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GothicGingerbread t1_ixhlndz wrote

Reply to comment by bwood247 in Dryer Vent Installation Help by softhardcoder

I've trained as a home inspector. I – along with every home inspector I know – strongly advise against using flexible or semi-rigid dryer ducts. It's just advice, though, not a command.

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bwood247 t1_ixhmzzy wrote

It’s The way you worded it, it’s like as if the house will burn down and all their kids will die the first time they use it. Yes Rigid is way better and it’s what I would use if I were to redo my laundry. Ive worked on commercial laundry equipment for 13 years and have seen that flex in hundreds of locations, that type of flex is totally safe to use as long as it’s not kinked and installed properly.

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