How To Clean Your Dryer Vent
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- You can do it yourself! Over time, lint and debris builds up in your dryer vent. Many times years go by without removing this flammable material. Today we use a brush kit with 20 feet of rods and to go up through the pipe and clean it out. You'll be amazed at the pile of dirt and lint you find. Use a shop vacuum to clean up and you're good to go. You'll need a brush kit, a cordless drill, and a vacuum. Links to the ones we use are listed below.
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Tom is awesome! Worth his weight in gold! As a veteran, I don't think anyone would think of themselves as "EX" military unless they were kicked out. Understand you may not feel this way however I think the respectful term for a person who has served this country honorably in military service is VETERAN. Just one person's thought!
He was and still is a Marine. Just like our oldest son. I know what to call him.
@@JERRYANDLINDA 38 U.S. Code § 101 states (2) The term “veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable. EX is disrespectful to all who have honorably served
That's your opinion. You won't find anyone that respects them more than us.
Not doubting your level of respect, just asking you to use the proper term and EX MILITARY is not proper term BY LAW
This might be a good business to get into in my spare time. I'm retired now.
We bought one of those kits and cleaned our dryer vent. Our dryer vents straight out the back of our house.
Hope you remembered to turn the water back on. Great video thanks for sharing!
Yup, Saturday is shower day so no problem. 😀😛😆
Thanks for a very informative video, as a retired NYC Fire Chief I have seen my share of dryer fires. As a safety note, never leave the house with the dryer running. You have a good friend and neighbor in Tom, It clearly comes through what a fine gentleman he is.
Head of the fdny or battalion chief?
@@pats9414 Battalion Chief
Thank you so much for this DIY.
wow that was some job! wHAT A GREAT SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!
Holy smokes..amazing. Thanks so much !
Excellent reminder! 40 years in fire emergency services and you nailed it! Thank you guys😇🙏
Great video. Very helpful, thank you so much!
Thanks!
Thank you, Tom and Jerry, for a very helpful video. As a Spanish Springs neighbor, living in a 20 year old house, I can't begin to imagine how much lint is in our vent. We will get that cleaned very soon. Jerry, looking forward to more of your maintenance 😊 videos.
WOW... what a great video, as usual. One thing I caught that some people may not, is the warning that "it's NOT recommended for use on flexible foil or vinyl ducts." Of course, that's for side vents on a house. Also, I saw recently that you can use the lint as a fire starter by packing it into a toilet paper tube (empty of course). I always love DIY videos because I have to do most repairs myself. Can't wait for the next one! ❤️🧡💜🤎💛💚💙
this is fascinating!!! Always a joy to watch you! And what a blessing to have this neighbor!!
Nice show, very good idea to do this project. Thanks for showing. Tom did a great job!
Tom & Jerry, that was super instructional. We bought a 26 year old home recently. My dryer vent tube goes horizontal, down through a crawl space, and back up out of our exterior wall. I’m wondering how successful this method would be for my situation. Our clothes have been taking a very long time to dry, which makes me think it’s clogged and due for a clean out. Gravity seemed to be helpful here for you, beyond your teamwork and camaraderie. Nice job! Inspirational video and very important to do. We had neighbors whose dryer and house caught on fire due to a clogged vent. They were home at the time. Good thing.
Morning Jerry, Linda and Gizmo. Maintenance is very important. I never did it myself but when I built my home in the Poconos, I had the service plan for my washer/dryer/ refrigerator/dishwasher/and tv. Annual maintenance and anything in between. When lived in an apartment, the maintenance was great with checking the A/C filters/fire and carbon monoxide alarms and whatever needed. This video is great for the DIY folks. I could never. Look at the lint. I’m itching just seeing it. 😂. I’ll continue with the service plans. Have a great weekend. Thanks so much and see you next video.
Great PSA guys. You just might have saved a house or two! Going out to the garage to have a look at my setup. Yep it’s in the garage, but I’m not mad about it. Keeps the moisture and noise outside.
I’m shocked. I will be having this done regularly! Thanks Jerry and Linda.
Great PSA. You are right. What a guy. One of the best.
Excellant video. I live in another community in Florida but have been watching you guys and your mailbag Mondays for a couple of years. You are always entertaining and have great helpful info. Thanks! 👍
Maybe use a small mirror at a 45 degree angle and flashlight to look up there. Take a before and after picture. I use my wife's makeup mirror and her tooth brush in the hard to reach nooks and crannies (just kidding about toothbrush :). I'm sure that lint was all from the previous owner, too:) My long term solution to this is stop washing clothes, that keeps the utility bill down and washer and dryer don't wear out.😀🤣
Great video. I would never have thought that there would be that much lint. Thank you.
Thank you for such a helpful, important video.
Great reminder for all of us. Thank you! ❤️⛳️☀️
Excellent Information Everyone Benefits From, Great Job👍
Hey Jerry! Hey Linda! When I read the title of the video I said to myself, "Self, this is gonna be boring!" Not Jerry & Linda, always interesting. Good Job!
