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@jarred267

2 жыл бұрын

As someone that did HVAC install, duct cleaning, and vent cleaning for 7 years.. This video has a lot of problems. You should NEVER be cleaning vents with the dryer running. Without knowing exactly how long the vent run is, it would be rather easy to get a brush into the blower itself. This can cause damage to the likely plastic blower wheel, or at worst cause a blower motor to break loose possibly ripping out wires and causing an arc within the vent thats lined with extremely flammable lint More over, Dryer vent blowers are low pressure high volume, they are not designed nor should they be used as a positive pressure air source like you've shown. These kinds of brushes CAN NOT be used on flexible duct be it alum foil or double wall plastic. The brushes tend to catch in corners and can easily cause a tear in the interior flex liner, or if the ducting is not properly attached to framing can cause it to bind/twist within the wall cavity. This can easily lead to dryer fires due to backed up lint, or mold problems due to the. moisture retention due to improper venting.

@Straight_White_Fatherly_Figure

2 жыл бұрын

@@jarred267 as someone who does HVAC, you can use these on the flex vents. Just gotta go slow. I usually completely detatch them, take them outside as to not make a mess, then run the brush through it a few times.

@gopackgo4036

2 жыл бұрын

@@jarred267 exactly this man has no idea what he’s doing.

@explorenaked

2 жыл бұрын

@@gopackgo4036 Please provide a link to your KZread channel and the video in which you show how to do it correctly. Thank you.

@NavaDownSouth

2 жыл бұрын

now i got like 10 extra chores to do next weekend

Two important tips: do not reverse the drill when removing or you'll unscrew the attachments inside the duct work. And as a little safety against forgetting to not do this, wrap some duct or electrical tape around screw joints on tool.

@prophtube

2 жыл бұрын

this sounds like it's from experience ... a horrible experience lol

@whateves5369

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, definitely a good heads up!

@observe_and_purport

Жыл бұрын

good tips

@MarkSegree

Жыл бұрын

God bless you because I would of done just that

@lorettamyers9651

Жыл бұрын

Damn it just read this after I lost it lol

One of the best tools we’ve ever bought. Great video. Do it once a year.

I bought one of those 2 years ago. Works wonderfully! My rigid duct makes a few bends -- I could feel them when lightly pushing the tool and multiple extensions through the ductwork. It would be fun if it weren't quite so messy. I'll take "messy" over "fire" any day!!!

Great tip. I had an HVAC professional doing some other work in the house about 6 months ago who cleaned it out for me. The dryer worked much more efficiently once he did that, but now it's starting to lose efficiency so I suspect it's time to clean out the duct again. Will refer to this video again in the future.

You should probably get one of those plastic screen covers for the end cap. Birds and rodents can learn to lift the little flap and make nests in your vent. Those screen covers are not usually recommended for dryer vents because they can catch lint exiting (and they do), but if your vent termination is easy to access you can just pop the screen off occasionally to clean it when it collects lint. I wouldn't use one on a vent that you couldn't see or access easily. The easily accessible (i.e. low to the ground) vents are also easier for critters to hop into, so the tradeoff of the screen is worth it.

I'm not even a home owner but I enjoy these videos!! Lol Thank you

The new house offers so many content options! Looking forward to watching you dress it up!

Wife was just asking me about doing this since the people we bought our house from were so involved with their kids athletics, and pretty much let the house become like a 70 year old's house in hopes of full ride sports scholarships. So many 'wtf' things we keep discovering, and the dryer vent definitely was on the bottom of their priority list.

@Dewster_42

Ай бұрын

Dude I relate to this heavily. How did the procedure go… and also hows the house going? Any tips you’d recommend since being a homeowner? As a newly homeowner, I’m starting to overthinking every aspect of course 😂

Thanks for all your tips and happy father's day!

I just look forward to your videos because of how informative they are wether they are exciting or not.

A glove for the hand not holding the drill seems prudent also. I have used my similar brush kit just once I think. Probably time again. Last time I used a shop vac and brushed from the inside. Love the idea of just brushing from the outside with the dryer venting.

Great lesson, however the panning view at the end is amazing. Can’t wait to see more of the new property.

I like the humble brag at the end, via a 10-second showing of your majestic backyard. Thanks for sharing! Very helpful. Hoping I don’t find any animals in there.

