I could not be happier! This is the exact problem I have and the idea of simply installing a shelf for the dryer to sit on so you can access the dryer vent for cleaning and ensure the gas supply and vent connection are solid by moving the washer into and out of its position below. This is ingenious solution! Thanks so much!

@oxford821

2 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks. I’m glad it helped you!

@Bakin

2 ай бұрын

Me too!

Great solution to your problem with the cubby hole laundry. I am in the process of putting a set like yours in our laundry/bath. I was considering putting a divider in to wall off the set but thanks to your video I'm reconsidering. That was a great fix Thanks for sharing.

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad it helped!

Your family is lucky to have a smart fix father. Thank you. We will make those adjustments too.

@oxford821

4 жыл бұрын

Tess Jones Thank you for the kind comments!

Maaan. You confirmed my worse feae about dealing with stackables. Working on the exhaust vent right now. Thanks for the ideas

@oxford821

2 жыл бұрын

NP hope it works out for you!

Brilliant solution to the exact dilemma I'm facing. Thanks for sharing this!

@oxford821

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Butler Thanks, hopefully it works for you!

Thanks for taking the time to post this. Great work...

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

NP thanks for watching!

I must say, I’m impressed. Good job man

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Dude, great idea. thanks for the video. i have to install the same setup in tight space and was thinking how to be able to hook up dryer. you can pull washer out and do whatever u need with dryer. tha ks

@oxford821

4 жыл бұрын

Jim Wimmers NP, thanks for watching!

Thank you! This has helped me problem solve an issue I have in a new house I'm getting.

@oxford821

Жыл бұрын

Right on!!!

Looks like a good solution for that situation. I do dryer vent cleaning in So Cal. Stackables are an absolute nightmare!

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

So far so good!

@HighSierraBob

3 жыл бұрын

@@oxford821 - awesome!

Wish I had a brilliant man like you!!

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

I have the exact problem. I was going to but the all in one LG tower. But watching your video I’m going to buy the stacks and do it like you did. Brilliant. Thanks. I’m sick of all the lint. So WaHoooo

@oxford821

Жыл бұрын

Cool, I’m glad I helped!!

Thank you so much. I needed to know this very excellent idea. I hope this works for my similar situation.

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

NP!

Here's a tip: to avoid lint trap inside the ducts especially around the bends, connect the fittings from a male to female in the direction on the air flow. Trapped lint can lead to a lint fire.

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@nooneelse1696

3 жыл бұрын

do you have a picture to demonstrate this thanks

@christinecaturano7721

2 жыл бұрын

exactly, crimps need to go with the airflow

Sickening work sir, job well done.

@oxford821

Жыл бұрын

Right on, thanks

maybe you can keep a folding stool on top of the washer so you can reach the dryer controls. The space I'm trying to use for an all-in-one combo is just as frustrating. I have a 27" unit stuffed in a 27=1/4" space because the contractor made the space too small. It is also on a built-in shelf 8 or so inches from the floor (which is fine if its going to stay there but not if you want to move it). All connections are directly behind it. The contractor had to shave off 1/4 from the wall joy removing the plywood on one side, just to get it in at all. Only good thing is that it doesn't need venting. I swear if something is going to go wrong it will be with appliance installation set-up! I am thinking of selling the brand new appliance I haven't even used for something that fits. Anyway, I enjoyed your watching and thought you were inventive. S for solutions! PS contractor was supposed to move it back out for me so I could make the connections and paint the walls but he didn't help out this 70 year old. Too much work for him I guess.

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and good luck with yours!

That's one hell of a job. Great stuff!

@oxford821

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Good job my man thumbs up. You can actually put a drawer in the middle of both of them to store your stuff. And in the future I will double up that wood so it doesn’t bow because those metal brackets to be honest or not that good. I ordered them custom because I get 2 inches thickness and the metal is absolutely amazing but it’s too expensive each bracket can cost you up to hundred dollars. Or you can run 2 x 2 across and then put the plywood on top of it it helps it so it doesn’t bow over time.

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, the drawer is a good idea!

Excellent!!! We’re about to install stacked washer and dryer in tight space (luckily larger than the one featured) and your video was very helpful! We hired a handyman and will pass it on to him. This is how we want it done! Again thanks!

@oxford821

2 жыл бұрын

Right on! Good luck

Good solution. I have to try the straight pipe. Only issue I would have is that my kids are shorter than I and couldn’t reach the dryer controls to start with. My next dryer will have different controls.

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, maybe a step stool near by to reach?

Great solution. Thank you!!

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

NP!

Wooouu Wooouuuu Woouuu👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Impresionante trabajo!!! MUCHAS FELICITACIONES... WOOOUUUU EXCELENTE TRABAJO!!!!!

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

Alot of work , but brilliant!

Great job... need a little trim moulding...sadly, that piece of plywood is going to sag eventually...

Looks great. I always kick myself for not painting everything before I install it though.

@oxford821

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, always an afterthought

Dude... great solution!

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

Yea. It started bad but turned out good. It’s a nice feeling the connections are working better now.

