Dryer Vents Setup Attic

Terminating the shorter duct run with a dryerjack helps venting through the roof deliver on the promise this shorter route offers.

Dryer vents setup attic. If venting outside isn t an option you can vent the dryer out of the attic through the roof using a special roof vent to keep rain out. Be careful you don t cut through any studs electrical wires or pipes in the process. For medium snowfall zones and or higher profile roof tiles select the larger model 486 which is as efficient but taller. If your laundry room has access to an outside wall cut a hole and install a standard dryer vent.

Next remove the vent hood retaining screws and pull the vent hood and stub pipe out of the wall. Use a section of vent pipe to mark a circle where the opening will be from inside of your home. Then go outside and remove any siding trim pieces from around the vent hood. Our photo above shows a dryer vent spilling directly below the building first floor into a soaking wet crawl space.

Sometimes such as in town homes or condos it s not possible to vent a dryer through a wall outside. Start by disconnecting the dryer vent from the vent hood stub pipe. Not all dryers will allow for this so be sure to check the owners manual to ensure it can be vented in this manner. Vent the dryer duct to outside.

When installing a dryer vent for laundry centers in basement locations keep in mind that the vent hood on the exterior of your home must be at least 12 inches from the ground. Clothes dryer exhaust vents should be directed to the building exterior. Do not vent the clothes dryer indoors nor into an attic crawl space or other enclosed area. Doing so would fill your attic with warm moist air that could rot the framing.

In these cases it may be necessary to vent your dryer through the attic. At less than 5 1 2 above the roof plane it is also low profile for minimal visibility. Disconnect the hood from the stub pipe and toss the hood.