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Replace the dryer vent ducting

Swap a foil or plastic hose for rigid or semi-rigid metal duct, kept short and straight, with clamps and foil tape and never screws.

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Unplug the dryer and slide it out from the wall.
If the dryer runs on gas, move it gently and don't disconnect or kink the gas line.
Loosen the clamps and pull the old hose off the dryer and off the pipe in the wall.
Vacuum the lint out of the dryer's outlet and the pipe in the wall, as far as you can reach.
Measure from the dryer's outlet to the wall pipe, with the dryer where it will sit. Short and straight, with as few bends as you can.
Slide one end of the rigid or semi-rigid metal duct over the dryer's outlet and the other over the wall pipe, and tighten a clamp on each.
Wrap foil tape round each joint. Never use screws: their tips catch lint inside.
Plug the dryer in and slide it back slowly, leaving room so the duct doesn't crush.
Run the dryer on air only and check that the flap outside opens and air pushes out strongly.
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