In general, I’m happy with the unit and wanted to let you know that the supplied components all seemed of high quality. My installation took about 1.5 hours but part of that was adjustments that I needed to make to the existing vent protrusion from the wall. That took me the most time, trying to get that right. After that was completed, the attachment of the support ring and the magnetic dock were pretty straight forward. I had a couple of issues that I needed to address to make it work.
1 - Because my existing vent curved immediately as it went into the wall, the magnetic ring would not seat all the way against the drywall. This was a simple fix as I just trimmed about 1/2 of metal off the ring using tin snips. Simple fix that worked as needed.
2 - The magnetic dock had issues securing to the drywall ring. This was due to the ring bending slightly outward because the metal tabs of the existing ductwork couldn’t be pushed perfectly flat or removed entirely. Again, a simple fix. I simply pushed the ring clips inward slightly. This allowed the magnetic dock to securely clip into place.
The only other issue I ran into was trying to get the magnetic vent piece to connect flush to the dock. I had about 1 inch of offset vertically between the vent and the dock and needed to work the vent piece to be in approximately square and vertical alignment before pushing the dryer into position. This took me several attempts to get it lined up right but once I did, the vent docked correctly and completely.
All in all, I feel much better about the vent and the fact that it replaced a plastic unit that was susceptible to fire and tears in the plastic that would release lint out the back of the dryer. It also feels better to not have to try to get behind the dryer to have to connect the vent. That was always a pain trying to get back there.
I did watch a couple of your videos to help with the installation. Those were beneficial.
Thanks for making a great product!
Sincerely,
Phillip H.
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