When the inspector looked this house over one of the treats he discovered was that the breaker box was full of lint from the dryer. Clearly this was considered a fire hazard, so cleaning the box, deducting the dryer and having the box inspected by an electrician was added to our request to remedy. Soon after the previous owner presented us with a document from an electrician clearing the box. We were left believing that all was well.
When Sears came to deliver our washer and dryer they informed me that since we had plastic venting running through the wall that they were not allowed tom complete the installation, but if I was to remedy the plastic venting they will come back and finish the install free of charge. I thanked them for their time and sent them on their way, assured of my ability to run a bit of dryer hose myself.
When I got down to it I discovered that the plastic hose ran into the wall, and on the other side of the walls air-gap, a second plastic hose continued the trip to the exterior vent. By design the dryer had been forcing its pressure into the wall, with a certain percentage of it managing to find its way out the other side. No wonder there was lint in the breaker box, the box represented the closest, easiest place for the pressure to escape.
I ran a 2 foot length of galvanized ducting through the previous hole (no need to cut, it fit just fine), attached one piece of flexi-duct to one side and one to the other, and ran the second tube to the wall. All their was to it; it took about 10 minutes. This is quite an abysmal sign for the general maintenance of the rest of this place. I expect there will be a number of surprises to come.
