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Dryer vent rerouting customers are KC homeowners who moved the washer and dryer to a new location during a laundry room remodel and the original vent path no longer reaches the exterior, homeowners who discovered that the existing vent terminates into an attic, crawl space, or garage rather than through the exterior wall — a common finding in KC homes built before 1990 where the builder routed the vent to the nearest interior space — or homeowners whose vent run exceeds the allowable length and the dryer takes two cycles to dry a normal load. The central education is maximum run length with elbow deductions, prohibited termination locations, and duct material requirements — three things that determine whether a rerouted vent is code-compliant and will not accumulate lint into a fire hazard. Run length: the International Residential Code maximum for a dryer vent is 35 feet of straight 4-inch rigid metal duct from the dryer outlet to the exterior cap; each 90-degree elbow reduces this by 5 feet, each 45-degree elbow by 2.5 feet; a vent with three 90-degree elbows has a maximum allowable straight run of 20 feet; many KC home rerouting jobs fail at this calculation — the homeowner wants to run the vent around three corners of a finished basement to reach a side wall, and the elbow count reduces the remaining straight-run allowance below zero; smooth-wall rigid metal duct increases effective length because it has lower friction than flexible metallic duct — the code allows flexible metallic between the dryer and the first elbow (typically 6 feet max) but prohibits flexible duct in wall cavities and attic spaces. Termination: the IRC prohibits dryer vent termination into any occupied space, attic, crawl space, or garage; termination into the soffit (underside of roof overhang) is prohibited because lint re-enters the attic through the soffit vent; the correct termination is through the exterior wall or roof with a code-compliant cap that has a backdraft damper and a minimum 12-inch clearance above grade; in KC, the vent cap must also clear the gas meter setback and the AC condenser air intake — both are clearance violations that inspectors cite. Duct material: the only IRC-compliant duct material for in-wall and in-ceiling runs is 4-inch rigid or semi-rigid aluminum — flexible vinyl duct (the white accordion style frequently found in older KC homes) is prohibited in concealed spaces; it crimps, accumulates lint at the corrugations, and is combustible; a rerouting job that leaves vinyl duct in the wall cavity is not compliant regardless of where the exterior cap terminates. A dryer vent rerouting website that explains run length calculation, prohibited terminations, and why duct material matters earns the homeowner who wants the job inspected and passed.