surgilator_68
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You'll need to cut another piece 13 or 14 inches long to go from the elbow thru the hole to the outside of the cabinet. There is enough room for the ductwork and the wires, don't worry.
Speed Queen Dryer Lint (exhaust) problem. HELP!
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Knocking out the knock out...
Is there a specific way to knock out the knockout? Usually there is a starter area, but this one doesn't have one and seems to be a part of the panel...just don't want to dent the rest of the dryer side.
Is there a specific way to knock out the knockout? Usually there is a starter area, but this one doesn't have one and seems to be a part of the panel...just don't want to dent the rest of the dryer side.
mark_wpduet
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To OP
I had a brand new TL washer/dryer set that I bought at Best Buy in 2002 (sold to my sis 3 years later and got a Duet set)...At any rate. I had just moved into an Apartment in 02..(bottom floor of a 3 level apartment building) I noticed the EXACT same thing happening with my Whirlpool dryer and it took a while to dry too (over 60 mins)...I would have to vacuum lint out of the inside of the dryer. I think the dryer exhaust went straight up three levels..How that's a code violation I do not know, but it did the same thing your dryer is doing. When I moved into this house in late 04, the dryer did not do this at all. No lint inside (except lint screen of course).....Strange that some people with proper venting who have this SQ dryer are having that same problem, because that's one of the very symptoms of a clogged vent.
I had a brand new TL washer/dryer set that I bought at Best Buy in 2002 (sold to my sis 3 years later and got a Duet set)...At any rate. I had just moved into an Apartment in 02..(bottom floor of a 3 level apartment building) I noticed the EXACT same thing happening with my Whirlpool dryer and it took a while to dry too (over 60 mins)...I would have to vacuum lint out of the inside of the dryer. I think the dryer exhaust went straight up three levels..How that's a code violation I do not know, but it did the same thing your dryer is doing. When I moved into this house in late 04, the dryer did not do this at all. No lint inside (except lint screen of course).....Strange that some people with proper venting who have this SQ dryer are having that same problem, because that's one of the very symptoms of a clogged vent.
surgilator_68
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There are 4 little weld spots if you look real close you can see them. Just take a flat head screw driver and a hammer to it.
Yes, mine is already to the right.
Yes, mine is already to the right.
spinmon
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I thought MAX reccommened exhaust length used to be about 12'. My '96 Kenmore (door screen) gets a level of lint/fuzz similar to yours in fairly short order. Try leaving the build-up alone & see if it doesn't just stay like that & no more. I WOULD seal around the filter contact area.
I thought MAX reccommened exhaust length used to be about 12'. My '96 Kenmore (door screen) gets a level of lint/fuzz similar to yours in fairly short order. Try leaving the build-up alone & see if it doesn't just stay like that & no more. I WOULD seal around the filter contact area.
mark_wpduet
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12'........I dunno. My laundry room is in the middle of the house and the vents through the roof. I would guestimate 18 feet total....there are no 90 degree turns unless you count the initial turn that is in the beginning of the vent, otherwise there are 2 45 degree turns then it goes out through the roof cap. I have to use an electric leaf blower to blow it out every few months. I have never seen build up like that in my dryer though.
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