How to Deep Clean Your Dryer Inside and Out

Today I will show you how to deep clean your dryer from start to finish. We will clean it inside and out, including deep cleaning your dryer vent. Cleaning your dryer vent is super important! I bet your dryer could use a good cleaning! I know mine did.
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Music provided by Epidemic Sound
00:00 Intro
00:35 Clean Your Filter
01:31 Remove Filter Housing
02:50 Pull Out Dryer
03:20 Remove Hose
03:30 Remove Outside Vent Cover
04:00 Use Drill Attachment
05:00 How to Remove Stuck Attachment
05:30 Clean Dryer Duct From Outside
05:58 Clean Under and Behind Dryer
06:41 Reattach Vent Hose
06:49 Move Dryer Back
07:09 Leaf Blower
07:34 Clean Dryer
08:00 Replace the Filter Housing
08:11 Replace Filter
08:23 Tons of Lint

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  • @reallifewithali
    @reallifewithali3 ай бұрын

    This video will teach you how to REALLY clean your dryer! Make sure to watch this next: People With CLEAN Homes Do These 7 Things Everyday kzread.info/dash/bejne/g39q28tvddKekaQ.html

  • @madzabinga8382
    @madzabinga83823 ай бұрын

    Great video! You know, you can really shorten that vent hose. It comes super long to accommodate all spaces, but you can cut much of the excess off to eliminate the extra hosing. Your dryer will actually work more efficiently with a shorter hose! If it's getting bent, it's too long.

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks! I could probably cut it shorter (I didn’t think of that at the time), but it needs to be long enough to pull out the dryer to get behind. I’ll have to see what I can cut off.

  • @stevenmpeter

    @stevenmpeter

    10 күн бұрын

    @@reallifewithalipull the washer out and you can get the connections made on the dryer with it only pulled out about a foot from the wall. Make it shorter too!

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    10 күн бұрын

    @@stevenmpeter Good idea! Thanks!

  • @aprilknerr4443
    @aprilknerr44433 ай бұрын

    Im shocked! Wow. Now I am very curious on what mine looks like.....

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Me too! Tell me when you do it. 😬

  • @laurel2453
    @laurel24532 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this great tutorial. I finally did all the steps including shortening the flexible pipe. I cannot believe the difference! Our clothes dried so much faster. This was such a time saver. Again, thank you.

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    2 ай бұрын

    You’re welcome!

  • @margiebeeb2836
    @margiebeeb28363 ай бұрын

    My husband just did ours and replace the exhaust pipe that goes outside😊 thank goodness for him! I’d be afraid to do it myself( I’m 70) and our dryer is on a platform so i certainly can’t lift it off lol. Good job

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Oh yeah I don’t think I could get it off the platform either!

  • @aneidadelapaz3766
    @aneidadelapaz37662 ай бұрын

    Watched a lot of your vids today. It encouraged me to decluttered half of kitchen. Tomorrow I the other half and organize. Thank you for your encouraging videos.

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    2 ай бұрын

    Yay! I’m so glad!

  • @shirleygermain5707
    @shirleygermain57073 ай бұрын

    Leaf blowers are also great for cleaning your gutters too.

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Good idea!

  • @DevonneAnonly
    @DevonneAnonly3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing. I don’t have a dryer but very interesting!Shocked to see the amount of lint you removed! Well done 👏🏻

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @annw1395
    @annw13953 ай бұрын

    Wow, so much lint, esp at the end. You got so much done!

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    I know, crazy, right?!

  • @barbstormo7030
    @barbstormo70303 ай бұрын

    Amazing how much lint accumuates! I bet your clothes dry in no time now! Have a great day!

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Yup! Now I don't have to turn on another cycle to get a load dry. 😬

  • @pamelafreeman4548
    @pamelafreeman45483 ай бұрын

    Very helpful! Thank you!😊

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    You’re welcome!

  • @lizwilliams8406
    @lizwilliams84063 ай бұрын

    Very thorough video nice work

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @joyous2theworld
    @joyous2theworld3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    You’re welcome!

  • @maskydoo7871
    @maskydoo7871Ай бұрын

    This is extremely helpful. Thank you!

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    Ай бұрын

    You’re welcome!

  • @gracechadi
    @gracechadi2 күн бұрын

    Thank you for sharing ❤

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    2 күн бұрын

    You’re welcome!

