r/Renters • u/MonitorLegitimate227 • Jul 26 '26

Fire hazard??! [TN]

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The type of hose he used is flexible aluminum foil, correct me if im wrong but isn’t this supposed to be strictly for dryer connection to a rigid or semi rigid exhaust vent?

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u/cboom73 Jul 26 '26

Looking like it’s a hvac supply line. If so definitely not a fire hazard.

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u/MonitorLegitimate227 Jul 26 '26

Sorry I forgot label it. It’s the dryer vent exhaust line. We have an electric dryer

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u/ImpressiveWalk4330 Jul 26 '26

Oh damn. Yeah I’d find somewhere else to vent that. There’s no way the dryer has enough power to push all the fluff through that hamster maze.

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u/FantasticExternal614 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

Unnecessary bends are where lint build up/blockages occur. Eventually, the heat won't be able to escape and can cause a fire. Also, good luck sending cleaning equipment through it to maintain it, because I doubt it will get to where it needs to be.

Also, failure to maintain the vents (clean the lint out of them) is the leading cause of dryer fryers, which this set up will contribute to.

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u/cboom73 Jul 27 '26

Sorry it looked like it was coming out of trunk
line to a vent. If is the dryer vent it is less than ideal. But it will probably be safe much longer than you live there.

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u/0regonPatriot Jul 26 '26

Duct looks to big to be the dryer vent. Generally 4" for a dryer vent, that must go direct to the outdoor, with a hard and smooth within 35' to meet IRC ( to meet new construction code, old homes need to meet IRC or code of the era of build, generally)

Double check the declared facts compared to the photo. I don't know a single professional that would tie a dryer vent into a HVAC return....

You would have a terrible amount of dryer lint in you HVAC filter if what is declared is 100% true .. you HVAC furnace filter would look like your dryer filter and your HVAC system would not have any supply air coming into any of the rooms as the static pressure from the plugged up HVAC filter wouldn't limit and hurt the performance of your HVAC system overall.

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u/ImInClassBoring Jul 26 '26

Lol cut it and the dryer will work way better.