Step 5: Test your installation. Switch on the dryer, then go outside to inspect the vent cap: It should be emitting warm air.

A: From what you describe, the cap on your vent pipe looks ... this is probably not your situation -- your vent pipe penetrates the roof to the outside -- we checked the local home improvement ...

Note: Vent a dryer through the roof only as a last ... Buy enough straight duct and fittings to complete the job, including an outdoor cap. Mark the center of the rim joist and drill a test ...

The outdoor vent flapper of my clothes dryer sticks open ... that uses a floating cap seal. A round cap inside the vent slides up and opens when the dryer is on and blows against it.

Some vent caps are made in the form of louvers. When exhaust air blows through the vent pipe, the louvers open, forcing the air outside. Turning the louvers will do no good. If you have this type ...

Go outside and unscrew the cover from the vent ... Push the vacuum hose into the vent line as far as it will go. Screw the dryer vent cap back onto the vent outlet and reconnect the vent line ...

Go outside and look for a hole in the side of ... To prevent birds from making your dryer vent a home, purchase a louvered vent cap like this Whirlpool version or this version by Deflecto.

Vent it to the outside ... Prevent backdrafts by installing a wall or roof cap outside your home. • Wash or replace the filters every one to three months, more frequently if you cook often.