the error message. Do I have to do it from the roof down?
a friend had the foil kind of extension from dryer to outside - a Squirrel got in thru the trap door, ripped the foil and did damage throughout the basement. An expert had to be called to catch the squirrel
While this is nice I feel like it's half the job clean from the dryer side as well so there is nothing missed. Also vacuum the dryer from the back and under the lint trap. This guaranteed everything is clean
How do you avoid getting the brush stuck in the dryer’s blower motor? I’ve seen some kits with adapters that act as a stopper. Is that necessary?
Thanks for the video. Also...Nice glacial landscape. Is it in the Midwest somewhere?
The drill does not have to be cordless.
You actually want to remove the vent tube and not just use a drill to do a quick clean. The vent hose is not tough and you can rip it with the drill.
Who wouldn’t feel comfortable running the dryer at the same time lol people these days
Rigid expandable dryer vent hose is better. Not sure the foil kind is still legal because of dryer fires.
No this is good stuff. We just paid $100 to a contractor on-site doing another job. It literally only took him a couple of minutes. Clothes get dry faster., saves electricity, dryer lint can be a FIRE HAZARD, particularly if you use dryer sheets (don’t do it), prolongs the life of your dryer and makes your home a bit safer.
My house has 6" diameter ducts and all of the tools I've seen are for 4" ducts which are not large enough to clean the larger ducts. Any ideas where I could find 6" brushes that would fit a kit like this?
Just thinking out loud here. I wonder if an adapted version could be used to unclog a toilet??
I had a thick bird nest my roof vent .
Your channel is my weekly drug
I definitely need to do this
One importing thing to remember. Never run your drill in reverse, even it the brush gets stuck. It can be instinctive to reverse the drill if things get stuck. Keep spining ini a clockwise drirection and work the brush out as best you can. Otherwise, the threaded joints can separate and you'll end up with a much bigger problem.
Good job. Thanks for sharing!
There was some background dialog in this video at 0:48 that I thought was on my end. Was your dryer talkign to you?
Also, are those massive boulders in your yard? Will you be buying a tractor soon? lol
We need to know what's underneath...
I tell everyone to do it for you and yours every Father’s Day
Found a birds nest when installing hot water solar for him in his McMansion
He was volunteer hose head to to it off
Dryer fire waiting to happen
Years later he laid me off one week before my chemo was to start
At least he did it after Christmas
I plan on doing this quite a bit for alot of my customers
Can you use a 20ft vacuum
I take the flex off the inside and hook up my shop vac to blow setting. Also never use those scew on connections, use the ones with locking pins and tape them so you won't go on a fishing trip trying to get the rods out of the ducts.