Reddit reviews Gardus RLE202 LintEater Rotary Dryer Vent Cleaning System, Removes Lint & Extends Up to 12’ with 4 Flexible 3' Rods, Includes Bonus Lint Trap Brush, Blockage Removal Tool, Vacuum & Dryer Adapters

Runs are the duct work that moves the warm/cool air from your HVAC to your rooms.

You don't need to buy anything expensive for outlets. Buy a small roll of fiberglass insulation and some gloves. Remove outlet covers stuff a bit of insulation in the space outside the box. Don't pack it, it is supposed to be loose. Replace cover. This is only an issue on exterior walls and usually if they need to be insulated the entire wall needs to be.

Get a free energy audit from your power company. Usually you get some free CFL/LED bulbs, a low flow showerhead, water heater blanket, and faucet aerators for free.

If you don't have water efficient toilets fill a liter bottle with water and put it in the tank.

Caulk around your windows.

Use plastic sheets on windows.

If you live in a warm area put heat reflecting window film on your southern windows.

Turn water heater down to 140F (no lower or it could culture Legionella bacteria)

If your water heater is over 15 years old, look at replacing soon. They like to die catastrophically when you are least prepared.

Go into your attic with a flashlight after a heavy rain. Look for damp wood or rot. If you find any, you need to have roof repair/replacement. It's expensive but costs a lot less than all the fixes you'll have to do from water damage.

Make sure your gutters have downspouts that lead water away from your foundation.

Replace any frequently used lights with LED.

Get a nice sink strainer to prevent clogging in the kitchen sink.

Do not pour grease down the drain.

Do not flush anything other than toilet paper. No pads, tampons, or their wrapping, condoms, "flushable wipes", paper towels, etc. Shit, Piss, and TP only.

Disconnect the dryer vent and clean it all out. If it's plastic or thin foil, replace it with metal.

I bought one of these kits and cleaned my dryer vents myself. the amount of lint I got out was amazing. enough to fill a tall kitchen trash bag.

All you need is something like this https://www.amazon.com/Gardus-RLE202-LintEater-10-Piece-Cleaning/dp/B0014CN8Y8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504584607&sr=8-1&keywords=linteater

I have one for 14' of vent, works great.

http://www.amazon.com/Gardus-RLE202-LintEater-10-Piece-Cleaning/dp/B0014CN8Y8
This is the best way to clean your vents, done from the outside with the dryer running and on air fluff only (no heat, you'll break the dryer other wise)
Source: Professional appliance repair guy here.

Check out the Linteater (Gardus RLE202 LintEater 10-Piece Rotary Dryer Vent Cleaning System https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0014CN8Y8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_A9OJBbB2KXJDC)

Yes, it is made for cleaning dryer vents but it comes with a cutter attachment (shown in one the pictures) and can be used to clean out things like gutters. Might work for your case depending on how far you need it to extend.

I clean the dryer vents for all of my HVAC maintenance customers. I use this. Works amazingly.

We had one just like it. Every year or two you have to take it apart and clean it like you did. The actual lint filter screen on those is very ineffective.

I also found a lot of lint had gotten into the tube this connects to and to the actual vent run to the outside. There are a variety of cleaning kits out there. I can't find the one I have, but this is an example of one.

As /u/abc1001xyz said, 30 feet would be longer than what residential code normally allows. Get this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014CN8Y8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 along with the 12 foot extension kit. That'll take you 24 feet. Or if you can do it from both the outside and the inside, you should be able to cover that distance.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014CN8Y8

You probably want one of these for its intended purpose anyway.

Oh i didnt think about going to attic and disconnecting the vent pipe. But what if I cannot find any way to disconnect event other than cutting it. Is that OK? I just ordered
http://www.amazon.ca/Gardus-RLE202-LintEater-10-Piece-Cleaning/dp/B0014CN8Y8

Not OP but here http://www.amazon.com/Gardus-RLE202-LintEater-10-Piece-Cleaning/dp/B0014CN8Y8

here you go

I second checking the dryer vent for lint build up. Its super easy to clean your dryer vent with a shop vac and one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Gardus-RLE202-LintEater-10-Piece-Cleaning/dp/B0014CN8Y8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1520883654&sr=8-4&keywords=Dryer+vent+cleaner

I've done this... Go to amazon and buy this:

http://www.amazon.com/Gardus-RLE202-LintEater-10-Piece-Cleaning/dp/B0014CN8Y8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=8-1&keywords=dryer+vent+cleaning

Then buy the extension length you need here:

http://www.amazon.com/Gardus-R3203612-LintEater-12-Foot-Extension/dp/B001652LO6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=8-3&keywords=dryer+vent+cleaning


Follow the instructions and for the love of god do not put your drill in reverse!!!

I bought a new house the dryer would not vent at all. I had to use the claw at first and pulled out socks, underwear and literally a giant pile of lint. It would fill your avg kitchen sink. Once done put your shop vac on the end and blow out the loose stuff. If you don't own a shop vac, now is the time to buy one.

I now once a year clean my vents and I've used it for many other projects.

You could always use a linteater

I purchased one and it does a great job. My dryer is located on the second floor, it goes up the wall, and through the attic out the roof the roof.

Buy one time, you can use it many times. You could probably get away with the lower-cost version, or something similar to this.

What I done was, when I put all the rods together, I went ahead and used electrical tape and taped the joints just in case, that way they didn’t come apart in the middle of the duct.

I try to do what things I can around the house, the things I cannot do I’ll call a professional for.

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