How To Install A Dryer Vent EASILY!
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- Want to learn how to install or replace a dryer exhaust vent? You've come to the right place!
In this bonus episode, I'm sharing a few simple tips on how to run your dryer exhaust vent to the exterior of your home.
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"This is a 5" not a 4" made me feel so much better about the countless times I have done similar things.... back to to the store.
I had a modular home delivered and attached to the foundation, after that point it was all my own work. I did electrical, plumbing, installed a combi boiler, water softening system, installed gas lines, etc. Here's the best part...I did all the work using CZcams videos like yours. If one can learn by watching examples of the work and then apply them then CZcams becomes a very powerful source and saves lots of money. Your videos are one of the best sources although I research many others too. BTW, I took the shortcut on this particular work and just added a wall mounted filter instead. Short pipe = good airflow and it's easier to clean the pipe out later.
Great video as always. I also wanted to say thank you for your plumbing videos with pex. I have a drop ceiling in the basement and all the plumbing is in there. One day I noticed the ceiling tile was dripping (and the guest bed & rug were soaked). Turns out there was a copper 90 degree turn right above that tile. Thanks to your pex videos I just grabbed a couple fittings, cut the copper pipe about 5 inches from each side of the corner and had it all fixed in 10 minutes. Had I not known about pex this would have been a nightmare. So thank you Jeff!
Totally agree with you! We gotta learn how to fix our things on our own. We have to learn how to be truly independent. Great work! You always make it look so easy.
Always a pleasure looking at your video actually we can learn something when you're teaching no love background noise I know destruction you teach step by step instruction for free that is awesome
Thankful to have a master plumber who will show up right away and works efficiently and economically.
Very helpful and informative. Thank you!
Now way, I was replacing the vent today and I didn’t finish it as i had issues and now I see your video, wow
Thanks for all your videos
Glad it helped! Cheers!
A "friend of mine" moved all his laundry appliance from one side of the basement to the otherside. So jackhammer in the concrete slab and diamond bell saw in through the 12 inch foundation. Hell of a job.
more jeff juice my way. could watch the church flip series forever
Cheers!
Love the channel man keep up the great content.
Thanks, will do!
Thanks! For everything that you have been teaching me. I'm still learning and enjoying every day of it.. I've been working and redoing my moms home in which is where I live . Looking over her and trying to do anything I can to make her life a little easier. From a small town called Majestic in Pike County Kentucky USA we really enjoy watching your shows and mom enjoys watching me to see what I've learned lol .. A Big Thank You From Both of us Mildred my Mother and Myself. Ps.. love watching your sons also they remind me of my own who are both married and moved away and watching your boys always make me smile they seem like wonderful young men and I know I'm blessed with my two sons whom I'm so proud of and I know you must be of yours . Tell them keep up the good work I appreciate them also ..And your wife I've only seen a couple of times but she had the most beautiful laughter blessed my heart Thank you again and God bless you and your family
always From a small town country girl back in Kentucky A Big Thank You
I like this guy!!!
Had to search around to find the 3" flavour (they had it at Rona). That was way easier than I thought. I used a chisel tip on my hammer drill to easily finish up the masonry part.
I'm currently needing to cute through brick for my exhaust. This helped alot.
Glad I could help
I feel sorry for people who don't have the skills to do any of this work. The best thing a person can do in life for themselves is to put themselves in a position where they don't have to rely on anyone else.
Independence is financial freedom. Cheers!
It's not just the skills; it's the sheer amount of money these projects cost, even with Jeff's advice on less expensive products that still get the job done well. All the determination and skill in the world doesn't amount to a hill of beans if you can't get the stuff you need for the job. Between things not being available or being priced really high since COVID, I've got multiple projects on hold and a couple sitting half done. :-/
@@MorganMakesThings True, depending on your location. Here in the states, almost everything is available albeit at a higher cost.
Not everyone can be proficient in everything. It's perfectly fine to not have these skills.
Some people have physical limitations to perform the tasks even they are willing to learn the skills and use them to save money.
