HEARTLAND 21000 Dryer Vent Closure
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of HEARTLAND 21000 Dryer Vent Closure
Customer Review: HEARTLAND 21000 Dryer Vent Closure
Summary: 5 Stars
HEARTLAND 21000 Dryer Vent unit works well no problems yet only installed it a month ago will see how it works out over the cold winters. i did spray paint it to match the house.Customer Review: HEARTLAND 21000 Dryer Vent Closure
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a replacement for one I just got. I may never need this one, but I like it and no bugs can get in. Wonder why no one thought of this before. A++++++++Customer Review: Heartland Dryer Vent
Summary: 5 Stars
I have lap siding (Hardi Plank cement boards) with a 5 inch reveal. To mount the base of the dryer I put down a thick bead of silicon caulk on the siding where the square base would be positioned and then fastened the base with the enclosed screws at the four corners of the base. I pre-drilled the holes into the cement siding. I used the caulk to make sure I had an air tight seal. I let the base and caulk set for 24 hours and then placed the vent top with the floating valve into the base, removed the cap, and turned on the dryer to check the seal. The floating valve shot right up out of the base almost 2 feet into the air, so I felt confident that the seal around the base was air tight and all the exhaust air from the dryer was coming out of the vent. I fastened the top of the vent to the siding with the enclosed screw, again pre-drilling the hole in the the cement siding. When the cap is in place the cap directs the exhaust air downward and that keeps the floating valve from shooting out of the top of the vent. The vent works just as advertised, sealing up nicely when the dryer is off. I noted that some lint tends to accumulate between the lip of the vent top and the cap, so when I check the insides of the vent for cleaning by removing the cap, I will be careful to scrape around the lip of the vent where the cap fits and keep that area lint-free. Overall a great product, fairly easy installation (especially if you don't have lap siding to contend with), and a lot better design than the normal dryer vent with the plastic hinged vanes that open when the dryer is on and close (somewhat) when it is off. We had a mouse get inside the normal dryer vent and it died there, so that was not a good thing. The Heartland vent will prevent that from happening and provide a positive seal against the outside air.Customer Review: Heartland dryer vent enclosure
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a good dryer vent enclosure once installed. I had 2 issues with the installation.
The first is that the mating surfaces between the existing dryer vent in the wall of the house is the same size as the flange opening to the vent enclosure, both about 4 inches in diameter so you can't easily fit one into the other the 1/2" that is required. I suppose you could duct tape the two together, but it may be a little off and is a sloppy installation technique, at least to me. I went out and purchased a crimping tool from Malco at the Home Depot, crimped the dryer vent end from the house, and then joined it to the flange. This worked well.
The second issue, although not real serious, is that the six included screws were very short. Four of them worked fine in attaching the flange to the wood block I had up against the Hardy Plank siding, but I needed two much longer screws to attach the unit to the siding on the top of the vent enclosure.
The whole process took a little over an hour. There's no question this is a much more air tight installation then the old metal flapper I had installed and also should keep birds, vermin, and insects out as well. Time will tell.
Customer Review: Heating bill going down!
Summary: 5 Stars
HEARTLAND 21000 Dryer Vent Closure
My laundry room has always been cold in winter months. The dryer is vented to exterior of our home and the cold air traveled right through the vent. Inside the dryer was even colder! We installed the Heartland 21000 Vent and it works great! As I write,we are in a snow storm and my laundry room temp is consistent with the rest of the house. Finally, a product that delivers what it says!