Running Dryer Vent Inside Wall

Attach the other end of the vent hose to the dryer.

Running dryer vent inside wall. If possible position your dryer along an exterior wall to keep the vent as short as possible. This isn t ideal however and there are many compelling reasons to vent your dryer outside instead. Federal building codes for dryer vents and ducts. Dryer manufacturers recommendations supersede this so if you have to make a longer run read the owner s manual.

Indoor venting reduces air quality increases moisture related issues and can be a fire hazard. For dryer venting use 4 inch smooth wall aluminum pipe. Luckily there s a product that allows you to go down through. Attach the vent hose to the vent tube using duct tape.

Figuring out how to install our dryer vent in the middle of our house was a bit of a challenge. Where changes of direction are required use 4 inch aluminum elbows. Run a bead of caulk around the point at which the tube comes into the wall sealing the opening. For example a dryer with a 90 degree elbow at the exhaust port and another at the top of the basement wall can run a maximum of 15 ft.

To make the dyer more efficient you can buy an inexpensive heat diverter and install it in the exhaust duct of electric dryers only not gas dryers you ll save about 50 worth of heat per load in the winter. Depending where you live you may be allowed to run your dryer vent hose to a place inside your house.