One day, I saw my 78-year old neighbor trying to fix his fence. His hands were too shaky to hold his hammer and his gait was unsteady. I wish I could help him but I was leaving for a business trip.
I think the most bothersome thing for me is when I have to keep making multiple trips back to the store
It is literally impossible for me to do any project without having to stop 10 times to go to the depot. No matter how much I think it through first and make lists
@@Cimone90 Very common. I try to always buy extra to have on hand. If it's plumbing (pex or pvc) and you figure you need 3 fittings, buy a 10 pack. Same goes for hangers or dwv fittings. They are all so cheap, to have leftovers more than buys your gas back and forth to the store a hundred times.👍
I had hot water under slab leak. I worked on it almost 3 days . I ran 🏃♀️ back and forth to HD about 10 times to and ask questions. I finally bypass it with pex flexible water line and shark bites fitting all the way from hot water tank inside the house to each hot water copper lines. Save is $2000 for a repipe just that line one contractor gave us a quote.
Oh damn, I better add some expanding foam to my vent hole.... Otherwise it looks like I did everything along the same lines as what was done in this video. Thanks for posting!
I really enjoy watching your vedios. just one small question: Is there any code voilation that you reduce the 4" pipe to 3" at the end outside the wall?
Yeah, went through 3 plumbers that NEVER SHOWED UP despite setting up appointments. Finally went with a bigger & considerably more expensive company located in a bigger city but THEY SHOWED UP and did a great job.
Glad you got help Louise. times are hard to find workers! Cheers!
@@joseph7105 I know things are tight. But I would rather have someone be honest with me then to not showing up or returning my calls when they “no show”. I am fixing up an old house (1878) I am on the ending. I used to work construction and went thru an apprenticeship in carpentry so I do have a good knowledge base but when thing are beyond what I know I have to go to the guys that do.
I'm glad you showed how to do this via brick because the Home Depots Of The World Keeps showing you how to use a circular saw to cut an evenly perfect hole versus showing us how to do the hard things that a lot of homeowners need to do like cutting a circular hole for a portable air conditioning unit for the garage on a brick house
I am planning on doing this the next couple weeks. Wanting to move it to the bonus room. I have two unfinished Attics on either side. Would I go through bottom of the wall instead of top then?
how do you air seal thqt qnd insulqte around it
I'm really looking forward to the saniflo install and any alternative ideas for venting.
The cool thing is you can watch an old video of his where he installed the Saniflo in the farm house rebuild a couple of years ago. Definitely worth checking it out.
Hello Jeff, where can I go to buy factory direct cabinets for a laundry room?
Does expanding foam preserve the interior envelope? Do you need to do anything with the vapour barrier?
I have a 4 inch vent cover, and 4 inch semi rigid duct they won’t slide into each other! Do I need to get 5 inch duct to slide over the 4 inch vent. I have the clamps.
Always know the end from the beginning!
Cheers Robert. Love you man!
I’ll take “what is the alpha and omega” for $500?
@@Casmige LOL... It's all greek to me! 🤣🤣
have you looked into the wall-e-cover? it's excellent for preventing rodents from entering your home through the dryer vent
Can it be close to wires? Mine has to go in the ceiling where electric panel is. Just afraid it will cause any fire potentially.
The laundry room should be next to an outside wall. Shorter distance to termination is more efficient and less problematic.
Galvanized or aluminum vent pipe? are both ok to use?
cool video, just a few pointers, if you use a hammer drill and a 4,1/16" bit to drill through the brick you'll make a much cleaner cut or trace the pipe outside and drill through piece by piece with a 5/16th masonry bit making a circle. when sliding in the first part assemble straight pieces with tape only and feed in the required length, then you do not need to cut obstructions in the joist, finally, if the wall is not load bearing you can go through the top plate of the wall, consult an engineer in regards to load bearing walls.
