How to do a dryer vent through the slab?
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Bees under house (through vent); how do I get rid of them?
Comments (9)Hi friends, I'm struggling with a similar problem and could really use some advice. I apologize for how long this is, but it's kind of a specific circumstance. My fiancée and I just moved into a little apartment with a lovely little deck that we'd love to be able to use and have friends over on. Unfortunately, the frame of the back door that leads out onto the porch is also the entry point for what appears to be a pretty large nest of honeybees. We have no way of knowing how old this nest is because we moved here from out of state (I've just started grad school in the area) and only discovered the bees when we were moving in (mid-august). The bees certainly aren't aggressive, but I have a crippling fear of all things-with-stingers because of a bad experience when I was very young (I've been stung since then in my life; I know it's not terrible, and that as long as we leave them alone it's highly unlikely, but when is fear ever rational or easily controlled?). I'm beyond disappointed we can't use our porch for this reason��"even opening the back door before they've gone to sleep causes a lot of stress and anxiety��" because it's one of the reasons we chose this place, but much MORE IMPORTANTLY than that, as the weather is starting too cool down here, they are finding their way into the warmth of our living space now and then. THAT I am completely unwilling to deal with in any capacity. Bees are completely unwelcome inside my house. We simply CANNOT tear apart our walls from either side because we do not own this building (nor are we financially-eqipped or have the time to do so), and while our leasing-management was great about sending an exterminator (twice) when we complained, all he did was spray around with some general pesticide that of course didn't even get into hive or probably kill more than a couple of bees if any. From the research I've done, no exterminator is equipped to handle this anyway. We're only going to be here for a few years while I complete my degree, so at this point, I'm not looking for ways to get rid of or move the bees, but ways to minimize our interactions with them so we can just deal with them as a temporary problem and I can function a bit better, with less anxiety issues (since our leasing-office seems disinterested in actually taking care of them, they can deal with every tenent they ever have complaining about them, I guess). We can't locate how the bees get inside the house so we haven't been able to seal it, but if there's some sort of spray or something we can use generally on our walls and in the area to discourage them from coming this direction, that'd be great. Recommendations, traps, or other ways to lure them away from the door/minimize their presence on our porch would also be great, but at this point, the only thing I NEED accomplished is to keep them from coming inside. I am unopposed to any methods that involve killing them. I truly wish I didn't have to, but there's simply no way we can get them moved. When they're outside, that's their business, but bees that come inside my house and violate my safe-space feeling have forfeited all empathy I have for them....See MoreCan a dryer be vented through the roof?
Comments (21)From what I read you are allowed to go through the roof however keep in mind maximum length is 35 ft from the dryer and if you use a 45 degree elbow it is 2.5 ft less to bring it to 32.5 ft and a 90 degree elbow if 5 ft less which is then at 30 ft cause every off set is concidere a constriction now i wouldn’t personally exhaust out the roof cause you would need the proper vent hood to restrict rain and moisture from going back in the vent which if any moisture goes in can create lint gathered by the moisture then when the lint that you thought was getting out was collected by moisture then the dry lint that’s been trapped in the vent can cause a fire and also on another note if you exhaust out the roof regardless of the vent being waterproofed you can still get condensation mostly in the fall and winter...See MoreDraft Through Dryer vent....what to do?....
Comments (4)Hi, I'm sure others will have other ideas (and I cant wait to see them as I'm having same issue as you).. However, I do know they make one type of vent which makes use of a lightweight ball which sits on the opening of the vent.. when dryer is on, there is enough air pressure to move ball up and let exhaust flow... When dryer off, ball sits on the exaust hole thereby preventing back flow... Ball is surrounded by a "cage" so that it does not fly off.. Possible downfall? Is detracting visibly as it is not flush to surface of house.. I don't know where to get one, but I know I've seen them on-line.. If I find, I will repost w/ link...See MoreVenting an electric dryer through PVC pipe
Comments (1)IMHO, PVC is the wrong material, 3" is too small, and 40' is too long. This arrangement will give you trouble -- quite possibly dangerous trouble. Suggest complete re-think about your options....See Moreswampwiz
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