While this is the ideal rarely is it the case anymore. Builders opt for making the laundry room more convenient to the kitchen which more often than not is in the central part of the home. As a chimney sweep for 40 years who tackled dryer vents early I learned convincing builders to alter their habits is futile much to the peril of homeowners. We suggest rerouting the vent up and out the roof. This is not optimum but normally the only feasible way to do it. The pipe should be metal but not aluminum and each joint should be taped with METAL tape not duct tape which will fail after a few years of heated use. Dryer vents can only be 35 feet long according to building codes and each 90 degree bend subtracts 5 feet from that total. Slab vents have 4- 90's thereby making the legal limit of the vent to be only 15 feet long. Rarely are they that short. The cleaning procedure detailed above is normal and time consuming but necessary for this faulty dryer vent design. As dryer vent cleaners we have perfected a system that works most of the time yet there are those that must be rerouted to be made more efficient.

building codes say no more then 14 feet with 2 90 elbows, unless the manufacturer specificly states it will work with longer vent runs. I think the Duet WED9400S can go up to about 65 foot. Lg dryers are another with long vent runs. It also depends on your duct work. Solid metal vent pipe is best. The white vynal is not allowed anymore. Michael

Oasis is a marketing name. The model number tag on the machine is much more specific, should be somewhere around the loading port visible when the door is open. The serial number is coded for the year and week of manufacture. Cite it here if you want to know the age more precisely. Dryers are simple machines (gas is a bit more complex with the burner components), typically valid to repair if not physically cratered from abuse or a needed part hasn't gone unavailable. I refurbed some common mechanical wear-parts (belt & rollers) on my neighbor's 20yo dryer last June for $73 parts cost, it oughta run another 10 to 20 years.

A side view of the Deflecto Super Guard Vent has tabs on the side that with a flat head screw driver, you should be able to push in the tabs and pry it off.