Strange dryer vent issue

[tallgrant]

Just moved into a house- I went to connect my 4" flexible dryer hose to the vent connection in the wall, and it would not fit over it! I pulled out my tape measure- the connection in the wall is 4-1/4". Anyone ever run into this before, and have a suggestion for connecting my dryer to it?

 

[NCAAFBALLROX]

My experience is that the male end (from the wall) is usually slightly dimpled in or crushed a bit (more like slight bends) soas to get the hose over it.

 

[tallgrant]

That wasn't the case- it was way too large to even hope of doing that.

I ended up getting a new dryer hose with a plastic endcap from Home Depot- fit snugly inside the wall vent, and snugly over the connection out of the dryer. Never seen a setup like this before, but it's all together and working now.

 

[accuratehorn]

They don't like to make construction items the same size for too long, so you have to buy all new stuff everytime you need one board for a fence, or one piece of siding, or one hose for a dryer. It's a conspiracy.

 

[Black Irish]

Damn right it is.

But I'm onto them.