Your roof vent may seem nice to you but any dryer vent with any kind of
screen is not going to work well for long.
Roof Dryer Vent Hood Manufacturers
Summary: Check these manufacturers to locate retailers for a specialized dryer vent hood for the roof. Since bathroom and exhaust fan manufacturers also make these roof dryer vents, I've had great success locating this great item at light fixture showroom retailers. These clothes dryer vents for the roof are now improved with insect and varmint screens.
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Roof Dryer Vent Hood Manufacturers
You can go to any home center store and get an inexpensive and probably ineffective dryer vent kit. Some of these same stores may even stock the specialized roof dryer vent that I have on my own home. However, I wouldn't bet the ranch on it.
I have had the best luck locating these special roof vents at light fixture showroom stores. These places almost always handle bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans as well. The bathroom and exhaust fan manufacturers just happen to make the wonderful specialized roof dryer vents too!
In fact, since I installed the one on my roof they have improved them. My roof vent is made from metal. It had a wonderful painted finish that has now all but washed away. The new vents are made from heavy duty plastic and have a great insect and varmint screen. The flapper is also quite nice. The best part is that they are virtually leakproof if installed correctly. My roof vent has never leaked even in the worst blowing rain.
Call both of these manufacturers and get a catalog. Look under bath fan accessories and check out the roof terminals caps. You should have no problem finding out where to buy these great items.
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Broan-NuTone LLC
- Duraflo
I have found that it is often best to vent fans and dryers through the roof. I urge you to watch this video of mine to see how easy it is to install the correct vent-cap flashing on a roof. Have no fear - if done right you will have no leaks.
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Comments:
Bruce 06 May 2008, 07:30
Marjorie 13 Aug 2008, 20:31
Is there a special vent that needs to be used when venting a dryer through
the roof.
weeeeeeeee 05 Mar 2009, 10:36
ours clogs yearly.Wich in turn gives us a triple electric bill becuase the
dryer isn't working well.It does hove a screen.Will be looking into another
type.
Julie 09 Aug 2009, 13:46
due to an home addition, the dryer vent was moved to the roof. Now every
coupld of months it clogs and the dryer not only works inefficiently, it
get's over hot and I risk blowing the heat element on my new, and expensive
dryer. HELP!! I noticed the vent has a aluminum flap, which seems closed
unless the dryer is working, so I removed the screen, because it was always
clogged, causing my problems, Must be something better out there?????
Riclyo 17 Aug 2009, 09:33
To help prevent the vent on the roof from clogging you could always add an
additional Lint trap Fantech DBLT4. The screen helps keep birds from
getting in the line.
Lynn 13 Oct 2009, 08:42
I have a hooded dryer vent installed in my roof and it is working fine.
The problem is that during the winter the heat melts the snow and drips
down to the eves and causes an ice dam. How can I avoid this problem? Can
I expend the dryer vent higher on the roof?
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