Ian Page
02-01-2011, 12:46 AM
Gentlemen - for your perusal...
This is a two story SF home built in 2000. The ductwork, including dryer venting is all original construction. The laundry room is on the second floor and the flex. tube from the dryer is connected to rigid at the wall behind the machine. It then makes a sharp 90 deg. rising vertically inside the wall and into the attic space before venting to the outside through the roof decking via roof vent. Total vertical run is approx. 16' (8' of which was inside the attic). The duct was so clogged with lint it was overflowing out the top and falling like snow onto attic floor decking, supporting the gas furnace. Flames from the burner were no more than 3'.0 away. The current homeowner has four kids, all under 8 yrs and does at least two loads of laundry per day.
Obviously called out as hazardous. Interesting, none-the-less. What amazes me is that the ductwork was installed without consideration as to the obvious consequences. I recommended a thorough clean-out (short-term) and a horizontal run through the attic to vent at the eaves. Current homeowner was suitably advised.
This is a two story SF home built in 2000. The ductwork, including dryer venting is all original construction. The laundry room is on the second floor and the flex. tube from the dryer is connected to rigid at the wall behind the machine. It then makes a sharp 90 deg. rising vertically inside the wall and into the attic space before venting to the outside through the roof decking via roof vent. Total vertical run is approx. 16' (8' of which was inside the attic). The duct was so clogged with lint it was overflowing out the top and falling like snow onto attic floor decking, supporting the gas furnace. Flames from the burner were no more than 3'.0 away. The current homeowner has four kids, all under 8 yrs and does at least two loads of laundry per day.
Obviously called out as hazardous. Interesting, none-the-less. What amazes me is that the ductwork was installed without consideration as to the obvious consequences. I recommended a thorough clean-out (short-term) and a horizontal run through the attic to vent at the eaves. Current homeowner was suitably advised.