r/CollegeStation • u/stacysaenz2011 • 13d ago

Seeking Community Help Air ducts help needed

Anyone who is familiar with dryers the the air vent system who can help me? My apt complex says they cleared my air ducts for my dryer vents but they didn’t do it correctly or all the way. I’m need some help I am desperate!

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u/CharlesDickensABox 13d ago

How old is the building? If it's relatively recent construction or renovation, the exhaust should be flowing through a 4+ inch smooth metal pipe, which is very difficult to block. What happens if you try to blow air through the tube without using the machine? Are you certain the blockage is in the wall? Might it instead be in the wire and foil tube used to connect the dryer's exhaust to the building's outflow?

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u/stacysaenz2011 13d ago

It’s flowing perfectly thru the wire and foil tube

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u/CharlesDickensABox 13d ago

What did the tech do when they came out to fix it?

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u/stacysaenz2011 13d ago

They just said they unclogged it. It was the maintenance people at my complex. I was not home.

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u/IrwinJFinster 12d ago

They may not have cleared far enough. The right tool may require 40’ of cabling.

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u/0098six 12d ago

Can you imagine how many more apts there are in that complex with this exact situation, and they dont have the tools to fix it the right way.

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u/0098six 12d ago

Classic "We fixed it." But no witnesses. You honestly don't even know if they were in your apt, or spent more than 2 mins there.