(Part 2) Best clothes dryer replacement vents according to redditors
We found 71 Reddit comments discussing the best clothes dryer replacement vents. We ranked the 27 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
Forget that aluminum foil flex duct. Use 4 inch diameter galvanized stove pipe and elbows as required. If you just let the pipe exit through the opening, the wet lint laden exhaust will get blown back into the crawl space. I would sacrifice one opening, by putting a piece of plywood in the opening and putting a hole in the plywood and terminating it with a drier vent.
https://www.amazon.com/Deflecto-Vent-Hood-White-HS4W/dp/B00009W3H8
Check out this type of vent. Two flaps, one inset, one covering everything, to keep wildlife out. Should do a better job keeping squirrels out. Also you won't have to worry about dryer lint buildup, which would be a pain to deal with on a vent 10 feet up.
It's basically this but the vent holes face opposite directions of course with one facing the outer wall and one the dryer. Other than that, it's identical.
Using adjustable elbows like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00009W3GJ
Ours just looks like this no outer flap, just the metal inner one.
I'd more more excited to replace it if the previous owner hadn't installed a bigger awning that covers all the vent screws on one side....
Any 3" vent would work fine. It's basically a dryer vent...except you don't want a fancy one with a door that only lets air out
What you're looking for is something like this. Bonus if it has a cage/screen to keep critters out.
Allegedly, these ones don't clog up so bad. I bought one but wasn't able to install it for other reason, so I can't really say.