Awww... thank you! Glad you liked it.😁😁
Thank you. Very helpful.
Thank you … very helpful
Thank you (and Tom!) for that great tutorial!!
I use a leaf blower.
Just tape it to the pipe.
My cousin in Indiana had a bad house fire caused by lint in the dryer vent.
I might have put a plastic grocery bag at the bottom to catch most of that lint. easier clean up?
WOW!!!!! I can see where that could be a fire hazard!
I learned that this is something I don’t care to tackle myself! Therefore, I will stimulate someone else’s economy by hiring them!
WOW impressive
OMG…don’t throw dryer lint away. You can recycle as stuffing (for furniture, not fowl), or to make a bed for the Giz !! Just don’t put near a heat source.
I foresee a spin-off “The Villages Handymen” !
Fun and informative as always !!
My dryer has always been in the basement so it was simple enough to clean. I've been looking at the models in the villages and all the laundry rooms are in the middle of the homes I've often wondered how you would clean it.
Great video, like watching This Old House😁. One thing I would have added is to use the brush inside of the dryer. As an insurance claims guy, sometimes the fire starts inside of the dryer. Be well. BTW, we rented a house in The Villages for the month of October and are really looking forward to the trip.
See you when you get here!😁😁
Get your check book ready. When you drink the kool aide, it will be all over. No other place on earth like it here in TV...
I need to get this done I see! Scary! Who could I hire to clean mine out??
Ah ha! An ad for dryer vent cleaning is here just below this! Hahaha
When you come to live here, one of the best things you can do is find a good handyman. Look on next door and ask around. They can usually do things a bit cheaper than the people that advertise.
@@JERRYANDLINDA I had 2 handy men but lost both in the Covid. Can’t be that expensive by the ease of the job.
WHO can do some more laundry??!😏
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would be better if the builders could make it go in a different direction instead of up, like make it go out the side of the house
Living in an apartment and wondering if maintenance would do this.
Doubtful.
We does it vent through the roof? Mine just vents right through the wall .dryer is by the wall
Here, almost all the designer homes vent through the roof.
Well that makes me wanna sneeze. Lol. I’m lucky enough to have my dryer on a exterior wall and it’s easy to clean out. But when I get there it looks like I’ll have a different situation. I’ll definitely need his . number for handy things to be done. 😎🌴
Two beautiful, handy men. What's not to love? ;D
I assume your laundry room wall is a outside wall. If so why when they built the house why didn't they just put the vent straight thru the side of the house instead of going up thru the roof?
Nope. Not an outside wall.
@@JERRYANDLINDA That explains it. Thanks
Any idea what that would cost hiring someone. I’ve lived in my house since 95’, never has it been cleaned out.😮
The company I use charge $125 because I live in an upstairs condo. My dryer is not near an outside wall and there is over 25 feet of tubing that has to be cleaned out. It doesn’t take very long and it is worth every penny. The companies that do this have the proper equipment.
Comment......Builders should know better...NOT to put the laundry room in the middle of a home. They should be placed on an outside wall so the dryer vent is only about 12-18 inches long and not to mention very easy to clean! There is no excuse for this problem!
DIY?? I don't see my 63 yr old self trying to tackle that. 😕
I hear Jerry: we, we, we…but only saw one guy: do, do, do…poor guy had to even plug the shop vac. I guess holding the camera counts as we? Common man !!! 😃
Very useful video for sure. Saludos !!!
Hey! I was the director! 😁😁
Thank you Jerry and Linda, will be trying this soon.
WOW never seen a vent like that. Our's just goes though the garage wall and vent is on the outside .We usually every couple years get new hose.That was really different.We are in Texas not Florida maybe that's the difference. Great video.We enjoys it.
Thank you both for your time and info !
Our pleasure, MsDella!
Great video as always! What is Tom's phone number?
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@@JERRYANDLINDA Hi, I asked because I would like a trusted handyman for my repairs.
Oh my goodness! I just ordered duct cleaner kit and little shop vac. THANK YOU ! You are sooooo appreciated.
Thank you Diane!😁😁
Great information as usual. An added bonus is the handyman. It is looking like it will be August for us.
See you when you get here!(again!)
Jerry, Linda and friend Tom(now that would make a great cartoon- Tom and Jerry) verrrry good information. I just ordered the kit from Amazon. Be here Monday and I will be able to clean my dryer vent. I have a feeling once I do mine, the kit will be traveling from neighbor to neighbor.
Same here Dale! And you could have borrowed mine! 😁😁
Great demonstration thank you! If you were to hire someone can you give us a ballpark of cost being a woman I’m on the defense not knowing if I’m getting taken or not when it comes to home improvements.
Lake Sumter dryer vent cleaning charges $65. They clean the inside all the way up to the roof and then they get on the roof and clean out the vent. A really good company. (407)506-5474
That lint must be from drying all the Jerry and Linda T-shirts. Great video guys!
Placing a large garbage bag on the ground first would stop a large amount of the mess.
