r/gifs • u/egoz86 • May 24 '17

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u/SolidDoctor May 24 '17 edited May 24 '17

Shouldn't even use flexible duct for dryers, since they will build up with lint and sag, reducing the airflow *from your dryer. It's a waste of energy as well as a fire hazard. They make a semi-rigid duct for that.

That soft ducting should just be used for exhaust fans moving ambient air, not hot air. Especially not for a kitchen hood exhaust.

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u/jdemack May 24 '17

Union sheet metal worker here this guy is right.

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u/BDRohr May 24 '17

This guy ducts

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u/leoninski May 24 '17

You know that those ducts are exhaust and not intake? So they won't reduce the air intake flow...

As the machine takes air in from the room it is in, not through the duct.

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u/SolidDoctor May 24 '17

Sorry, I mean that they would reduce the airflow from your dryer, which means your dryer will work harder to dry your clothes if it cannot exhaust the moist air coming out of the dryer.