Dryer Vent Line Cleaning 

Glad it helped

125 for a roof vent would've been a great deal

Did you use any RTV around the screws? Any leaks from rain?

Yes mine to cleaned it like this and work great 👍

Usually the rivets are pretty small on vents and you'd need an 1/8" or smaller drill bit to drill it out and then a short sheet metal screw that fits the hole size to re-attach.

@@Everythinghometv Thanks so much for your prompt reply. On my roof vent stack, the rivet heads face the outside. The rivet bodies, with the recessed center space that would accommodate a 1/8" drill bit are inside. That would probably necessitate using a small right angled drill and drilling out the rivet body from inside by touch/feel alone. It would seem easier to use a small dremel type aluminum oxide grinding attachment and just grind the heads down flat from the outside (taking care not to damage the surface of the stack by grinding too much) Perhaps cutting an appropriate sized hole in a small piece of wood and taping into place to use as a stencil/guide would be advisable. I have employed this drilling method before with great success. Alas, nothing is ever as easy as one would like!

Do you usually go in the attic?

@@Percules15 only if I need to inspect the system for leaks or code compliance. Sometimes if it is a two story house, I will have to go in the attic to make sure the underside of the vent cap is clean and clear of lint. Sometimes I have to turn down the job if I cannot access the roof of a two story house or see the vent on the roof.

Annette, I couldn’t recommend any particular company. There is two reasons you could have water in the line, 1. It vents from the roof and there is no cover on it and rain water to get in or 2 The most common problem is the line is blocked somewhere so the condensation from your wet clothes is accumulating in the line. If your line is clear and the air is free flowing it should dry out naturally.

No there was not a flap, typically from what I’ve seen is the vertical outlets through the roof do not have a flap. However, horizontal vents out a wall or gable end do have flaps and some type of mesh cover to keep pests out.

I would get two kits....

30' is recommended for business. Also if you were going to do it, I'd use compressed air versus the brush set up if it was for a business. Much less chance of disconnecting a vent in the wall. They won't always be as easy to access as the one he has in this video. Also, you can just leave the dryer connected and run it... then clean from the outside. No reason to ever go into the customer's home. I like to use a digital scope to show customers before/after the vent cleaning.

@@brocksnyder5889 - what do you do if a customer has a two story house and the dryer vents out of the roof?

@@HighSierraBob get on the roof I'd say lol

@@brocksnyder5889 Sloppy job. You'd blow lint all over my yard. I'd never hire you.

I believe it comes with 12 feet….

Not true