Michael writes a post about out moded plastic dryer vents that he still runs into........you never know what a home inspection is going to turn up in that home or condo you are considering purchasing...this is just one more reason to have a home inspection done before you purchase!!!

 

 

Via Michael Thornton - Nashville, TN area Home Inspector - 615.661.0297 (Complete Home Inspections, Inc.):

Plastic Dryer Vents...
     Plastic dryer venting has been banned from residential usage for several years now. Plastic dryer ventingHowever; I still run into this material when doing inspections of older properties. This material is a fire safety hazard and needs to be replaced if you have this present in your home. Optimally, a rigid duct is preferred, but if that is not feasible, a heavy gauge, flexible metal duct would be my second choice. The thin wall flexible metal tubing sold by the big box stores, would be my last choice.
     Although accepted by most municipalities, I have seen where this material has burned through.
     It is recommended that you have your dryer ducts cleaned every 3 years. If you cannot remember when you did it last, it is time. Dryer vent fires rank 2nd to electrical fires. Be safe! The lives and property you save might be your own..

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3 Comments on Plastic Dryer Vents...

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2011
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If people ever took the back off of their dryer, turned it on and watched the element heat up, they would string up a clothes line the same day. Or as we call them in weatherization a "solar clothes dryer". Important information.
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Andrew - wow, I have never seen it and now I want to.....................
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It is a much larger heating element than a typical electric oven and it glows bright orange! Scary.
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