@sataug1986

3 жыл бұрын

oxford821... no doubt! Builders, contractors, and architects do not seem to have good understanding of how dryers work... they build these tight closets for washers and dryers and leave little to no space to do anything. there is no way for you to ensure the dryer hose is short enough or not crushed when you push it back... so building a shelf is a great idea! Thanks!

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

@@sataug1986 Right on!

Awesome job man!

@oxford821

Күн бұрын

Thanks!!

Have you seen the slim periscope vents? Very low profile and eliminates all the ridges of a flexible hose. I like the shelf idea but at 5'2", I would need a large step stool to reach the dryer, lol. I just stacked my W/D and even without a shelf in between I find it hard to read the controls from where I stand.

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t seen the slim vents. Your height is definitely a disadvantage when stacking. A nice custom wooden step would be cool

Good job

Your inspector seemed to be okay with the job. lol. Not sure about the supervisor, though 😂. Good solution. My only suggestions would be 1. Add lint trap box to catch the lint before it goes into the wall. 2. Make shelf a little narrower (and add edge banding)

@oxford821

6 ай бұрын

Yes!! Good thoughts and thanks for watching!

Great solution to a problem the builders should never have given you.

@oxford821

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Good idea. The only question I have is how are the dryer control to access now that they are higher?

@oxford821

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Joe We were worried about not seeing the lcd screen, but it’s fine. We’re tall enough to push buttons and can see the screen fine. Thanks for watching!

3:20 Beautiful painting

@oxford821

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

You could add a new dryer vent for the height of your dryer to the outside and remove and patch over the existing vent hole depending upon the outside siding of your house

@oxford821

Жыл бұрын

That would be better

good job!

@oxford821

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Best thing you did to help.smooth out the elbow with tape so it's a smooth transition..I just went to put a new Dryer because mine ke0t cutting off,...would over heat.mine exhausts down through the wall into the concrete slab then across understand 25 feel then pops up outside in a overgrown difficult to access area,.problem starts when plumber p.lumbs it ,they often don't use any pictures glue and especially don't pressure test it,so when it rains water seeps into the below grade area around the 6 8nch dryer exausted pipe and then seeps into the pipe filling the water level reducing capacity of pipe which slows air flow which enables lint to catch and get hung up inside the pipe.in the elbows in the wall .and in the pipe lint hits the stagnant water and sinks ,which makes it so when the water dries up after a while,the lint remains as a hardened rigorous blocker of air flow. Even when dry.but when I took off the vent at back of dryer, it was packed solid so no air flow could escape ,thus burning up my dryer memory board as it does random acts of beeps and miss functions.but right at the spot you were smoothing was whee it hung up on the sheet metal in the 3lbow.....

@oxford821

4 жыл бұрын

Holy moly, you gotta get that fixed! Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. I hope all works out for you.

@caseyglenar7268

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! What a nightmare? What about a ventless dryer? They take longer I'm told but that all sounds nasty.

It's a good job but u should add a face trim cap to support and closing the hole up. Fasten it on with screws or biscuit jointer

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, great point!

Nice.

Great work but those brackets make me nervous over time, they shud have a diagonal brace for more strength and less bouncy

@oxford821

10 сағат бұрын

I thought the same thing. I have them pretty close together and the 2x4 on the wall seems really sturdy

Less bends are better, just use a flex-tube and clamp at each port.

@oxford821

6 ай бұрын

Sounds right!

How do you reach the buttons on the dryer?

@oxford821

4 жыл бұрын

We thought there may be a problem reading the display and reaching buttons but it’s fine. We are just tall enough!

I just installed a stackable and my vent hole I cut on the wall is higher than the actual vent on the dryer (if that makes sense). Now my used dryer I just bought and tried out isn’t drying clothes… do you think it’s the wall vent hole location causing this issue?

@oxford821

4 ай бұрын

I don’t think so, as long as the hot air is blowing out of the back of the dryer it will make it thru a tube and outside. Do you think the dryer is faulty? I would pull it at and make sure it’s blowing out hot air

Shouldn’t the. Vent be up higher as heat rises? Or is ther a benefit to bringing the vent down? Please reply Fran

@oxford821

2 жыл бұрын

Your right heat does rise, but the exhaust coming out of the dryer is “blown air”. It is forced out by the machine so it’s not left upon nature to move. And the hole in the wall was already there!

@batboy242

2 жыл бұрын

@@oxford821 thank you ! Are all of the modern dryers forced air? This makes my life easier, thanks again

@ernestouribe7555

2 жыл бұрын

The Exhaust vent duct connection needs to at least the height of the dryer's hood

@oxford821

2 жыл бұрын

@@ernestouribe7555 That would be better. Maybe another project for later!

How is everything holding up now

@oxford821

4 жыл бұрын

Good, since video I did some touch up painting. Something interesting.. there’s is much less “wiggle” now because the two aren’t connected as one. Thanks for watching!

Now there are dryer vents that are held tight with heavy duty magnetic attachments..much easier than tape.

