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File description: Dyer venting rule of thumb Your name: (optional)
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Having just discovered "the hard way" that you can have too much ducting on
a dryer, you might want to check the limits before you undertake this. I
extended my venting to go thru the garage and out the back of the house.
Afterwards I found the dryer worked poorly, and burnt out the heating
element. Turns out the max distance for venting is 30 feet, and each elbow
(90 degree turn) counts as ten feet...