Mag Vent Dryer Transition
Why You Should Use a Short Dryer Vent Hose?
Your dryer vent plays a large role in the effectiveness of your dryer. In fact, a poorly vented dryer is not going to work the way it should. You can spend a lot of money on a high-end dryer, but if it is not vented properly it will never reach its potential.
The shorter the dryer vent, the better. This is because the moist air has to be sucked out through the vent. If the air has a long way to travel, it isn’t as efficient. Therefore, it is best to keep the dryer vent as short as possible. To maximize the power of your dryer, you should consider the length of the hose, the location of the dryer, and the duct route.
Optimum Performance
The fact is, your dryer will perform better if the vent is shorter. A long dryer vent can cause your clothes to dry slower. This may not present a problem for small loads, but when you are drying large comforters and heavy linens you want your dryer to be able to get these loads dry in a reasonable time.
Because using a long dryer vent makes the dryer work harder to release the air, it can shorten the life of your dryer.
Dryer not drying my clothes, is it possible my vent is clogged?
Your clothes have been in the dryer for a full cycle and they’re still wet? Obviously this can often be an indication that some parts have failed and have ultimately caused the dryer to stop producing heat, though this is not always the case. Another possible cause could be (and often is) a venting issue.
While your dryer is producing heat and tumbling, the air is pushed out the exhaust on the back of the machine. As the air travels through the connected vent (with it’s final destination to outside) it may encounter a couple obstacles that can slow or stop the drying process. The more common obstacle being, over the years the vent has collected excessive lint and finally that lint has built up enough to block the air from being blown to the outside. The result is the hot wet air returns to the dryer tub and continues to saturate your clothes. The other obstacle would be that the venting run (from the dryer to outside) is so long that the blower from the dryer cannot push the air far enough which means it may take 2 or 3 cycles to dry your clothes. The way to diagnose if you have a venting issue is usually very simple.
MV-90- Dryer Vent Path
Price: $55.00
The MV-90 can handle offsets up to 3 inches from center to center. The more accurately you line up the MV-90 with the vent on the back of your dryer, the better the vent path and the further back you can locate your dryer. Normally, the MV-90 requires 5 1/2 inches of clearance behind the dryer. If an obstruction necessitates you locate the MV-90 at the maximum 3 inch offset, then your dryer will need to sit out an additional 3 inches to allow for a bend radius in the transition duct.
Close vent offsets between dryer and wall vent located on same wall as dryer (Offsets between 6-9 inches): The MV-90 can be coupled directly to a standard 4 inch diameter, adjustable, 90 degree elbow which creates a 9 inch offset. See photo below. If your same wall offset is 6 inches, you can use the MV-90 and an elbow, taking advantage of its ability to handle misalignment up to 3 inches.
Same wall offsets greater than 9 inches: Simply mount the MV-90 directly behind your dryer, plug the 90 degree elbow into the wall vent, and measure for the required length of rigid metal pipe between them. Make sure to measure from where the pipe will stop on the MV-90 to the stop on the male end of the rigid metal pipe.
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MV-180-Straight Dryer Vent Path
Price: $45.00
The MV-180 can handle offsets of up to 3 inches from center to center. The closer to perfect alignment you can achieve with your installation, the better your vent path and the closer to the wall you can locate your dryer. With perfect alignment, the MV-180 requires 4 inches of clearance behind the dryer. If you have the maximum offset of 3 inches, your dryer will need to sit an additional 3 inches from the wall to allow for a bend radius in the transition duct.
Offsets greater than 3 inches: For offsets greater than 3 inches and less than 6 inches, investigate if it is possible for you to shift the dryer's position in the room, or to relocate the vent in the wall. Otherwise, the MV-Flex is applicable.
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MV-Flex-Any Way Dryer Vent Path
Price: $42.00
The MV-Flex is intended for situations where the dryer vent is located in an awkward place, either where an MV-90 installation would require too many elbows and short pieces of rigid metal pipe, or where the vent alignment is not within the offset limits of the MV-90 and the MV-180 (between 3-6 inches). The MV-Flex allows you to cut a minimum length of a transition duct of your choosing.
You are able to use the shortest piece of transition duct possible to make the connection once your dryer is in its final position, eliminating the extra long hose that typically gets crushed and obstructed behind the dryer. Then simply lift the dryer side union into proximity of the wall mounted unit, completing the connection. The MV-Flex requires manual magnet connection, but gives more leeway with your vent alignment than the self-aligning MagVent models.
