Dryer Vent: Check Your Manufacturer and Building Code
This article's underlying guidance could not be confirmed, so no specific maximum duct length or elbow-equivalent figures are given below.
This article's underlying guidance could not be confirmed, so no specific maximum duct length or elbow-equivalent figures are given below. Before sizing or installing a dryer vent, check the dryer manufacturer's installation instructions, since this article cannot confirm the specific numbers involved.
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