How to Remove the Vent From a Maytag Dryer
When moving your Maytag dryer or cleaning lint from the exhaust system, it is necessary to remove the vent from the dryer. The dryer vent is made of two pieces. The hose connects the dryer exhaust port to the outside vent hood. Removing the vent from the dryer is a matter of disconnecting the vent hose from the exhaust port. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Disconnect the Maytag dryer power cord from the wall outlet. If you have a gas dryer, go behind the dryer, and turn the gas valve perpendicular to the gas pipe. Although you are not working directly with gas, it is always safer to shut off the supply.
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Grab the sides of the dryer with both hands, and pull it 2 feet from the rear wall. This allows room to work behind the dryer without stressing the flexible gas line, if you have a gas dryer.
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If your clamp is a screw type, use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the screws securing the dryer vent hose clamp to the dryer exhaust port. If you have a spring clamp connecting the hose, use a pair of pliers to press the tabs together on the spring clamp, and slide the clamp away from the dryer.
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Pull the dryer vent hose away from the Maytag dryer.
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Tips & Warnings
Maytag dryers come from the factory with the exhaust port in the rear.
Some Maytag dryers use rigid pipe instead of flexible hose. The removal process is the same.
