[2000cs]

Originally Posted by tranquility

Ok, several ppl are recommending this or something similar: but they still require maintenance or I don't need to worry anymore?

Everything in life requires maintenance!

This would be an easy-to-maintain item. Disconnect the dryer, pull it out of the way, vacuum dryer and vent thing, reassemble. 15 minutes once a year (or less frequently if you don’t use the condo/dryer regularly).

[UPSROD]

Same dryer and vinyl duct pipe since my house was new, 24 years and no issues.....original rod bearings in my E92 too!

[BMWGUYinCO]

I'll chime in. Most everything has been covered here, bfwiw:

That flex vent behind the dryer is designed to allow you to pull the drier away from the wall. Think about it - if you had a fixed-length connection how would you get behind the dryer to disconnect? It may be possible but certainly not easy.

As others have suggested, a professional will have specialized cleaning hardware that will "snake" along your dryer venting behind the walls as far as possible which will also remove any lint obstructing ventilation.

Last thing - don't just vacuum out that flex venting, - get a long wire brush as sold on Amazon and also clean out where the lint trap fits in the front of the dryer, like this:
Lint Trap Cleaner

All of this maintenance should result in less time to dry and more efficient energy usage.

[sygazelle]

I bought one of these cleaning brushes to attach to my drill and it works like a dream.

Even after I had a "professional" come out and clean it, I used this product and got a bunch more lint out.

Our drying time was well over an hour before. Now its 30 minutes. Remarkable difference.

If you are handy at all, this is easy. You just add sections as you push the brush from the dryer to the outside, with the drill spinning in the clockwise direction. Tip: Don't reverse the direction on the drill or the sections will unscrew.

When done, I used my kick ass battery operated yard blower to blow out the rest.


Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/Holikme-Clean...s%2C162&sr=8-5

[vreihen16]

Originally Posted by BMWGUYinCO

That flex vent behind the dryer is designed to allow you to pull the drier away from the wall. Think about it - if you had a fixed-length connection how would you get behind the dryer to disconnect?

This worked great for us, and also answers your rhetorical question:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013TI7A4S

[Frostynorth]

Would also recommend not using screws to hold this together. Aluminium tape or gear clamps. Screws will just catch lint.

[BMWGUYinCO]

Originally Posted by vreihen16

This worked great for us, and also answers your rhetorical question:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013TI7A4S

Nice - someone built a better mousetrap! The only issue I have, is that my dryer exhaust vent does not align at all with the wall vent that runs outside, so I need something flexible in order to align. I wonder if this will be adaptable?

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by BMWGUYinCO

Nice - someone built a better mousetrap! The only issue I have, is that my dryer exhaust vent does not align at all with the wall vent that runs outside, so I need something flexible in order to align. I wonder if this will be adaptable?

The 90 certainly doesn't work for me. I forgot to look last night whether the 180 might. But this could be GOLD for us.

Luckily, I have easy access outside to the vent, because our washer/dryer seem to run 24x7.