The hardware store was visited this morning and a very helpful worker escorted
me to the dryer vent stock. We chatted about my dryer vent being so close to
the ground (12"-18") and he offered suggestions for raising it which I may or may not
someday execute. I got to see the ginger cat grooming itself atop a box and the black sauntered past me on the way through the store.
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| Packed. |
When I took the screws out and tried to pull the old vent
cap off, there was an extensive ring of silver duct tape at the juncture of the
cap and the metal part from the inside. I fought it off with the aid of the
screw driver. Once liberated, I could see there was about an inch of solidified
lint tightly packed against the screen. It was impressive how dense it was.
Behind the dense pack was another couple inches of fluffy lint. That part was only a tiny bit icky.
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| Slightly less simple in real life. |
The picture instructions on the box looked straightforward
enough, just slip the cap over the metal part and screw it on. It wasn’t that
easy. The metal part of the vent seemed a smidge larger than the plastic part
and was hard to get them joined. Then, it got trickier. The outer frame is
slightly wider on the new cap and the screw holes didn’t match the previous
screw holes. The skirting material is sculpted to look like rock and isn't flat so the larger frame of the vent didn't sit flush. Ugh.
It was cold out (in the 30s), and as my quick swap out project
blossomed into a lengthier project, I just wanted it to be done. The idea of it being done well was rapidly slipping away as a requirement. Two screws were set in the existing
holes and two screws were at screwy angles to reach the other existing holes
and a bunch of duct tape was used around the frame to cover gaps. When it’s
warmer out there will be a proper redo.
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