We actually have a cap that comes with this kit that could go over the pipe. It is attached to the shop vac. There would have been zero dust or lint. We let it come out to show you how much there actually is..
@@JERRYANDLINDA
Thanks for answering. I was hoping you weren’t going to send Gizmo through the pipe!😊
EXCELLENT video that no matter where we live we can ALL use!!! Thanks guys!!!!
Big tip: do not reverse spin your drill while cleaning the vent. You will unscrew your tip or rods and they will get stuck in the vent pipe.
Yeah that was throughly discussed in the video. Did you watch it?
Comment.....I bet the directions say just pull the cable out by hand when done instead of using the drill to remove it...so there is no chance of losing your ROD.....LOLOLOLOL!
Massey Pest Control told us that Palmetto bugs aka gigantic Florida roaches may get into your house / Lofts apartment through your dryer vent.
.My ex was the volunteer fire department chief.Here in our little town we don’t have very many fires in a year.. But it never fails:there are 4-5 dryer fires a year. Of. Course, it’s under the house or goes up the wall out the attic. They can burn a while before you know it and spread to the whole crawl space/basement or attic area. At minimum get it done once a 6ear. 2-3 times a year of you do lots of loads of clothes a week. Will make your dryer more efficient and dry quicker.
I also take the opportunit6 to take the back off the dryer and vacuum all the lint out of the corners and crevices.
Great maintenance tip. I occasionally take the dryer back off to access that tube that takes the lint from the upper trap to the exhaust vent. First time I took mine apart I found a shocking amount of lint that had accumulated.
What a very informative video. Thank you so very much for sharing. 👍❤👍❤
I think you may want to rethink lubing the screw connections. I would think you would want them tight fitting so they don’t loosen easily.
Great video! I live in a condo in NJ and we are required to have our dryer vent cleaned every 2 years. We have to hand in a receipt from a reputable company. Lint is highly flammable! Thanks for encouraging homeowners to do this.
Great video and very important information. I actually had a fire in my laundry room when my daughter was an infant. I grabbed her up and ran outside in a snow storm which is rare in Memphis. It spread quickly through the walls to the den next door. Fortunately, there was limited damage and no one was hurt. I clean my vents on regular basis now. Enjoyed and keep sharing!
Thank you, IDK how long it would have taken me to figure out why the dryer wasn't being efficient. I am used to venting directly outside, so..... Now why did the builders think this was a good idea for old people? Same with having the open areas on top of kitchen cabinets - wh is supposed to climb up there to dust?????
I want to give Linda a shout out for her laundry upkeep skills.
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing. I Was looking for a way to clean the lint out without spending a lot of money
Another good video! Keep em coming!
Very helpful video!
Great instructions and very informative. Thank you!
Such an important task, well shown and highlighted! 🌟 Please never leave a dryer running while you’re away from home, even for a few minutes! A former neighbor did that and the lint build-up caught fire. Burned the whole house - lint is so highly flammable!!! 🔥 Thanks for showing us how to DIY such a vital, yet often overlooked, maintenance task! 🏆
Bah! Never had a problem in 50 years!
Comment.....Suggestion....you should also clean out your dryer itself too.
Great show Jerry and Linda! Very useful information. Thank you so much for sharing. It's on my to do list now.
Home maintenance is key and timely maintenance is golden.
Builders of homes make the laundry room so tight that it is difficult to get in there and perform this work. Many homeowners ignore it due to the difficulties of getting in such a tight spot.
Thank you for sharing!!
...And maybe your drier didn't run as long. Nice.
Good info! Might save you a lot of money in the long run, too!
Great video and thanks for everything you do. Love your show and hope to meet both of you someday.
It always amazes me when I pull out the washer and dryer how much junk falls on the floor under it or beside it. Thanks for the video.
Universal. Once again, thank you.
Our dryer is in our garage and vent runs out wall. About a ft. We use clothes rack anyway. Love natural outside drying.
I had been wondering where the dryer vent went. Good info
Had to hire my "Tom" and was easy for me 😀😃🙂🙃
Great Video Jerry & Linda. I am surprised that they build the houses like that with the dryer vent going up the wall and through the roof. All the houses I have owned the Laundry rooms were on an outside wall and the vent went out through the wall.
Great video Jerry. Thanks!
A very important area to remember ..to prevent fire...thank you for sharing the handy brush tool..every home needs one...Thursday blessings
Good tips! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing
We've only lived in our new home 9 months so I'm not concerned about the dryer lint yet. But once we've been here in TV for 2 years I will have it cleaned. Thanks for the reminder!
Every time I use the dryer I clean out the lint tray/screen. Is all that collected debris simply lint that has escaped the lint tray/screen or is it the result of not cleaning the lint tray/screen after every use?
I always clean the lint tray whenever I use the dryer. You still need to clean the vents or there is a danger of fire.
This is what escapes the lint screen. A little each time but it adds up.
Thanks for the valuable information. We’ve lived in our condo 5 years ad should check into this as well as the dishwasher filter something I’ve never thought about either.
I like it!