How to Make ● SODA BOTTLE DRYER VENT ● Seals out cold 100%
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Is your laundry room freezing cold in the winter? That's because the vent flaps are staying open from lint build-up!! A very cold laundry room lead me to make my own pop bottle dryer vent from a 2L soda bottle. Vents that you buy are poorly moulded and have little sharp edges that are like little hooks to grab lint and over time it builds and builds until the flaps stay open. Lint build-up was holding the dryer vent flaps open allowing cold air to flow back down the vent pipe and into the house causing an extremely cold laundry room!. Very easy to make this dryer vent from a 2L soda bottle and a PVC elbow. It seals 100% and does not allow cold air back into the house, lint can't obstruct and hold this cola bottle vent open and stays lint free due to it's levitating feature and it's totally smooth surfaces. Lint isn't able to cling to anything. All of the surfaces are smooth.
Make sure you have plenty of overhang on your house to prevent rain from hitting it. It seals well to keep the cold out but is not water tight. - Навчання та стиль
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Dare I say... genius??
Maybe not. So simple, but effective.
But maybe - just maybe - we're in the presence of genius. Real, uncomplicated genius.
Thanks for sharing, Chris. Your 'mower- oil- drain- suction- method with the shop vac' is TRULY genius.
lol! Genius? I don't know about that! Thanks!
It's pretty cool.
I'd add a rain shedding roof over that pop bottle top "bucket". Just a little roof made just like the sides would do it.
This is genius.
Very cool. Genius as someone said. TFS
I freakin' love it!
Just saw this one. Pretty good idea. I like the rain roof suggestion below. A hard rain would add weight to your 2L bottle top and hold it down. So a simple rain diverter over the top would be great. Nice how you figured out how to weight the bottle top down just right so it floats in the exhaust air flow.
That's awesome. Am gonna do some of your projects. I hadn't thought of some of the ideas posted. Thanks. Gotta keep the hands busy.
+StillRockinPDX Keeping the hands and mind busy is what it's all about.
Looks good. I watched because I thought you were showing the internal system. Then you not only eliminate cold, but you add hot air to the house, and some humidity. You just have to have a system to capture the extra humidity. But it ends up saving some money because it adds heat to the house.
Thanks I need to get a new one too. If rain is an issue folks could put a roof over it that has a few inches between it and the sides.
Wow! I'm going to try this today! Thanks. Love creative people. Great job.
What about when it rains and the 2 ltr top fills up with water?
In some instances you will need to have a small shield.
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What a fantastic solution!!
amazing, i would never guessed on using a pop bottle top for that.
Great idea and video.
Thanks for sharing.
Great invention! Rain? No problem. Too bad I didn't read all the comments before making mine. Gotta re-work it now. But a simple solution is to build the box front and back wall mounts higher than the sides. Add a top. Add screen to the sides at the top of each one. (ex. use 8"x10 "for the front, use 10" wall mounts, use 8"x8" sides). Also, I had the same issue with the bottle sticking in the elbow. Your update is on the mark. A short piece of 4" pvc in the elbow works well to stop sticking issues. Thanks.
this is brilliant, especially since 1-dryer's lint catcher should be doing its job and 2-cleaning the dryer vents is required upkeep. i do agree the cover should have a solid top for rain/snow/debris - cut the front in half for a top and bottom, then switch the top mesh with the front's top half. i guess it gets more complex at this point, but still a brilliant idea. thank you.
Terrific video ...Very ingenious..
Brilliant !
Brilliant.
Excellent
Cool Hack!!!😁👍🏻
All your videos are thoughtful and filled with ingenuity. Did you teach for a living?
Genius! Chris, you are my new fav channel! Canadian too :)
Wow, you are so smart!
Thank you 🤗
Amazing hack. I totally thought that this was going to be a hack, in a bad way, but no. This is a very creative solve. Three questions/thoughts: 1) how does it handle freakish gusts of wind? Clearly the weight would help a lot with that; 2) how does it handle a deluge of rain or snow (maybe not an issue for me)? ; 3) maybe extend the top of the 90 2" with a tiny section of 4" drain pipe to move the tip of the bottle from the apex of the 90 and reduce the ID a small amount (issue that point out).
If either are an issue over time, I think both could be solved by anything like an extension of the top that looks like a roof with like 16 square inches of wire mesh at the sides (or a couple of your rings for the squirrels). Or, assuming the slope of the horizontal run from the 90 is towards the outside, simply drill a 3/8" hole at the bottom of the 90 and through the bottle cap to drain the water out. This might have the added benefit of the hot dryer air cleaning and the inside of the floating section.
