Right way to install dryer exhaust?

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#1997460 17-Apr-2018 08:40

All dryers will have a thermal cutout - so if the vent won't open and it gets too hot, it will stop running. This is also why many old dryers 'die' - lint builds up around the thermal sensor, so a simple clean will 'fix' them.

Cut the hose to say 1m long, which will make installation easier. Then it will concertina down to 200mm once you fit everything in place

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#2177787 13-Feb-2019 16:55

what is the best way to place a weather tight 100mm straight through wall vent through 1960s bevelback timber weatherboard external wall, when the gap between the weatherboards is the same width as the hole?

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#2177788 13-Feb-2019 16:57

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCxbraTCGZ0&t=147s

^ @ 2:27

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#2177906 13-Feb-2019 19:47

Build up with a scriber then fix the grill over the scriber

E.g.
http://www.sppnz.co.nz/product/ezyscribe/

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#2177935 13-Feb-2019 20:44

cool, i found a video on marking out some scribing for the sides so should be easy.

do i need to do flashing as well would i edge some flashing into the gap between the two weatherboards above the box and run it down and onto the box?

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#2178022 14-Feb-2019 07:04

kiwijunglist:

cool, i found a video on marking out some scribing for the sides so should be easy.

do i need to do flashing as well would i edge some flashing into the gap between the two weatherboards above the box and run it down and onto the box?

Yeah that would be a good idea too

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#2188470 27-Feb-2019 21:15

I've just measured where the exhaust will be coming out the wall and it's actually just 10cm or so below the eave/soffit and I have quite wide eaves.

It's also in a very sheltered side of the house, this means whatever waterproofing method I use it probably won't even get wet which is quite reassuring.

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#2195855 11-Mar-2019 14:25

Added bracing to wall in laundry

Replaced gibboard with a piece of ply to give the wall and extra bracing more support

Hung dryer on wall

Cut hole straight through wall

Made a scribed box

Wouldn't want to DIY this project again took me 2 days!!

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