Flat Roof Dryer Vents

The new dryerjack is engineered specifically for dryers.

Flat roof dryer vents.

These terminals need to be cleaned on a regular basis to prevent lint buildup. It has a 4 12 inch diameter collar that excepts typical residential dryer exhaust conduit. Dryerjacks are the first roof vents designed to meet the more stringent venting requirements of dryer exhaust systems. Unlike the vents shown above left the dryerjack affects airflow by less than 01 water column inches of pressure.

Dryer vents with screens are a hazard. The bk roof vent is designed for use with bathroom or kitchen venting systems. Combustion air intakes for furnaces can only have 1 4 minimum so they don t clog and this was for a dryer which is only supposed to have a flapper no screen. Famco manufactures high quality roof vents wall vents gable vents soffit vents chimney caps.

This medium sized galvalume roof cap has a plate flange size of 12 wide x 12 and the structure is 6 wide x 8 and about 9 high. Roof vent kit bath and dryer in bronze model rvk346011 27 97 27 97. The jv roof vent is for use on any roofing material. Broan surfaceshield vital vio powered exhaust fan w led light antibacterial light.

Per building codes there is no screen in this vent as it is exclusively designed for clothes dryers. These vents come with a damper to prevent backdraft and removable screen and with or without a stem for flex or hard pipe connections. The vent you found is not the best for venting the dryer as it is hard to clean hard to see if it needs cleaning and has lots of obstacles that promote lint build up. I finally replaced an old dryer vent that the roofer installed on a re roof job years ago.

Dryer vents flush wall vent w gasket damper no screen low profile dryer exhaust 26 gauge zinc aluminum metal. 1 inch up to 14 inches. Dia aura pvc vent cap exhaust with adapter for schedule 40 or schedule 80 pvc pipe in black model av 4 pvc bl. Active ventilation 4 in.

Shorter duct runs created by venting the dryer straight through the roof can improve drying efficiency and lessen lint buildup. They meet or exceed all code requirements and deliver superior airflow efficiency. Free delivery with 45 order. Everything from flat pitch roof flashing up to 12 12 pitch.

This one had 1 8 screen too. Dryer vents should always be vented through the side of the house and not vented through the roof and ideally the exit should be fairly close to the ground. For flat roofs with the potential of more than 2 inches of flooding due to scuppers or drains getting clogged a vertically extended vent will be required. Fans with surfaceshield technology combine the power of broan nutone s bathroom ventilation fans with vital vio s led light technology to prevent the growth of bacteria mold yeast and fungi.

Considering that back pressure higher than 6 wci is generally recognized as inefficient you can see that venting through the roof with non dryer specific vents is immediately problematic.