How it Helps

DryerDock helps reduce or eliminate the problems associated with conventional dryer hose connections.

Easier to install

Typical dryer hose and vent installations require the hose to be connected to the vent pipe directly. Many times, access to the vent pipe is very inconvenient, requiring impossible gymnastics, and resulting in dropped tools, cut hands, and indelicate verbosity.

DryerDock allows pre-installation of the hose to the dryer hose connector, so the task of slipping the hose onto the "pipe" and securing it may be accomplished before "the impossible reach." The vent pipe adapter is also pre-installed to the vent pipe, so the task of connecting the two parts is reduced to the minimum effort of aligning the two and snapping them together with a simple twist.

Easier to maintain

Dryer hose fires are a real hazard. Although periodic cleaning of the vent system is recommended, few people comply due to inconvenient access to the typical dryer hose and vent installation. DryerDock reduces the inconvenience to a minimum, encouraging compliance with recommended periodic cleaning.

More stable hose connection

The typical aluminum vent pipe is flimsy; the hose tends to slip off if the clamp is not tight, and tends to pop off if the clamp is tightened. Duct tape is messy, and becomes brittle over time. DryerDock is injection molded ABS which is much more stable than the aluminum vents. Therefore, the hose adapter does not tend to collapse when a clamp or tie-wrap is tightened, so the hose does not tend to pop off, but becomes more firmly attached when the clamp is tightened.

Improved cosmetic appearance

Most dryer vent installations consist of the aluminum vent pipe protruding through a ragged hole. We put cover plates over electrical outlets and switches; why not over the vent pipe hole? DryerDock covers the ragged hole just as the electrical cover plates hide the ugly electrical outlet and switch holes. Most utility rooms are white or off-white, so DryerDock is molded in white ABS plastic. However, it may be painted to match the decor if desired. (Please note that the prototype, used for these photographs, was painted aluminum color to show better in the photos.)

Eliminates environmental intrusion

The ragged hole surrounding the aluminum vent pipe, which is typical of most dryer hose and vent installations, is a source for air, insect, and rodent intrusion into the home. DryerDock provides not only an improved cosmetic appearance by covering the gap, but also eliminates this gap as a source for air, insect, and rodent access to the home.

All around improvement

DryerDock is easier to install, easier to maintain, provides a more secure connection, looks better, and provides a better barrier to environmental intrusion than the usual dryer hose and vent installation. DryerDock is an improvement in every way over the old system.