Keep up the good work!
Great idea
+Allen James Thanks. It works incredibly well.
They make a product that does this. Had it on my last house for over 20 years - had to be cleaned occasionally but it was easy to open up. See Amazon for the Lambro 289W Dryer Vent Seal, 4"
just bought that Lambro and wish I had seen this first!! Brilliant!
Hint: Put the mesh vents on the side and not the top...to keep rain from filling the soda bottle top.
DAMNIT!!! now that is a tip...🧐🧐🧐🧐 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾.. how freakin cool is this
great ideas can always be imprved upon, nice job. those that cannot be positive missed\flunkd their scence\math classes.
I think this is a great idea , subscribing
Thanks.
why not put a little chain or wire through the lid and fix to the 90 so it won't fly out if its windy/rainy?
good job. Chris notap
Good job, but need a little improvement, because what if it's raining when the dryer in operation ?
Smart
Keep in mind, the crimped end of the pipe should be pointed outward
Chris is definitely an ingenious fellow, and I truly love this idea. Don't want any screws in these pipes, and the direction of the crimps could be an issue. I'm sure Chris has workmen ship that is beyond what I could ever do and the crimps are totally flattened inside the pipe😊 I remain: Stunningly Impressed by this idea!
Rain / freeze in fall and spring will weight down that cone. I'd put a removable top on the box and let it vent out the bottom.
A top interrupts the air flow. I have 2.5 feet of overhang on my house. It hasn't frozen or filled with water since putting this video up. Continues to do the job.
Could you use the galvanized pipe up to the bottle top?
Great idea. It’s is always a concern and people laugh when I suggest cleaning the system.
That's a good idea but the thing is during rain the precipitation would drop in the soda bottle tip.
True. The overhang on my house protects it and I haven't had an issue.
@@chrisnotap you could drill vents into the walls of your box and put a clear, solid lid on the top to keep any water from ever filling the bottle, and you'd be able to see into the box too.
You've had an excellent idea there.
What happens when the pop top fills with rain?
Might want to put a hood a few inches above the top screen.
Looks good other than you have the crimp ass backwards. The airflow should be going over the crimp and not into the crimped end. That applies to all plumbing type of fitting.
How do you get around the fact that the dryer hose goes over (and not inside) the crimp end of the duct behind the dryer? Same principal? Problem? Nope.
It's good idea, but it may collecting rain or snow in winter. I suggest to cover the top and to make vent on sides right and left.
When you did the modification, make the video to watch
Great video Chris! Doesn't the lint get caught on the rodent prevention screen?
you are the 2L pop bottle man... :)
I love the ingenuity; nice project. I saw this was posted a few years back; is there an update on it? Any revisions to it? Thank you!
Yes there is one update. The bottle diameter is too close in diameter to the diameter of the white pvc elbow. When conditions are just right, the pvc expands a bit. When the dryer shuts off, the pop bottle pieces sits down a smidge lower. It then cools and the pop bottle piece gets lightly stuck in the elbow. Has happened twice. I corrected the problem by taking a short piece of 4" pvc pipe and placed it in the elbow to reduce the diameter of the hole. Problem solved.
Chris Notap thanks for update; appreciate it!
What if, instead of that washer, you filled the bottle top with insulating foam?
what if you took the bottom of the pop bottle and attached it to the top that way when it rains it won't fill up with water?
That would work I would think. I''l have to try that. Thanks.
I think that's a good idea too, but you'd have to make sure the sides of the pop bottle are bigger than the pipe. Or place a skirt around it. Otherwise rain would still get in when the bottle goes up.
does it collect any water from rain?
I have an overhang on my house and that is not an issue.
Until it rains bud
Don't need the top open
The sides can have holes below the top of the ell and the bottom is open. All openings are covered with rodent screening. Good to go. I'm going to make one too.
He did say 10 months with no problem so I'm guessing this wall might be sheltered enough to prevent that, I too had that thought the moment I saw it
I wonder if the dryer has to work harder to blow the same amount of air when the vent is somewhat obstructed 🤔 I mean, it does take energy to lift that bottle top, right?
It’s pretty darn light weight.
@@chrisnotap Seems to me that your method requires less force to open than some of the vents that have springs holding the vent closed.
I came across this video while researching ways to keep cold air out of my dryer- my wife put wet clothes in there but didn't turn the dryer on and they froze! We were watching your video- I want to do this but she is worried about what the insurance company would think. Would an installation like this be acceptable to a home inspector? I'm just wondering about that part.
