Browse Forums Laundry Appliances Re: Cost to have dryer ducted externally?? 2Jun 01, 2011 3:52 pm Flexible ducting kits for external venting of clothes dryers usually can be bought from the manufacturer of the dryer for less than $100. Check applianceonline.com.au. I think I've also seen them in Bunnings too. If your dryer is to be mounted above the washing machine next to the external wall as a DIY job it should not be too hard. You'll need a hammer drill with a masonry bit to cut the bricks on the external wall to make a hole. You can buy external vent covers from Bunnings as well if the venting kit doesn't have them. If your dryer is under a bench, you may need to run the vent thru the cupboard with the laundry trough and out an external wall. I woudl agree that in any case $350 is a bit steep! Re: Cost to have dryer ducted externally?? 3Oct 25, 2011 10:50 am For our previous dryer my husband bought a kit, simular to the other poster I think and he did it himself. He was only ducting it into our roof cavity so not sure about the actual cutting hole out through wall to outside. Our new dryer in one of the condensing ones which doesn't need the air vented which you might want to look into if you are going to end up spending that much money anyways. Re: Cost to have dryer ducted externally?? 4Nov 25, 2011 3:38 pm If the 350 is supplied and installed, that sounds pretty reasonable for a professional job. I'm looking at a lot more things now where I could do it myself, but rather spend time with my family than half the weekend screwing around with some types of jobs. I guess if you are keen to save some money, then of course it's a do-it-yourselfer. There's probably 3+hours of labour involved without thinking about it to vent the drier to the outside. Re: Cost to have dryer ducted externally?? 5Nov 29, 2011 1:26 pm Agree with Phippsy. Its not just a matter of cut a hole: Measure all cuts to be made with dryer in proposed place. This may require re mounting the dryer. Cut plaster/brick/required areas and run ducting fit off connections to allow good seal, check connections on dryer when re mounted. patch brick/plaster. Re paint as required. Clean up. Re: Cost to have dryer ducted externally?? 6Dec 02, 2011 5:04 am Really $350 sounds about right, if you do not have them it will cost at least that much in tools to do the job right. Let a professional do it for you. Just make sure you don't pay until the job is done to your satisfaction. If when they arrive to do the job they start telling you that yours is a special case and it will cost more, just tell them you will have someone else do the job. I hope this helps, let us know what you decide. HouseFenster Hi all, sorting out the ducted air con for a 350sqm double story house. Does this placement sound reasonable to you? Also, I plan to have 6 zones I think. Living room… 0 0 Hi all, sorting out the ducted air con for a 350sqm double story house. I think i plan to have 6 zones I think. Living room (mainly for entertainment so not used often),… 0 0 0 6272 |