Non restrictive dryer roof vent termination complies with imc 504 4 irc 1502 3 material.
Flat roof dryer vent termination.
Exhaust duct terminations shall be in accordance with the dryer manufacturer s installation instructions.
The new dryerjack is engineered specifically for dryers.
At less than 5 1 2 above the roof plane it is also low profile for minimal visibility.
Clothes dryer exhaust vent termination at walls or rooftops.
Its precision tuned design creates no resistance giving a level of performance previously unavailable in our industry.
Until now however there were no roof terminations that met all of the stringent dryer venting requirements.
Termination cap for an electric clothes dryer on a flat roof venting an electric clothes dryer through a roof is fine and allowed and the vent termination caps for a pitched roof are also fine but what about a termination cap for a flat roof.
26 gauge galvalume single unit weight.
Djk486u the new dryerjack series hoods are roof vent terminations specifically designed for dryer venting.
Venting dryers to a roof termination or roof cap is very common in the south.
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.
Bath exhaust vent fans range hoods doorbells fresh air systems specialty ventilation heating.
Broan nutone roof cap for flat roof aluminum up to 12 inch round duct.
Broan nutone 8 inch roof cap for flat roof aluminum.
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.
Shorter duct runs created by venting the dryer straight through the roof can improve drying efficiency and lessen lint buildup.
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.
For medium snowfall zones and or higher profile roof tiles select the larger model 486 which is as efficient but taller.
