All dryers produce a large amount of air hot that needs to be vented outside the house. To do this, a vent is installed behind the dryer is connected to an exhaust pipe, often placed on the roof or outside wall. A computer fan is sold separately from the dryer; it is necessary to transfer air from the dryer to the vent. After each use, fluff that passes through the lint trap of the dryer will enter the vent which will require cleaning to allow air hot out of the house easily. It is recommended that you clean the computer ventilation at least once every two years.
You will need
- Screwdriver
- Scissors
- Vacuum
- Brush
- Plastic clamps
Instructions
- Unplug the dryer from the wall and turn the gas valve to the “Off” position if you have a gas dryer.
- The dryer away from the wall and locate the equipment dryer vent. The team ventilation is a long thick pipe connected from the back of the dryer to a vent in the wall.
- Remove the screws that secure the computer ventilation in the back of the dryer and the vent hole in the wall and then remove the computer. If no screws, cut the plastic clamps that hold the team to the dryer vent and vent.
- Ventilation clean the back of the dryer, the team ventilation, ventilation in the wall and the back of the dryer using a brush and a vacuum cleaner. To clean, remove lint with brush and then blow.
- Reinstall the computer fan using the screws you removed in the beginning. As an alternative, locate the equipment ventilation position, and then secure it to both the dryer vent to the wall with zip ties.