maddfrog
New Member
I recently installed a new dryer in our laundry room/bathroom. The room is extremely small and the dryer needs to be pushed flush to the wall. The vent exits to the rear, straight through wall and into the garage. It then turns 90 degrees, runs about 60" along the inside of the garage wall and then turns 90 degrees more and exits through the garage wall to the outside of the house.
I was hoping that someone could suggest a way to seal the opening around the vent pipe where it enters the garage. Because of the tight fit, I had to attach the straight piece to the dryer with a clamp and seal it with foil tape before I pushed the dryer back tight to the wall. If I need to move the dryer for any reason, that straight pipe needs to be able to slide back into the room along with the dryer (after I disconnect the elbow in the garage of course)
The local appliance supply shop couldn't come up with anything except expanding foam, which won't work for me because it'll fix that straight piece in place. Is there some kind of gasket or trim ring that can be used on the garage side around the pipe? It's a sheetrock wall...
I was hoping that someone could suggest a way to seal the opening around the vent pipe where it enters the garage. Because of the tight fit, I had to attach the straight piece to the dryer with a clamp and seal it with foil tape before I pushed the dryer back tight to the wall. If I need to move the dryer for any reason, that straight pipe needs to be able to slide back into the room along with the dryer (after I disconnect the elbow in the garage of course)
The local appliance supply shop couldn't come up with anything except expanding foam, which won't work for me because it'll fix that straight piece in place. Is there some kind of gasket or trim ring that can be used on the garage side around the pipe? It's a sheetrock wall...