I'm wanting to rearrange our laundry room configuration. This will include running a new dryer vent line. I have been looking at this "Dryer Wall Vent" brand because it is metal and with the door being able to fully open, would be good for cleaning/checking the duct for lint accumulation.
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Does anyone have experience with this brand?
Dryer Wall Vent
Also, I'm looking at the code, Alabama Mechanical Code 2021 section 504.4 (Which is identical to IRC 2021 Section M1502.3.) and it says...
504.4 Exhaust Installation
Dryer exhaust ducts for clothes dryers shall terminate on the outside of the building and shall be equipped with a backdraft damper.
Screens shall not be installed at the duct termination. Ducts shall not be connected or installed with sheet metal screws or other fasteners that will obstruct the exhaust flow. Clothes dryer exhaust ducts shall not be connected to a vent connector, vent or chimney. Clothes dryer exhaust ducts shall not extend into or through ducts or plenums. Clothes dryer exhaust ducts shall be sealed in accordance with Section 603.9.
Exhaust System Outlets
504.4.1 Termination Location
Exhaust duct terminations shall be in accordance with the dryer manufacturer's installation instructions. Where 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, including openings in ventilated soffits.
504.4.2 Exhaust Termination Outlet and Passageway Size
The passageway of dryer exhaust duct terminals shall be undiminished in size and shall provide an open area of not less than 12.5 square inches (8065 mm2).
Ron Note: 4” dia duct = 12.570” circumference = 12.470 Sq IN.
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Given the code, It seems that locating the vent termination under a soffit is okay if there is no soffit vent within 3 feet? Is that that what you would assume?