Product review (4 stars): no-pest dryer hood
Received the no-pest dryer hood from deerso. The seller (amazon) delivered product as promised. The no-pest dryer vent hood appears to be working good so far. However, I only had it about a month now. My only concerned is, I am from upstate New York, in the winter it can get pretty cold and snowy/freezing rain etc. I question the functionality of this product during those extreme conditions. I am concerned that this product may freeze shut in the dead of winter and not open at all causing a possible fire hazard in the dryer. I contacted Deerso/P-tec (manufacturer), they said they ship this product all over the world and have very few complaints. When I told them of my concern, they said, that the ambient temperature from inside the house which some gets stored in the vent pipe leading to the dryer hood will somewhat help that from freezing. But went onto say that during those extreme conditions you should check the dryer hood first to make sure it is not frozen shut by freezing rain, ice storm or snow build up before starting the dryer. This dryer hood does a good job keeping out unwanted pests like birds, bees, and rodents. I did not notice any difference in drying time because I had my dryer taken apart and cleaned and serviced, then installed new flexible rigid steel vent pipe. If you want to improve your drying time and really save money, or notice that your dryer is taken longer and longer eating up that precious electricity to dry your clothes and towels etc. try this; If your dryer is a few years old, have it serviced by an authorized service technician and taken apart and cleaned thoroughly to removed all lint from lint trap and pipe leading to exhaust (you will be surprised of all the crap that is in there even after a year). Then have him install a new rigid flexible steel vent pipe (do not use the flexible vinyl crap) from the dryer to the dryer hood. There is also youtube video on this if you are somewhat mechanically incline and would like to save money and do it yourself. Good luck.