Thanks for the demo and info, much easier than the other videos that I've seen. Have a great day

Your channel is my weekly drug

Just did this 2 weeks ago! Very easy job

As you were about to start the drill I thought "Why is he not wearing protective eye wear?" and then I saw your note pop up. 😆 My dryer vent goes up (not ideal) and runs about 30 feet to the outside. After I moved in to the house, I could hear birds walking inside the dryer vent. I cleaned it out one day and it was filled with straw that the birds brought in. I replaced the vent cover since it was broken. It is crazy what happens inside people's dryer vents! 🤣

I'm actually going to buy this , this week. Thank you for video!

Don’t neglect the opposite end - the area in the dryer around the lint filter. I recently disassembled the part that holds the filter to clean out the accumulated lint.

I recommend taping the coupled pieces with electrical tape to avoid them unscrewing mid pipe

@DougCeleste

2 жыл бұрын

GREAT point!

Lawn looks better already SC! Happy Fathers Day

Thanks for sharing the view from your fantastic new property at the end. Jealous!

i ordered the dryer vent clean brush Silver Cymbal suggested and within a reasonable time my 20+ foot 2nd floor, fan assisted dryer vent is clean. I can't believe any air was escaping the vent before, probably was a fire hazard. Thanks for the video.

That looks so satisfying

Congrats on the new digs!

AmplifyDIY has a really good walkthrough on using this sort of cleaning kit. They work super well, just did my house's vent a few months ago. One good tip is to apply some tape to the connection points on the pole. Just some extra insurance so it doesn't spin off inside your house and get stuck.

I use my Toro electric Leaf Blower on my Dryer from the inside-out once a year. I use it for the Stainless Pellet Stove piping as well after a thorough brushing.

@dallasparty316

2 жыл бұрын

What if the vent is in the house roof

@Sylvan_dB

2 жыл бұрын

@@dallasparty316 That's my situation. I clean it from inside, not as often as I should. I use a "16 gallon" shop vac and the brush. A lot of stuff falls down and out as I push the brush in and pull it out, so I have the vacuum sucking it up. Then I put the hose into the vent and set the vacuum to blow as I push the hose as far as I can up the vent. Then I set the vacuum back to sucking and pull the hose down and out. Repeat that a couple of times and it seems to do a pretty good job.

@dshares

2 жыл бұрын

I use my leaf blower to clean out my gutter pipes from the ground

@southsidetom

2 жыл бұрын

Yep! I use my Dewalt 20v cordless leaf blower and blow from the inside out. Works great and the dryer cycle time stays as short as possible as the units made in last 15 years have a moisture sensor.

I have one of those lines that is more than 20 feet long! I will look into getting this tool for sure but I will still have to disconnect the line from my dryer in order to use the tool from the inside of the house as well as the outside of my house in order to clean the whole line.

Love your video it is helpful very helpful

Thanks for making this video! I just ordered this tool because my dryer has been drying clothes slowly. Hopefully it's because the ducts haven't been cleaned for 20 years by the previous owner.

Easy enough! Thanks!!

I've actually had good luck cleaning dryer ducts with a 630 cfm leaf blower blowing from the inside out. It also works well to blow lint out of the dryer fan itself.

@enlightenthebenighted8735

2 жыл бұрын

This method is easier and less likely to puncture the foil line. Smarter not harder. Reversing the tube on a shop vac works too if you don't have a leaf blower.

@bnasty267

2 жыл бұрын

It works pretty well, but it's usually not entirely sufficient. Damp lint can be like a paste that sticks to the vent when it dries. You really need some kind of mechanical scrubbing action to get all of the clumps, especially around elbows or 45s. Try the brush after you do a leafblower cleanout, and I'll bet you get additional lint - I always do.

@waltcorey5115

2 жыл бұрын

Something else that I'm contemplating. We have a really long length of vent hose, the flexible kind. Yet for the vast majority of the run from dryer to vent it is a straight run. Replace the accordion tubing with straight non-collapsible aluminum dryer hose. The goal is to minimize the resistance in the line.

