Dryer venting question #2

[Scoot]

A question for you fellas- we have our washer and dryer in a very small laundry room. As it's arranged now, the washer and dryer doors open towards and hit each other. My wife's always complaining about it being a pain in the butt, becuase it's tough to transfer clothes with the doors hitting each other and in the way. I looked into switching the doors on both, so they open the other way. However, you can't do that with the washer and dryer I have.

So... I'm thinking about switching their places. However, this will mean I'll need to run more dryer venting to get it out. I know it's best to have as little venting as possible- right now I have about 1 foot of venting with no angles in it at all-- a straight shot out the back of the dryer and out. Switching them around, I'd have about 5 to 6 feet of venting with two sharp angles in the venting. I assume I can do this with no problem? Or... would I be better off leaving it as it is and letting my wife complain about the set up?

[Eric Wettschreck]

The easiest thing to do is leave well enough alone. However, there is only so much beer on the planet and that's normally not enough to get rid of a nagging woman.

5'6 feet of vent with a couple of 90's is not an issue. I recommend solid vent pipe but the junky expandable dump can be used. Many dryers are in basements and they vent more than 5 feet with sharp angles.

[Eckie]

Boilerguy ~

That's a bold statement to make when we all know Mrs. Boilerguy is an avid FM'er!!

[Eric Wettschreck]

Very true, but we've known each other for a few years now and I'm sticking to my story.