Cleaning Long Dryer Vent Line

Here s how to clean your dryer vent in 5 easy steps step 1.

Cleaning long dryer vent line.

Now that you know the start and end points of your duct it s time to disconnect. Use the large dryer vent duct brush to clean out the duct. The vent duct should slide right out if it isn t fastened or sealed to the home s exterior. Move it carefully spinning while you push it in.

Bend the tab back and cover. Safely disconnect your dryer by unplugging the power cord from the outlet or turning off the gas or propane. Once you feel like the vent trap is clean you can move on to the dryer vent duct behind your dryer. In order to properly clean your dryer s ventilation system you have to first know where it is.

Locate the dryer vent cover on the outside of your house. Then give it a trial run before sliding it back. Push the dryer back into place and plug it in or turn the gas. Reattach ductwork and vent cover.

When finished cleaning inspect the ducts to make sure that they are undamaged and up to safety codes. A length of paracord. I used a 5 fluid ounce paper dixie style cup. Put all of the dryer components back together and plug it in.

Using a small hand held electric leaf blower buy or rent insert the business end in the hose and turn on the blower. Unplug the dryer and move it out of the way and disconnect the vent hose from the dryer. One small lightweight drink cup. Clean the outside portion of the dryer vent step 1.

Take your 4 cap and with the tin snips make a couple of cuts as shown. If necessary seal sections of ductwork with ul listed metal foil duct tape. Pull it out and remove the lint from the brush. Included below is a rough sketch of what i think the vent looks like but i have no way to confirm that without removing a lot of dry wall and flooring.

Safely disconnect the dryer. Using a dryer vent brush remove the lint from inside the hole. I bought one of those dryer vent cleaning kits that has a brush on one end and has a bunch of attachable rods that end up attaching to a drill. I have a very long dryer vent run that is about 18 or so and is completely behind a wall.