  • @thestrugglingperfectionist
    @thestrugglingperfectionist3 ай бұрын

    Ali!!! Way 👏🏼 To 👏🏼 Go 👏🏼taking care of that dryer vent!!! I did this myself a few months back (I tried to record the fiasco too, didn’t go so well lol) and was amazed by what came out just inside the house. I missed a screw so I had my dryer out of commission for a couple of days lol! I hope this video goes Viral as a reference for us DIY’ers tackling home maintenance projects 😊! How cool was it to see you use the blower to get all that lint out 🤯!! I bet your dryer will be a thousand times more efficient! Great work!

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks! It was SOO satisfying seeing all that lint burst out of the dryer vent! 😆

  • @cynthiaslebodnik6945
    @cynthiaslebodnik69453 ай бұрын

    An appliance that gets forgotten. I have a different lint attachment, but I may try this cleaning hack.

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    It definitely gets forgotten!

  • @micheleohmer4117
    @micheleohmer41173 ай бұрын

    Astounding results!! Nice job sharing step by step. Good advice on having a tarp next time, to catch the lint outside.

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @leighannestarks5787
    @leighannestarks57873 ай бұрын

    I did ours about a month ago. We do it once a year in the Spring. I also found it astonishing how much lint was in there. We are lucky that our dryer sits right at the wall where it exits,so we doing have a long line at all. Great video!!

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Lucky. Our's is over 12 ft long!

  • @4455thor
    @4455thor2 ай бұрын

    I agree it would have been good to add a bag or something else before attaching the leaf blower. But Ali it looked SO funny. At least now you have the footage of how NOT to do next time. And next time you get footage of how to do it right. I just wonder what to use? A plastic bag wouldn't be good. And how to fasten it at the vent? I guess you have plenty of questions to answer for a version 2 in a years time or so. 😊😊😊

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    2 ай бұрын

    Haha. That’s true! 😆

  • @carliem9494
    @carliem94943 ай бұрын

    Loop a cord round the hose so you can lift and rearrange it’s position whilst pushing the dryer back into position - it could then loop along the back of the dryer without getting so bent or dented it gets squashed blocks the flow diameter. I agree you could shorten the hose, but only so far if you need the length to pull the machine out

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the suggestion!

  • @kellypruitt2362
    @kellypruitt23623 ай бұрын

    I just love all your videos, doesn’t matter what they are. I’ve watched your declutter marathons at least 20 times. It gets me super motivated. Thanks for always sharing great content❤❤ P.S. just did my dryer vent 🙌🏻

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Wow, thank you! You are always so so nice! I wish we were real life friends. 😊 Did you get a ton of lint from your vent, too?

  • @kellypruitt2362

    @kellypruitt2362

    3 ай бұрын

    @@reallifewithali Good thing we are KZread friends then😊 I got a bunch of lint out, makes me feel so much better, house fires scare me.

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    @@kellypruitt2362 That's good! I feel ya...I'm afraid of a house fire too!

  • @shirleyadkins4254
    @shirleyadkins42543 ай бұрын

    Wow

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    😁

  • @DSL318
    @DSL3183 ай бұрын

    The installer who put our dryer in cut the flexible hose shorter so it would fit without kinking. Maybe you could try that yourself or look into buying a shorter length one? Great job!

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the suggestion. I think we have done that before, but the problem is it needs to expand enough to pull out the dryer. 🤔

  • @queenmarynovelwriter5397
    @queenmarynovelwriter53973 ай бұрын

    ...And when people ask why I send my laundry out...Ha ha ha! I'll bet after you cleaned it all out , it saved a lot of energy.

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Haha! It sure did! Now I don’t have to start another drying cycle to get the load dry!

  • @cynthiahowe
    @cynthiahowe3 ай бұрын

    My apartment has a gas dryer that vents out of the roof so I would definitely need to hire someone to do it for me lol.

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Haha. Yeah, I would too!

  • @susanhollis5015
    @susanhollis50153 ай бұрын

    😯

  • @kirstybrown2480
    @kirstybrown24803 ай бұрын

    When you use the leaf blower, that was shocking.

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    I know, right?!

  • @dianarommel1862
    @dianarommel18623 ай бұрын

    Absolutely shocking how much lint was there. My dryer vents directly outside so I only have to clean the flexible hose but I still need to do it once a year.

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    You’re lucky! Mine is over 12 ft (with a sharp turn) to the outside!

  • @playingthemomgame
    @playingthemomgame3 ай бұрын

    That is satisfyingly disgusting! I wonder what ours looks like 🤢

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Probably pretty full! Haha.

  • @playaculo
    @playaculo3 ай бұрын

    That was so satisfying! Makes me want to do mine right away. I'm sure it's packed.

  • @reallifewithali

    @reallifewithali

    3 ай бұрын

    Do it! I want to hear how it goes!