Changing SQ DC5000WE to bottom venting

[commok]

I bought a 2019 Speed Queen dryer and need to change the vent from rear to bottom. I have removed the lower front panel and believe I can change it from there, but it looks pretty difficult due to the tight quarters and long reach. I bought the recommended kit to adapt, 528 P3, but the instructions are designed for multiple generations of dryers and wonder if there is a better way to get access - remove a side panel or go through the top and remove the drum. Any suggested approaches or PDF of the service manual out there?

 

[yogitunes]

there might be a piece of tape holding the vent tube to the blower housing, but other than that, it should slide right off and out the back.....

you will most likely have to punch out the bottom opening(just lay machine on its side with a blanket on the floor)....seems easy enough that the new piece of venting should fit right in there, and attach the downward elbow...without disassembling the whole machine.....maybe a bit of aluminum tape around the seems, and your good to go...

this vid will show you how to gain access, but I wouldn't think you would have to go that far....your choice

 

[commok]

Thank you sir! That video was awesome and explained a lot. Going with the easy route first, but your post gave me the insight I needed in case I got stuck. Thanks again!

 

[commok]

Just to follow up, the P3 kit worked well - would have liked solid pieces of tubing but believe this will work.

 

[lorainfurniture]

I was never a fan of that kit. Their dryer hasn’t changed since the Stone Age and still no hard pipe?

 

[yogitunes]

you could have made this kit yourself....probably a lot cheaper....

simple 4" straight vent....cut to length....and then add a 90 degree elbow...

that would have given you your solid pipe setup....

I use plastic pipe for a lot of venting from the dryer to the outside.....for one thing it stays a lot cleaner inside requiring less maintenance...

 

[ozzie908]

@yogitunes

When you say "plastic pipe" is that the rigid kind? I don't know much about gas dryers but I have an idea the plastic flexible stuff is not suitable for gas due to the fumes affecting the plastic????

I have myself just bought though not yet here a Huebsch gas dryer its going in the outhouse when its finished I am so excited as not used a gas dryer since I was in the USA 20 odd years back. Its going to take my life a little easier and will help lower the electric bill as I have a vented dryer that's quite old which is used for dog stuff.

I have bought a aluminium pipe and a stainless steel vent hood for outside so nothing to worry about as far as gas and plastic goes .......

Austin

 

[yogitunes]

yeah, I should have been more specific when I said plastic....

I meant plastic pipe, as in PVC or any type like that, 4" drain pipe works great, you can use the thinner version, Schedule40 would be overkill, but your choice...

this is about the best pics I have....as both dryers are located on the ends, there are two pipes going up the wall and out... there are flared ends with the pipes, so it makes it easy to slide onto the outside vent...and to connect to the dryer...these also have a black coating inside, which may help with the lint not sticking to it...

 

[whatsername]

I have always heard that PVC is inappropriate for dryer venting because it’s prone to static-induced lint buildup and ignition.

 

[imperial70]

What and what not to use for venting a dryer

Clothes Dryer Vents: The Proper and the Improper

Statistics from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) show that over 24,000 house fires and nearly $100 Million in property damage annually are related to faulty clothes dryer vent installations.

www.workingre.com

 

[ozzie908]

@Yogi

I have searched for similar and we do not have anything that's suitable other than aluminium I dare say its due to dryers needing such piping are rather rare here. Gas dryers being even more rare and finding one that works as well as the ones you guys have is rather fortunate for me and although its a very long way from me its worth paying to have a courier collect and deliver it.
I am so looking forward to having it fitted in.

 

[yogitunes]

Wow.....I guess I better be careful for all the plastic parts manufacturers use inside my dryers...

thats where most of the static cling starts...

or I could start using dryer sheets.....that would put a waxy coating on the sensors and internal parts, that should stop the static, as well as collect lint....oh BONUS!

 

[ozzie908]

@yogitunes

I guess your not a fan of dryer sheets then....?

 

[yogitunes]

dryer sheets are like duct tape....

used for everything but the dryer and ducts!

 

[stricklybojack]

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Yogitunes ftw!

 

[yogitunes]

SEE!.....smarter than the average bear!....

yeah, there are parts of me that are anything but average!

 

[superocd]

I don't know about using PVC on dryers...

but it seems like a good idea on bath fans. I don't know how many times I've been in an attic and have seen flex ducts totally disconnected from the roof or wall cap. If it's merely disconnected I'll take the time to reconnect it, which only takes a few seconds as I believe in going the extra mile for my customers (I do HVAC).

I've rarely seen a fan connected to rigid ducting, even in newer construction. There was one case where I was in an attic to take a look at an air handler (which was improperly installed -- it was a Goodman which most likely meant some joe blow without any HVAC training put it in as Goodman sells to anyone) and shined my flashlight on the gable wall. There were like four different rigid aluminum ducts literally pointing at the gable vent. This was a $500,000 home in a gated community, mind you. How much effort would it have taken to terminate those fans with a proper wall cap? How did it even pass inspection?

 

[yogitunes]

let's see....

been installed for roughly 27 years.....

new boiler and water heater installed....inspectors made no mention of the venting...

dont see myself changing it any time too soon......

and as for the HVAC units that have power/direct vents.....guess what....IT'S PLASTIC PIPE!!.....go figure...