@oxford821

4 жыл бұрын

Teresa Williams Now you tell me!

Thanks!

@oxford821

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great job 👍👍

@oxford821

4 жыл бұрын

Douglas Adams Thanks, since then I’ve painted the shelf white.

Nice

@oxford821

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Why not relocate the exterior vent hood up 3ish feet and make it a straight shot from the dryer vent directly outside?

@oxford821

10 ай бұрын

That would be ideal, but at the time patching a hole in the wall, fixing the siding and creating another one wasn’t the easiest way to get back in business

how thick was your shelf? my concern would be the need for a 'cross support' 2 x 4 to go left to right in the middle between the 2 x 4's on the wall. or is the dryer not 'heavy enough' to where it would warp? i have a 36" opening (left to right) where it will allow plenty of air flow on either side. but this is exactly what i was looking for because i often thought "wouldn't it be easier to get access to the connections if it were on a shelf?" good call on the tape though. those screw on clap bands are useless... and the 'spring clip' kind are even worse

@oxford821

4 жыл бұрын

Matt Albrecht The shelf is 3/4” plywood. The brackets on back and left side are steel, and stick out really far under the shelf. The dryer isn’t “that heavy” for the shelf, the weight is evenly distributed and it’s very solid.

@mattalbrecht7471

4 жыл бұрын

@@oxford821 thank you for taking the time to reply. i have a roughly 48" by 36" opening that would be perfect for something like this.

Thank you Jesus I found you!!! 😅

@oxford821

2 жыл бұрын

Right on!

Now u need a ladder to turn on n put clothes in the dryer

@oxford821

5 ай бұрын

We can just make it!

Can your wife and kids reach the dryer controls now? They seem to be up too high.

@oxford821

4 жыл бұрын

Yancey Zimmerman Wife can reach, kids are all grown and gone!! Thanks for watching

Ironically it probably would have worked better if they had just connected the flex duct to the elbow at the base of the wall. At least then there would have been a place for it to lay in a semi-straight path when everything is pushed back in. But that whole setup should have just been designed better to begin with to allow some sort of access door or something to the point of use utilities.

@oxford821

Жыл бұрын

Yea. It’s been working a lot better now

There are magnetic connectors for the dryer vent

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

Yea, they look nice

Looking at the finished product the dryer controls are too high.

@oxford821

4 жыл бұрын

David Phenix We thought that may be a problem but we are tall enough to see the display and use the controls.

Sounds like you’re in Philly. “Wooder”.

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

Born and raised in that area, but moved away 25 years ago!

I'm installing a stacked set n my wife is short , I'ma find a light weight aluminum stool wide n deep maybe seven or eight inches tall

@oxford821

5 ай бұрын

Yea, that’s a good idea!

I'm doing the same thing. Hope you have someone who likes being on a ladder to turn the dryer controls on and putting the clothes in and out of the dryer. Truly the downside to stackable washer and dryer.

@oxford821

Жыл бұрын

We can just reach!

Lifting the stacked dryer is too tall for a short person to reach the controls unless you have a dryer with controls on the bottom of the dryer.

@oxford821

Жыл бұрын

Yea, if your short maybe a keep a step stool handy. It’s working for us.

How does that even meet code??? Holy smokes! Can’t reach the turn off? Whoa. What a headache for you!! 😩

@oxford821

2 жыл бұрын

Working great so far

Guess you need a stool to turn the dryer on!

@oxford821

3 жыл бұрын

That was a concern, but we are able to reach the buttons. Reading the digital display was more of an issue but that is fine also.

@kfiscal01

3 жыл бұрын

@@oxford821 I just installed a LG stackable 27inch into a small closet, what a pain! The hardest part was reaching to plug in the dryer, and of course the vent! Patience and planning prevailed!

Should have been painted before the appliances were installed

@oxford821

10 ай бұрын

Definitely. Everyone paint the shelf first!!!!

you never vent dryers downward

@oxford821

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t want to drill another hole in the side of my house, but heat does rise and an upward drafting vent would be better. The air is “forced” so it’s been working great.

@jencin7630

Жыл бұрын

@@oxford821 lint wont rise when vented downward - you are creating a major fire hazard as done by your installation

@ashleypreston6140

Жыл бұрын

That doesn't sound correct. While hot air naturally rises, lint does not, it tends to fall. That means if this particular dryer was vented upwards, lint would collect directly behind the dryer in the elbow where it could not be cleaned out without removing the dryer. The way it's ducted with the vent going down, as he said in the video, he can clean the lint that collects in the lower elbow easily from outside the house without removing anything other then the outside screen. That actually sounds considerably safer to me. Thanks for bringing this point up. It's something to always consider, how can the lint be cleaned out of the ducting? In this case, it can be easily cleaned.

@jencin7630

Жыл бұрын

@@ashleypreston6140 code and manufacturer doesn't allow it

@jencin7630

Жыл бұрын

@@ashleypreston6140 the only time code allows for venting downward thru the floor is when you live in a trailer home.

a lot of unnecessary work..

@oxford821

2 жыл бұрын

Working great so far