Howdy,
We cleaned out our dryer vent exhaust tubing this weekend and I decided to replace the external vent. I ended up pulling the solid tubing out of the wall and found that there was a hole in the tubing. It was pushing hot air and lent between my brick and drywall. I need to replace the metal tubing but all the prefab kits are about three inches short. Old house with thick walls. Looks like my options are to buy a 4 inch extension and tap it and tape it or buy longer tubing and find a vent that fits it. What's easiest and what's best from a safety standpoint point? If I buy the longer tubing, do I cut it with snips? Also, can the metal tubing stick out too far on the inside wall where you hook up the dryer exhaust tube? Thanks for any help.
We cleaned out our dryer vent exhaust tubing this weekend and I decided to replace the external vent. I ended up pulling the solid tubing out of the wall and found that there was a hole in the tubing. It was pushing hot air and lent between my brick and drywall. I need to replace the metal tubing but all the prefab kits are about three inches short. Old house with thick walls. Looks like my options are to buy a 4 inch extension and tap it and tape it or buy longer tubing and find a vent that fits it. What's easiest and what's best from a safety standpoint point? If I buy the longer tubing, do I cut it with snips? Also, can the metal tubing stick out too far on the inside wall where you hook up the dryer exhaust tube? Thanks for any help.