Dryer Venting...

[BirdOPrey5]

Newest problem... Mom was using a snake from outside the house to clear the dryer vent when it sounded like she disconnected something inside the wall. The dryer is no longer blowing out the vent.

This is what we're dealing with, it was the only wall in the basement I didn't tear down back when I renovated the basement when I bought the place in 2005.

I assume the vent goes straight up and the outside vent is somewhere around ceiling height.

Any way to do this without tearing down the wall?

 

[whiskey tango]

Cut out just a small section of the sheet rock.

 

[BobKid]

Cut out just a small section of the sheet rock.

Probably do a 6" wide strip all the way up the wall since you don't know where the joint is that came undone.

 

[whiskey tango]

Meh, start at the top and work your way down.

 

[Justin]

Just let the dryer exhaust empty out in the room, free heat and humidity!

 

[wct097]

Probably not going to be an easy fix for that. Probably best to just use one of the inside vent solutions:

Shop Lambro Indoor Hook-Up Dryer Vent Kit at Lowes.com

 

[BirdOPrey5]

Probably not going to be an easy fix for that. Probably best to just use one of the inside vent solutions:

Shop Lambro Indoor Hook-Up Dryer Vent Kit at Lowes.com

It's a gas dryer, can't vent those indoors... Carbon Monoxide...

Looks like we'll leave this one to the professionals. Home Warranty company says it's covered, a place is going to come Tuesday so will need to send some clothes out to the local laundry mat but will make do.

Unfortunately cutting the wall is easier said than done.

 

[wct097]

I'd be very surprised if the home warranty company covers any manner of drywall removal and replacement.

 

[BirdOPrey5]

I'd be very surprised if the home warranty company covers any manner of drywall removal and replacement.

It's a laundry room, I'm not going to care about replacement.

 

[Twindows]

If it's not covered under your warranty it might easier just have a new vent run.

 

[BobKid]

It's a gas dryer, can't vent those indoors... Carbon Monoxide...

If it came apart that easily, it probably needed replacing anyway. Mom's mistake may have saved all your lives.

 

[Jeepnut28]

"MOM"

"MEATLOAF"!

 

[Jays89YJ]

Man, you guys are tearing up that property. Value dwindle FTL.

 

[BirdOPrey5]

Yes an unfinished laundry room is going to hurt the value of the house... If anything currently having a non-working dryer vent is problem, fixing it will only help.

 

[Jays89YJ]

You're correct on both accounts, yes.

 

[Ardvark]

Don't use plastic flex pipe

 

[RandyMolson]

Yes an unfinished laundry room is going to hurt the value of the house... If anything currently having a non-working dryer vent is problem, fixing it will only help.

What do you care about the value of the house anyway? It is clear we can't convince you to move.

Anyway, looks like an easy fix. Your mom probably knocked it apart at the ceiling elbow. Cut open the drywall with a Sawzall, reattach duct, rivet, metal duct tape, and screw/mud the drywall section back in place. I don't see anything difficult with that as long as you have a Sawzall, rivet tool and 90-degree drill.

 

[RandyMolson]

I'd be very surprised if the home warranty company covers any manner of drywall removal and replacement.

They will stick the vent back in the hole, empty a can of foam into the cavity and hope for the best. Five minutes and four bucks for the can-o-foam.

 

[Jays89YJ]

What do you care about the value of the house anyway? It is clear we can't convince you to move.

Anyway, looks like an easy fix. Your mom probably knocked it apart at the ceiling elbow. Cut open the drywall with a Sawzall, reattach duct, rivet, metal duct tape, and screw/mud the drywall section back in place. I don't see anything difficult with that as long as you have a Sawzall, rivet tool and 90-degree drill.

Nobody residing at the residence is capable of doing that.

 

[BirdOPrey5]

For $20 on Amazon Prime we picked up one of these little USB cameras-
2 Million Pixels Cmos 5m USB Waterproof Hd 6-led Borescope Endoscope Inspection Tube Visual Camera Amazon.com Industrial Scientific - and hooked it up to my Galaxy S3 (USB adapter required.)

And found this-

This is looking in from the outside vent. It fell off right there.