Dryer ducts issues found at Home Inspections
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Dryer DuctsAnd the issues they can cause.Tips for you and your listings
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Always route to exterior
• Clothes dryers produce large amount of moist air. They should always be routed to the exterior of a home.
• One load of wash holds approximately 10 pounds of water (5 quarts)
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Keep them short as possible
• Standard building practices limit clothes dryer exhaust ducts to 25 feet, and less when bends are present (2.5 feet for each 45-degree bend and 5 feet for each 90-degree bend)
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Check connections
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Broken connections lead to problems
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Mold and rot are possibilities
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Indoor venting options are not a good idea.
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This is a result of a dryer being routed to the garage
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Lint rose into this attic space
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Condensation also formed and dripped on to the lint making neat little craters.
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Final Comments
• Recommend to sellers that they check on the dryer vents to ensure proper connections.
• Check your own vents• If not proper have it corrected to avoid future
issues
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