- How To Install A Dryer
- How To Install A Dryer Vent Through Vinyl Siding
- How To Install A Dryer Vent Hose
- Install Dryer Vent Through Vinyl Siding
- How To Replace A Dryer Vent In Vinyl Siding
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- 1 Remove the Roof Dryer Vent Cap
- 2 Replace a Freezeless Faucet That Leaks
- 3 Cap a Dryer Vent
- 4 Replace a Through-the-Wall Louvered Dryer Vent
The vent cap on the side of your house is the last barrier through which lint and moist air from the dryer must pass before being dispersed by the wind. Vent caps are easy to break, and some models frequently clog with lint or other debris. In either case, the reduction in air flow can affect your dyer's efficiency, driving up your energy costs and perhaps leading to a build-up of flammable lint in the vent pipes. You can do something about it, though, because vent caps are inexpensive and easy to replace.
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Need to relocate a dryer vent. Siding is vinyl, dutch lap profile. Can someone point me to information on cutting the siding to install a vent block? I have the 2 piece vent and need to know what to do to cut the siding and attach the vent. We simply cut a 4' hole, just large enough for the dryer.
Follow the vent duct from the back of the dryer to the point where it goes through the outside wall. You may have to crawl through a basement or crawlspace to do this.
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Locate the pipe clamp holding the duct to the metal pipe attached to the vent cap. Loosen the clamp with a screwdriver and separate the duct from the pipe.
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Go outside the house and cut the caulk sealing the vent cap to the siding with a utility knife. Unscrew the screws holding the cap to the siding, then pull the cap away from the house. You may have to give it a little twist while you pull to break any caulking you didn't cut.
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Cut the pipe of a new vent cap to the same length as the pipe on the old one with tin snips. Slide the new pipe into the hole in the siding, and rotate the cap until its opening is facing the ground.
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Screw the new vent cap to the siding with galvanized screws, then caulk around the outside of the mounting flange with siliconized acrylic latex caulk.
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Go inside the house and slide the vent duct over the pipe. Tighten the pipe clamp to hold the duct to the pipe.
Things You Will Need
- Screwdriver
- Utility knife
- Tin snips
- Galvanized screws
- Siliconized acrylic latex caulk
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How To Install A Dryer Vent Through Vinyl Siding
- Before you reconnect the new vent cap to the dryer duct, excavate inside the duct for lint, and remove any you find, either by pulling or vacuuming it out.
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About the Author
Chris Deziel has a bachelor's degree in physics and a master's degree in humanities. Besides having an abiding interest in popular science, Deziel has been active in the building and home design trades since 1975. As a landscape builder, he helped establish two gardening companies.
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