Roof Termination Dryer Vent

Clothes dryer exhaust vent termination at walls or rooftops.

Roof termination dryer vent.

The position and curvature of the damper combined with collar placement optimize airflow efficiency. They meet or exceed all code requirements and deliver superior airflow efficiency. Exhaust duct terminations shall be in accordance with the dryer manufacturer s installation instructions. If the manufacturer s instructions do not specify a termination location the exhaust duct shall terminate not less than 3 feet 914 mm in any direction from openings into buildings.

Clothes dryer vents should terminate outdoors and should be screened enough to prevent entry by animals as well as to minimize cold back drafting when the dryer is not in operation. Unlike the vents shown above left the dryerjack affects airflow by less than 01 water column inches of pressure. The new dryerjack is engineered specifically for dryers. Since many laundry rooms are located in the middle of the house and so many homes are single story with easy to walk on roof slopes about 6 12 venting the dryer to the roof makes the most sense shortest run with least amount of elbows.

Venting dryers to a roof termination or roof cap is very common in the south. Until now however there were no roof terminations that met all of the stringent dryer venting requirements.