That's a good question. I look at it this way. The vent that was originally there was plastic with the little flaps and I just replaced it with plastic (the bottle top) so really , what's the difference. I was just tired of having a very cold laundry room.
You explained everything nicely but... what’s the box / screen made of? How do you seal the screen. It was a VERY good video you just missed how to make the box.
The boxis made from 3/4" plywood. Dimensions are 14" x 8" x 8". 1/2" mesh works great. 4 small screws with washers holds the mesh to the box. I have an overhang on my house that protects it from rain. If you don't have an overhang this may not be for you. Thanks.
@@chrisnotap Or just fashion a roof for the box with vents to the side.
how do you stop water from rain adding up in it?
If you make this, it's best if your house has overhang. Mine does and I don't have an issue.
Do you have to empty the soda bottle after every rain or snow?
That's not a problem since it is under 2 feet of overhang on my house.
hmmm... what about areas that get a lot of rain, I cant see water Not seeping or running down the dryer vent, esp when the rain collects in the plastic coke bottle and runs over the edge. I cant see "the seal" being tight enough to keep rain out...
You're right. A good overhang on your house prevents rain from getting to it, otherwise a weather cap is needed.
If that bottle fills with water it will be too heavy to work properly.
That’s still easy to work around by making A frame roof on the box stop looking for the negative in someone’s great idea 💡
What about rain getting into the bottle top?
I recommend only on a house with an overhang
@@chrisnotap What about drilling a hole in the bottom of the 90?
Where is the lint going? Do you not want lint to escape? I was always taught that if the lint cannot escape it's basically staying in your vent, causing a fire and not allowing your clothes to dry correctly.
+Stephanie Hyder The lint escapes. That's why this works so well. No little plastic edges to trap the lint and clog it up.
I thought this would be a way to vent dryer inside 😣 The vents usually come with a flap that keeps it closed.
Lint holds those flaps open over time and cold air enters your house.
nice informative video, exactly what I wanted. Pest, birds, etc. are getting in to the 2nd story, and I am a newbie on thus. Can you give me the approximate material list, dimensions of the wood, etc. what did you use to adhere the screen cloth to the wood.? is the vent screening different from the .25 inch screen cloth roll from the big box store? how did you attach it to the exterior wall. I have stucco ext. in Los Angeles, California. There's no collection of lint that you need to maintain, remove the pest guard ? thanks.
How is it not filling with water when it rains? the bottle top? How is their no lint expelled into the box and building up on the bottom screen?
A screen like a square piece of wood on top of the box’s screen should help in my opinion. Just big enough to block the rain from getting into the pipe but small enough to let the hot air escape.
Another solution would be to make an actual box but have a hinge on the top in order to close the box on days when the dryer is not in use. Would require walking outside but at least you’ll be %100 sure that no unexpected rain showers will catch you off guard… Especially if you live in Florida.
and what abt the rain water ?
thats what i was thinking. rain it needs i tiny roof. make sure to put a nice roof. no need to look ghetto lol
What of it rains? That bottle top os gonna fill up with water thru screen top and it wont lift up????
Only use this if you have an overhang on your house. I do and I don't have an issue with rain.
@@chrisnotap Or you could just move the vent holes to the sides and have the top protected.
@@simonduffy99 Good ideas except when the Hornets, wasps and those kind insects dicover such a nice place to build their own nests
Till the dryer runs and the carbon monoxide kills them
@@justinpeters7166 so I guess it only kills the vast majority of people who have a gas or propane dryer.... or not
You are dangerous with soda bottles ;-)
I seem to find another use for them each time and look at one!!
I’m confused on the Lint-Free part Chris, please help me understand why your system eliminates the Lint! My Dryer expels line, not excessive amounts but after 10 months my little wood box might have been full of sock lint . Nick
+Chris Notap - It's just there was no lint in the wood box or on the upper and lower screens - I'm going to give it a try, thanks
the dryer screen isn't catching lint as it should. the more lint in the line the more you will get outside.
PVC and the pop bottle top could catch on fire! Have you thought of using metal instead?
I think before the pvc and pop bottle catch fire, the clothes in the dryer will be fully engulfed!!
do your clothes catch fire? idiot
the actual vents for dryers are made from pvc
plastic melts, not code, squirrels and rats will chew threw it, yeah no lint on the out side bc it is getting stuck in you vent, seeing lint is a good sign its working correctly, u can buy other hoods, when the dryers off the flap is sealed shut,
yes and those are made out of plastic too idiot.
Brilliant!
Terrific video...very ingenious....