@hanzohasashi5603

Жыл бұрын

@@bnasty267 just get a new vent at that point though

@darrennew8211

Жыл бұрын

My brother tied a ping-pong ball to a 40-foot string, then a plastic loofah, then another 40 feet of string. Blow the ping-pong ball thru with a leaf blower, then "floss" the loofah around. Works regardless of how tight the vent turns are.

Happy Father’s Day Silver Cymbal

@SilverCymbal

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly you as well

I disconnect dry hose in the winter to keep the heat in and have both a smoke detector and Carbon monoxide alarm and they have never gone off and the basement is a little warmer when the dryer is used. I shove an old towel up inside the exhaust to the outside.

Thanks for your helpful tips. 😃

Simple and easy....Thanks.

That’s a HUGE rock in your yard! I don’t know why but I want to pressure wash it. Or make something out of it. Good stuff!

I definitely need to do this

Man I didn’t even know I should be doing this, gotta look into it now!

I bought this kit 2 years ago and it worked amazing well. A big ass bird's nest came out.

Seen someone use a leaf blower from the inside and it worked VERY well.

I plan on doing this quite a bit for alot of my customers

Great idea!

I use one of those for DIY chimney sweeping. Pays for itself the first time you use it, really.

Very useful!

The type of thing I wish came up in adult conversations more often. Cause I had no idea I needed to clean this thing lol.

Could you make a video for houses that have the vent running up to the attic ? Thank you in advance.

Simple task and easy to follow video. I can not stress the importance of doing this home maintenance at least once a year and wearing safety glasses. 👍🏼

@gopackgo4036

2 жыл бұрын

It’s easy alright, but done incorrectly. That brush damaged the aluminum ducts, he didn’t even clean the entire duct, and he release a bunch of microfiber pollution.

@explorenaked

2 жыл бұрын

@@gopackgo4036 Please provide a link to your KZread channel and the video in which you show how to do it correctly. Thank you.

@PANZERFAUST90

2 жыл бұрын

cannot*

@gopackgo4036

2 жыл бұрын

@@explorenaked Bad counterargument, I'm not saying I made a video I'm just saying if you do make a video make it correctly.

Nice view!

I use a 25' drain snake. I replaced my soft vents with hard vents. I put my snake in my drill and go at low speed to get the snake all the way in. I then set it to medium speed and draw the snake out. It bangs a lot and gives a good cleaning. It takes longer to set up and clean up than to clean out the vent, my vent goes through the ceiling. Since I have a long run, about 35', I like to do this twice a year. This past year my son did it, and I forgot to tell him not to look directly in the vent until..., well I did say oops, I forgot.

Thanks for the video. Also...Nice glacial landscape. Is it in the Midwest somewhere?

Excellent video, your grass looks awesome 👌.

@PANZERFAUST90

2 жыл бұрын

wrong video

@johnc8112

2 жыл бұрын

@@PANZERFAUST90 it may be the wrong video but that grass is nice looking 👌.

@PANZERFAUST90

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnc8112 Well you _do_ have a point 😚

great job!!! any reason why you don't start from the dry?er machine - > outward ,, as opposed how you did it, i figure, u cldve pushed debris back into the pipe, mine is 15feet elevate to the low part roof

Thanks!

I was wondering can you do the ventilation conduct in a house ( air exchanger ) with that tool ?

Please consider doing a video on replacing the water heater anode rod.

My house has 6" diameter ducts and all of the tools I've seen are for 4" ducts which are not large enough to clean the larger ducts. Any ideas where I could find 6" brushes that would fit a kit like this?

Major tip: make sure your drill is not set to reverse...... you will otherwise leave your new tool stuck inside of your vent. And i highly recommend doing it from the inside if your vent goes through to the roof.

@CertifiedShadetree

2 жыл бұрын

YES, YES, YES, 1000 times YES!! I not only tighten the joints with 2 pairs of channel locks, I even like to put a tiny bit of electrical tape at each joint for good measure.

@timchan334

2 жыл бұрын

The amazon photos does also said to turn right only👍 but why will ot get stuck if reverse?

@Straight_White_Fatherly_Figure

2 жыл бұрын

@@timchan334 if drill is set to reverse, it will unthread the connections while brush is in the vent. I only change to reverse when im taking the kit apart. (I do dryer vent cleanings for work sometimes doing HVAC)

@CertifiedShadetree

2 жыл бұрын

@@timchan334 The threads of each section will loosen and become detached. It will then be next to impossible to remove the brush, creating an even bigger obstruction.

