Roof Termination Dryer Vent

Exhaust duct terminations shall be in accordance with the dryer manufacturer s installation instructions.

Roof termination dryer vent.

The new dryerjack is engineered specifically for dryers. A better roof termination 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. Efficient dryer roof termination dryerjacks are the first roof vents designed to meet the more stringent requirements for dryer venting.

Venting dryers to a roof termination or roof cap is very common in the south. Clothes dryer exhaust vent termination at walls or rooftops. Until now however there were no roof terminations that met all of the stringent dryer venting requirements. The position and curvature of the damper combined with collar placement optimize airflow efficiency.

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. 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.