Vent's Self-Aligning Models Utilize Zero Flame Spread, UL 2158A Approved Dryerflex Transition Hose.
MagVent's dryer vent products have been created with four guiding objectives:
1. Customer satisfaction: At TLR The Laundry Room our number one goal is customer satisfaction. Whether you install the MagVent dryer transition yourself or leave it to our TLR Laundry Specialist, you can rest assured that your purchase will reward you with increased dryer efficiency and safety with every load washed. Great customer service is essential to customer satisfaction. So whether you're a home owner or a seasoned installer, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We've seen many tricky installations and can help guide you through yours. With TLR Laundry Specialist behind you and your dryer, you’ll know you have done your installation right! And you can have confidence that your home is safer and more efficient.
2. Fire Safety: Dryer fire safety is a serious and often overlooked problem. It is our goal to both increase consumer awareness about the dangers of dryer fires, and to provide the solution, which is a minimum path vent and routine maintenance. MagVent makes maintenance a snap!
3. The 3 E’s: Economy, Energy Efficiency, and the Environment. The 3 E’s are listed in the same point because they are inseparable. MagVent’s ability to provide a convenient minimum path duct, that resists crushing and obstruction, allows the dryer to run at optimum efficiency and save energy. This saves you money and helps conserve your energy resources, which is good for the environment. MagVent, 3 big wins!
4. TLR Laundry Specialist installer, your dryer vent service professional: MagVent is truly born out of the need for TLR to deliver a better vent solution than the traditional mess of flexible transition duct. MagVent has endeavored to simplify the uncertainty in dryer installations by providing a solution that both our professionals and you can feel good about. MagVent: Easy, solid installs that boost dryer efficiency and safety!
Dryer Fires: Is Your Home Safe?
Dryer fires are a lot more common than most people realize . . . Dryer fires account for over 15,000 structural fires each year, resulting in hundreds of injuries and deaths annually in North America alone. These fires cost homeowners almost 100 million dollars in property damages each year (Based on US CPSC 1998 Report on Dryer Fires).
In CPSC’s 2003 Dryer Safety alert, they recommend using rigid or semi-rigid metal ducting as a way to decrease the likelihood of a dryer fire, citing decreased lint accumulation, and more open duct path as the reason. MagVent makes running a minimum path vent of rigid metal duct a snap!
In the same 2003 Dryer Safety alert, they recommend routine cleaning of the duct path, inside the dryer itself and, of course, the lint traps after every load. To best clean the inside of your dryer and the vent path, hire a Dryer Vent specialist. MagVent makes maintenance a breeze.
. . .MagVent and routine dryer maintenance are the solution.
Better Dryer EfficiencyUnderstanding Dryer Efficiency is Easy!
Your clothes dryer is made to remove moisture from a load of wet clothes. It does this by heating air from the living space and blowing in through the load of clothes as they are tumbled to increase the surface area exposed to the heated air. Moisture evaporated from the load is then forced through the lint trap, and out the dryer exhaust system which is vented outside the home. Anything that creates a restriction in the duct path lowers the vent port velocity, and decreases the dryer’s ability to remove the moist air from the clothes drum.
Things that lower vent port velocity:
- Clogged lint trap. (Clean the lint trap after every load.)
- Kinked or crushed transition duct.
- Excessively long duct path.
- Excessive use of bends and turns.
- Rough interior surface of ducting.
- Lint accumulation in vent pipe, transition duct and dryer.
- Vertical vent paths.
MagVent, a properly designed duct system, and routine cleaning are the solution to boost dryer efficiency and save energy!
MagVent helps you run a minimum path dryer vent that boosts dryer efficiency and fire safety. Watch the video to see how MagVent has dryer venting solved!
MagVent's MV-90 magnetically aligned dryer vent coupling is an easy way to run a minimum path dryer vent. Minimum path dryer vents have less resistance to air flow, which increases dryer safety, and makes your dryer perform better.
MagVent's MV-180 magnetically aligned dryer vent coupling is an easy way to run a minimum path dryer vent.
MagVent-Dryer Vent Man shows you how to install MagVent's MV-90 magnetically aligned dryer vent coupling in Dryerbox's DB 350.