Erik88

My dad came over today and we made a lot of progress but I have questions. The path for the hard pipe was blocked by my HVAC trunk. The only option was to lift it up and run my dryer vent under it. The problem is that when letting it back down it was too heavy and wanted to crush my new duct. Our solution was to rest the weight of the HVAC trunk on a few bricks. You can see my new duct on the left of the first picture. Does anyone think this will be an issue for the HVAC trunk? From there I have an 8' piece of semi rigid flex tube I'm going to run through the hole in the floor directly to my dryer. I need to make the floor hole bigger. Should I rent a jig saw?

I never considered the magnetized issue. Interesting point. I wonder what the likelihood of that being a problem is.

Yep. In the salty states at least. Toyota is STILL replacing frames. My friend bought a 00 Tundra last year and it qualified for full frame replacement under the recall.

That's terrible. Way too young.

Why? Don't you think they could get in and out of their network without even being noticed? I seriously doubt a small company like SB had the most robust IT security.

I had a 2nd company out this morning. He actually encouraged me to tackle this myself but he's still going to provide a quote. I think I'm going to open up the ceiling that way I can try to clean out years worth of flammable lint. I can hang new sheetrock but I'm not going to attempt to mud it myself. I know it won't turn out right. The 2nd guy agreed running flex tube(the cheap kind) the whole run is a bad idea. He's going to price it as rigid pipe most of the way.

I haven't tried but if the nerds couldn't get it I'm assuming it's an odd design. I'll check it out though.

I have a watch I never wear. The battery died within 2 years of purchase and the boys at Batteries Plus couldn't figure out how to replace it. I thought watch batteries were known to last many years?

It wasn't just turnovers though. Georgia dominated both offensively and defensively. I hate it for TCU. I was pulling for the underdog.

TCU is playing like the Vols played against South Carolina. Completely fell apart.

If rigid aluminum will be too difficult I wonder if semi-rigid flex would be a decent compromise.

I had already been told to avoid PVC because it's not rated for the heat.

Just got my first estimate. This company wants to run 4" flex tube all the way out. They will cut out and repair sheetrock for $1,250 OTD. I asked about 4" hard pipe and he said that would be substantially harder and more expensive. I was under the impression it's not ideal to run flex tube that far. What does TGO think? I have another company coming at 0900 tomorrow.

Correct. The wall with that window in my picture is probably the same distance and I would have to drill through brick on that side. No kidding. The previous owners had the siding replaced in 2015. I'm guessing that is when the existing vent was "misplaced".

It seems that way yes. When I was outside, I couldn't see the broom handle sticking down the hole and I could barely see the light from her flashlight. It seems like it's to the right of the floor joists where as the hole in the side of the house is to the left. Total distance is probably is 10-12'. In this picture, the doors in the left are for the washer dryer. On the right is the pantry door which backs up to the exterior wall. The vent was supposed to run under that floor.

We hired the inspector, not the seller. He did catch other issues like I mentioned. It's well known that a home inspector will never catch every issue. I lived here 1.5 years before figuring this out. It's a 32 year old house so if this is my worst problem I'll take it. I'll get it fixed and move on. I'm going to get a few estimates from Heat and Air companies before ripping out the ceiling. They may have a solution.

No worries. That's a good problem to have. If you know anyone down this way you'd recommend let me know. I'll keep researching it for now.

Is Knoxville too far for you to travel for a job?

How would that work? My plan was to feed in 5' sections of 4" diameter mental duct tubing from the outside but I had my wife stick a broom down the hole while I watched from outside. I can't even see it. I could barely see light when she shined a flashlight. It seems they didn't even cut the hole in the house in direct path of the dryer. It's on opposite side of the floor joists I think.

Here is what it looks like from inside the house. A road to nowhere. That would be the backside of the sheetrock in my basement I assume.

Looking for some feedback on this. We bought our home in May of 2021. The inspector caught some issues we had addressed but missed a big one. Recently my dryer stopped producing heat. When troubleshooting that I went outside and looked into the cover where the dryer is supposed to be venting. I about fell over when I shined my flashlight inside. There is no duct. The laundry room is 10-12 feet from the nearest exterior wall. The flex vent dumps into a hole in the floor.... And that's it. Instead of duct running under the floor, there is nothing. They literally have it dumping into my floor which is also the basement ceiling. So for who knows how many years, laundry heat, condensation and lint has been going into the space between my first and second floor. Amazingly, it seems dry and I don't see any mold. I can't see that much obviously. To run a proper vent outside I would either have to rip out my hardwood floors upstairs or my finished ceiling in the basement. I do have attic access so I could run a duct up the wall into the attic and then do a 90 degree turn outside. I heard this is a bad idea. The last option I found is an indoor dryer vent. Basically an overpriced crude device that tramps lint and some moisture. Surprisingly they have good reviews. I'm leaning towards this but curious what others have to say. FUNMAS 3-in-1 Indoor Dryer Vent, Stainless Steel Screen Filter, Polyester Filter and Water Drawer System, Upgrade Safety Vent Flap, with 4 Pieces Polyester Filters, For Electric Clothes Dryers https://a.co/d/2qtfk1K

This forum really likes to fuss about electric vehicles. I've never felt like someone was forcing me to buy an EV. All the car lots here in town are still selling gas vehicles. I'll keep my 21 year old truck for now.

I'm never going to pull for Georgia just to prove what we already know about the SEC. I hope they get destroyed by TCU.

No we didn't have time but my friend went there to place a bet. I'm sure it would be fun to watch a game there.