I know this has nothing to do with what you're doing now but can you use the same adhesive on glass Mosaic backsplash as you did on the ceramic
The seams and joints on the snap lock and elbows should be sealed with foil face tape ( silver tape). As screws are not recommended. Note duct tape is ok for other things but not on any HVAC duct.
@@joseph7105 A dried IS a heater, it just blows the heat through tumbling clothes before venting, and as they pointed out, duck tape/duct tape won't hold up, but dry out and fail, need foil tape.
@@joseph7105 the main reason you use foil tape is to keep the pipe and elbows together screws will grab hold of any lint. The secondary reason is to keep fine lint from escaping.
@@RJFerret Although no duct tape is a smart move the purpose of foil tape is to keep it as efficient as possible and a dryer vent is NOT HVAC. A dryer vent does not need such efficiency. It merely is meant to direct air. That being said the risk of moisture from leaks is a real problem too. That air is not dry by any means.
You have to love how CZcams is the closest thing to a time machine we have
It's always another trip back to the home store.
Oh say that!
Almost worth thinking about before you buy a house haha
Just bought a home from the builder. It is a model home and was never used. A month after I moved in, my dryer fuse went off. I had used the dryer at other house without any issues. Can it be related to the dryer vent and how do we check it to confirm it works fine.
Hello
I need a dryer vent hose installed. It been hard to get some one out
Should you use HVAC tape around where the pipes connect? I am doing this project now and i think the tape was only $14 dollar's at Lowes.
It's a pain. Sometimes the inspectors don't know their own codes, so it is a good idea for you to know as well - or at least double check any code violations you are handed.
What kind of caulking was used?
There was a comment that the elbow coming through the ceiling will get covered with a C channel. Is this shown in another video?
I did this at 15 city approved it
This issue I have is all the vents ducts seem standard 11.5 inches. Which in my house is an 1.5in short. Which causes issues with proper fitting. The previous owner didn't have it properly fitted so now there's mold and lint in the wall and I can't find any ducts longer the 11.5in in my small town.
The best part is when drywall dust was ejecting straight into his nostrils.
Gotta turn that pipe (5:04) around like you just said ! 😉
People like you are the ones who make not being able to find a contractor a much less serious situation.
Cheers Lloyd. happy to help!
So in a previous video I thought you said to do plumbing first, HVAC 2nd then electrical 3rd because plumbing has certain codes in regards to runs, distance and spacing. Another video you said to do HVAC, plumbing then electrical going big then small. which one is the right order?
hvac plumbing and then electrical. a dryer exhaust is not havc and can be done whenever you are ready. just be sure to know the end from the beginning and have a dedicated rim joist cavity available. Cheers!
yeah ok...how exacly do you connect the one outside to the one inside...with that space....good luck.
I can’t even hire someone to install a water softener!!! And don’t even get me started about getting a new front door.
I am in Wisconsin and trying to find a countertop place/guy who will work with me on doing a kitchen in 3 phases with quartz. They all want to install the whole thing at once. I want them to install it in three trips (which I am willing to pay for). This allows me to do my kitchen in sections and keep parts usable while I work on the rest. It also will be easier on the budget even with the three trips. Everyone seems to have minimums or some other issue with doing this. If I am going to pay you to come out three times, why do you care?
I want to move my laundry room from first floor to second floor. Biggest concern i have to moving the gas line for dryer.
My house doesn't even have a dryer vent lol. Eighty years old and they never installed one.
To save myself the trouble, I just bought a condenser dryer. The water from the clothes just goes down the drain.
How do you cover the wall from the exhaust in the ceiling?
install a box. Cheers!
lol, bit of camera wizardry at the end there making the 5" elbow "connect" to the 4" duct. ;)
We’re in a mobile home with a crawl space. Does the Ontario building code permit me to vent my dryer down and under the house, or does it have to go up?
it can go out the side which is the preferred method. a short run to exhaust is always the most efficient and decreases the time to dry cloths and therefore your energy bill. you never want to force high moisture air under a building. Cheers!
