I Installed My Own Dryer Vent Hose!

Hello there!  How ya doing?  I'm HOT! This Texas weather and I are not friends right now! I love Summer the best, but when its over 100 degrees for days on end, its no longer fun to me.

Let's get to this story I have to tell you.  As I've told you previously, I moved into my new house in December 2021. 

This is NOT my current laundry room, but it once was! Read about it here.

My house is very small.  I actually don't have a laundry room here at my new home.  Yep, you read that right, no laundry room.  When I came to look at the house as a potential purchase, the washer was in the kitchen and the dryer was in the dining room. I was like, uh, no thank you, that WILL NOT work for me!  No worries, I fixed it.....well, I had it fixed.

 

In January 2022, I had plumbing and electrical installed in the garage so I could have my machines out there and NOT inside my house.  With the current streak of 100 degree days we are having, it is not idea, but I'm making it work because it is still definitely better than the machines being in my kitchen/dining room.

When the installation guys left that day they said they would order the vent hose and be back to install it when it came in.

Now you're probably wondering, "Why are YOU installing the dryer vent hose?"  Because, they NEVER came back to finish the job!  And yes, I called and messaged them several times to no avail!

In the winter, this was not a problem because it actually helped heat up the garage.  When hot weather hit, it was miserable. Oh my goodness!

In June I decided to try and install the vent hose myself.  I ordered THIS kit from Amazon and it was less that $40.   Spoiler alert: It was so easy to install, especially for this non-handy person!

Here are all the pieces.  Easy, right?!  The directions were very easy to follow as well.

Here's how I installed the dryer vent hose:

I cleaned up the area first, imma a weirdo like that.  I used my shop vac to clean up all the fuzz bunnies that were made behind the dryer while there was no vent hose for the past 6 months.

Read all the directions, there is not many and they are easy to follow.  There is some slight assembly required before attaching the hose to the vent and the dryer.

 

I attached the outside vent end first, making sure it was snug and secure.  The clear vinyl gaskets you saw up above are what makes the installation so easy and like magic.

 Then, I attached the hose to the dryer. Again, like magic, its snug and secure.

I moved the dryer back into place, plugged it in and did a test run to make sure all was good.

This is me checking to make sure I didn't crush the hose and/or it didn't come off the dryer while in motion.  It's all good! Woohoo!  I did it! :)

To be honest, I know this wasn't the hardest task to achieve, but I was quite proud that I could get it hooked up and going all by myself!  I'm not the handiest person after all!

I'm also learning that I can do things for myself, things that I have not had to do in my life so far. Yay me!

I hope this helps some other person out there that needed encouragement to get what seems to be "hard" tasks done.

If you loved any of these ideas and want to save them for later, be sure to pin it to your favorite Pinterest board.  I have a Pinterest board set up for all kinds of things and ideas for the home and its called For My Home.  I'm pinning something new on Pinterest every day. Won't you join me?

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