@TheWilferch

2 жыл бұрын

I get it....BUT...... the seam-overlap on the ductwork, would go ONE WAY, if the pipe was installed a certain way, yet the overlap would go the OPPOSITE WAY, if the pipe orientation was reversed. So....yeah....spin the drill in one direction to avoid the spinning brushes from getting jammed or breaking apart the seam.....but how would you know which way ?

I greatly enjoy your videos and love your new house! I noticed some of the product reviews on Amazon claim that the sections might either break apart or come unscrewed while in the vent. Did you find the tool of sufficient quality for multiple uses? Do you think the issues above that some people described in their reviews are simple operator error, for example running in reverse? Thank you!

@jayasmrmore3687

Жыл бұрын

Wrap duct tape or electrical tape around joints

Leaf blower from the inside works great to

I have a vent with 3 flaps and a cage, so I'd have to take that off but this is still easier than moving the dryer and taking off the hose.

I need to do this too....

How do you avoid getting the brush stuck in the dryer’s blower motor? I’ve seen some kits with adapters that act as a stopper. Is that necessary?

cant you use a vacuum cleaner? please advise, thanks!

i wonder if you could use this on Gutters too?

I have used this kind of kit many times and it works well. Mine has a fitting for attaching a shop vac to the inside end of the vent pipe.

@CalmDavid114

Жыл бұрын

Could you please share a link and or the name of the brand? Thank yiu in advance.

@JamesBond-qv2ht

Жыл бұрын

@@CalmDavid114 Gardus RLE208 LintEater Pro

@CalmDavid114

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I want to get the one that has a shop vac adapter too

Can you use a 20ft vacuum

My advice is get a dryer vent brush kit that has a ball locking feature and the reason behind that is the screw together type can come loose inside your dryer duct and that could be devastating

@actionrick9345

10 ай бұрын

It can only come loose if you rotate it counter clockwise

Thanks! What do you think about the vacuum attachments to clean the inside of the lint trap?

@michaellewis6569

2 жыл бұрын

I use some tape and a cardboard tube from a paper towel roll.

I take the flex off the inside and hook up my shop vac to blow setting. Also never use those scew on connections, use the ones with locking pins and tape them so you won't go on a fishing trip trying to get the rods out of the ducts.

I just bought one for $24.99. Can’t wait to try it on my new makita drill!

@ianhillman4007

2 жыл бұрын

Don't do it. Watch some KZread videos of others peoples experiences. This brushes break many times and can cost you hundreds of dollars in repairs.

@appleztooranges

2 жыл бұрын

@@ianhillman4007 wow

My dryer is on the 2nd floor of our house. I haven't had to clean ours yet but I think I'll do this from the inside then blow it out with my leaf blower.

I have this kind of hood vent outside and it has a vent cover. How do i remove the cover??

I'd never had my dryer vent cleaned out and I've lived here since the early 80s. Saw an ad online for $79 so went for it. When the men from the company got here, they mostly spoke Spanish to each other. The one who seemed to be the more knowledgeable one (man A) mostly spoke Span but the other one (man B) was fluent in Eng. Man A put his cell phone in the vent and took a photo and showed it to me, told me it was really bad and said the price to clean it would be $150. I felt like it was bait and switch but since my dryer had been taking a VERY long time to dry, I went for it. I watched everything they did. Man A also put his phone in the outside vent and showed me the photo. I could see hair and debris and I've had dogs and cats ever since I've lived here so thought the vent line might be packed with this stuff. He used a drill, the long skinny line with the brush on it on the inside behind the dryer. Then went outside. I asked where the stuff was that he's pushed out. He pointed out a very small amt lying on the ground, but I'd pulled that out with my hand a few days ago. Then he put the brush inside this vent. Should I have seen a great deal of lint and hair instead of this very small amt? I ran my dryer after they left and it might have taken a bit less time than it had been taking but not a lot. Bottom line, I think I got gypped. Do you think I did?

What if your outer dryer vent is the type with the... I don't know how to describe it exactly but instead of the single door it's the slats that open up when air is blowing past them?

Just thinking out loud here. I wonder if an adapted version could be used to unclog a toilet??