@@HomeRenoVisionDIY Sorry, I wasn’t clear. I would run a vent pipe under the house, to outside. I just wasn’t sure if my pipe leaving the dryer can go down instead of up.
In a town of 50kI had no choice but to do it myself. My results are better!
You are your own best contractor!
Is it possible to run the 4inch pipe through a cabinet?
yes.
My question would be is couldn't you use the heat for something
Linn County, Kansas... contractors will piss and moan about not having any work, "hey, come remodel my bathroom! I'll pay you cash!" --- nope, no call, no show.
glad you're around, I'm doing it... it's not great, but it's better than it was! I'm learning.
frustrating eh!
@@HomeRenoVisionDIY indeed
A good contractor can pick and choose their jobs. Renovations are often a can of worms. worse when owner occupied, complaining and working around a family.
There are some jobs you won't ever get filled. Even if someone shows up, they may ghost you or overbid to avoid the work.
@@ninjamaster3453 heh "good contractor", not here. It doesn't matter the size of the job, they often no-show, ghost, and overbid. I've just learned to do it all myself.
How do you like drywall dust in your eyes? 😂
👍👍
I'm 63 and have come late to the party with regard to ppe. But overhead cutting really should involve a mask and eye protection. I'm still invincible, of course, and it wil never happen to me (until I got a speck in my eye a few weeks ago that was bloody painful) and I do have a very relaxed attitude to personal safety.....
dust is dust dust. you use PPE as needed. Cheers!
My rule is safety goggles minimum if I touch any tool.
I like my lungs so I wear respirators whenever needed too.
Or the grinding of the mortar without even a basic face mask...
why not make a 2x6 wall and run the pipe inside?
Here's an idea. Get a heat pump dryer and make the dryer vent redundant.
Nice watching a real man do the work like I ALWAYS have, no mask, no gloves , no hat !!!!!!!!!!!!!
What in God’s green earth did you do to the 2x4 stud in the wall behind you where that box is?
I have seen a lot of your videos and I always enjoy the level of detail you put into your work. This video is not a good example of this. You didn’t complete the duct run, you faked the elbow connection using a 4in pipe and 5 in el. I feel like you should revisit this video and do it properly so those who are DYIing don’t think that you can vent a dryer into a joist bay.
Love your videos, but a bit more eye and ear protection might be a good idea. Safety first like my grandma always said.
Why can’t I watch this in widescreen?
Great 😃
I don’t even try to get anyone to do electrical and plumbing. I have a crew of my own “me, myself, and I”. As long as plumbing and electrical code is applied, no problem.
It's an advantage to know a lil of every trade. My American side we call them 'handyman '.. on my Mexican side they are called 'Mil-usos' (a thousand uses).
But unfortunately our youngsters don't understand the importance of this knowledge
This is part of your 1st video
same thing twice. Cheers!
Hi Jeff, PEI Canada, send plumber, provided they have their own rubber boots I'll take em :-) Should have been a plumber instead of electrical as my school trade. Million sparkies knocking about all installing solar panels, heat pumps and fire alarm systems. Think we only have 3 plumbers in the entire Province and all working on Government contracts. Annoying thing, no Home owner permit for plumbing where I live, which is a shame as modern plumbing is not that hard. Heck you only need to solder 3 connections these days (hot & cold on your water heater and the supply line conversion to PEX). Not nearly as complicated as rebuilding the floor system after they have gone.
Did you know a company that sell parts to repair a Lennox inducer? Mine have only the fan wheel broken but the motor and housing are intact. Buying the whole unit is a shame, must be someone that sells those parts.
The problem i have isnt finding someone to do the work in my house...its finding time to do the work i need done and ive been over loaded with work (thank god) where most of the time im going Monday to Saturday for about 10-12 hrs per day
Love all your videos boss but god you scare me without wearing safety glasses during any of your maintenance. Guess your luck is better then mine because no matter what i do i always get something in my eyes when i forget the SGs. Anyways keep up the great videos and appreciate all you do.
Now you’re worried about code?