Had one this week. Tried from outside but vent on steep roof. To dangerous. Went inside. Pulled out dryer. The turn in the wall was to sharp. Couldn’t use drill brush. Pulled out compressor and vacuum. Hooked up reverse ball. Fed up as far as it would go and vacuumed lint as it came down. Vacuumed dryer hose and below lint trap on dryer. Finished with an electric leaf blower to remove remaining lint in line to roof. From the outside I could see lint scattered on the roof. Vacuumed floor put everything back together. A happy customer.

Glad my dryer is on the exterior wall. My vent is less than a foot long. Just hand clean when needed. No tools needed.

@hollyhurley7789

10 ай бұрын

We are building a new house, and we're going to make it a straight shot through a wall, too. I think we'll put a foot of the flex stuff between the pipe going through the wall and the exit on the dryer so we can move it more easily.

Cool!

I did this going up about 12 ft with the same kit. Unfortunately I still get the error message. Do I have to do it from the roof down?

I tell everyone to do it for you and yours every Father’s Day Found a birds nest when installing hot water solar for him in his McMansion He was volunteer hose head to to it off Dryer fire waiting to happen Years later he laid me off one week before my chemo was to start At least he did it after Christmas

Be careful with lengthy ridged dryer lines going to downstairs or upstairs laundry rooms, the cleaning brush and shafts can encur sharp 90° bends in the non-standard lines some “smart guy” made and the plastic shafts can twist themselves apart deep inside the line and well past many bends, meaning the only way to free it up is to remove floors and panels or walls and ceilings. Speaking from experience. Best to torque limit the brush shafts to as low a number as possible to prevent twisting and snapping the shafts.

You really should disconnect the vent from the dryer. All you've done here is cram lint back into the dryer, arguably, making the lint situation worse. Disconnect it so you can actually get it out of the vent line.

@jeffp7368

2 жыл бұрын

I assume that’s why he said to run it so the air is pushing the lint back out

@dougs3274

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffp7368 Not no, but if we go off the assumption the dryer's blower was strong enough to blow out all lint, it's exhaust line would never have to be brushed.

@appleztooranges

2 жыл бұрын

He had it on. The dryer so that pushed it towards him.

@Omen420

10 ай бұрын

​@dougs3274 the moist air causes the vent to get wet and therefor gets stuck to the side and piles up over time

Moved from MA to NH?

Was that Stonehenge in the background?

A feller could make a living doing this job

So you don’t have pull the dryer out and take the hose off?

you da man Cymbal

I like his voice

What state do you live in? Looks beautiful

Can I use this to clean my heat ducts too?

@bnasty267

2 жыл бұрын

The kit he showed usually comes with just a 4" brush, which is the common dryer vent pipe size. You can find kits that also have a 6" brush, which will work much better for HVAC ducts, which are often 6" to the rooms. Only do this if the ducts are metal, flex duct is thin plastic that can easily be torn by a brush.

One importing thing to remember. Never run your drill in reverse, even it the brush gets stuck. It can be instinctive to reverse the drill if things get stuck. Keep spining ini a clockwise drirection and work the brush out as best you can. Otherwise, the threaded joints can separate and you'll end up with a much bigger problem.

So my dryer vent doesn't have an exit on the side of the house cuz I think it goes up to the roof

Thanks for the reminder !

I need one of these but about 10x longer.

@billsherman6129

2 жыл бұрын

Kit contains multiple extension rods. They connect to each other. Clean a section of pipe, add an extension, clean more, add another, etc. Make sure to always keep the drill turning clockwise.

Thanks for the good stuff… probably something I need to do although I don’t know where my vent is… maybe on the roof… any tips on how to find it?

@xonx209

Жыл бұрын

turn on your dryer...

Better, Faster, Cheaper to pull out the dryer and replace the flexible vent tube! The lint / blockage is usually at the sharp u-turn at the bottom behind the dryer, which this brush can't clean.

@Straight_White_Fatherly_Figure

2 жыл бұрын

This is only true if your vent is literally just the flex, and it vents just outside the wall. Otherwise, most especially if you have one of those driers with a humidifier - the whole vent gets caked with wet lint as well as the screen that blocks the end (which can be located on a roof).

Sorry happy father days as well