I wish my city's inspectors were this helpful. Here it seems that they're just out to get us, make our lives more difficult and cover their own butts.
Re wire your entire house by yourself?
you can on a permit in many jurisdictions. Cheers!
@@HomeRenoVisionDIY good to know thanks. I just worry about the time and difficulty, because I am not trying to rip all my walls up. I did my master bath, but gutted it to the studs.
i would have used a hole saw for the elbow for a better finish. Sure, you can touchup the hole, but with a hole saw you don't have to.
sorry, fogot it is north america, you only do square holes over there.....
I am building a square box to cover the pipe later. Cheers!
Yeah they showed up and I went over what I wanted done and a month later kinda replaced the bathroom tub faucet and never could get him to come back. So then I tried someone else and over priced is an under statement. I sure do miss the old days.
I have been looking for a structural engineer to come and inspect my recently purchased 1883 home to also draw up plans for my sunken load bearing wall. In my city ( 2nd largest in Iowa) Not a single engineer is doing residential because they are making too much money in commercial. So I called out of town. I reach a place not far from my small town the house is in, they sent me an even closer small town guy info. That guy wants $1000 to show up and $2000 to draw up plans. Way higher than expected. The other place lost an engineer and can't do anything for 6 months. So I have a house I can't really renovate until I can repair the load bearing wall and tuck and point the limestone basement and mitigate the water coming in to avoid ruining any future work if other issues arise. The basement is so full of mold and moisture the whole house stinks so it is not like I can live there and renovate yet either. Not to mention I will have to uninstall the furnace just to level the walls as well. I could well go ahead and do the leveling myself and just over engineer it but what if it does not pass inspection? I risk ruining any drywall work. My options are to raise the wall, repair the basement rough in all the new work ( HVAC, plumbing and electrical. Which I have another question in the comments about).
If I was you I would do a cost benefit analysis on the entire project to determine if this house is worth saving. If it is then start with the foundation work. the prices are market rate and not unrealistic considering the labour climate. Cheers!
When are you going to do a practical "how to" on managing your spouse's expectations?
LOL. as soon as I figure out how to do it. Cheers!
easier & more energy efficient solution: buy a heat pump dryer (runs on electricity). no ducting required.
These vids are never realistic in terms of the setting.. he’s always working on houses that look like the were built yesterday. Try making a video where you’re doing a project in a mid century home for once ..
Permits and inspections….😂😂😂
What’s that????
How you stay on youtube! Cheers!
@@HomeRenoVisionDIY 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Yeah, I called 4 exterminators to get rid of flea infestation. Not one has returned my call.
time to let stores sell us the good stuff eh!
The other fun thing is they overbid because they don't want the work.
So if you use a handsaw you just insert the tip? Just the tip right??.
I’ve heard that somewhere before hmmmmmmmmmm….,,
I have been an electrician since the mid 80's. There is one thing this guy is not doing or telling you to do. it is the most important part of the job. WEAR YOUR SAFETY GLASSES. You can get cheap ones or expensive ones. They are much much cheaper than the hospital bill and a lot less painful.
Not a true professional but your trying
This dude's lack of eye protection at times is worrisome
I use safety squints. Cheers!
Who said that?!
You only need all that stuff he’s talking about if you’re not smart enough to do it yourself I’ve been doing all my own ain’t never had a problem it’s not rocket science
First
Cheers Darwin. Love it when member is first!
You might want to have bigger goals in life.
You gotta be able to do everything yourself buuuuuut… regulations forbid you to do much without say so, so you’re either waiting on “professionals” anyway or you’re paying someone a cut to literally do nothing but “allow” you to change your own house.
If you live in a place where you can't do your own work simply move. Cheers!
Say "out" again...It is not that hard of a word !!
What a hack job.
I thought it wasn't a good idea to run a dryer vent upwards due to possible lint not exhausting out and falling back down and remaining in the vertical pipe?
most dryer's are in the basement in northern climates. I think you are worried about the wrong things. Cheers It is the length of the run no the climb.