Side Vent Kit for Electric and Gas Dryers To Be Vented, All Parts Included, DV-2A/XAA

This vent kit was exactly what I needed for my Samsung dryer. The instructions were clear and easy to follow, making installation straightforward. The parts feel solid and well-made, and everything fits together nicely. After using it for a few weeks, it’s holding up perfectly and does its job without any issues. Definitely a reliable choice for a replacement or new vent setup.

Easy to install, did not have to disassemble the dryer to use. Just follow the instructions and it works fine. It took me about 15 minutes to install - start to finish. There is also a YouTube video that helps to see how to do it (there is also a bad video that has one disassemble the dryer in order to use the kit).

Very glad I found this was fighting with kinked vent because it had to wrap around the corner of the dryer. Now the vent goes straight out the side and through the wall.

Works fine but a pain in the butt to install.

Fit perfect, instructions easy, saves so much space in my laundry room by doing a side vent. Parts are clearly labeled. Just needed to buy foil tape.

Went online to watch many reviews and videos, most of which saying you needed to take the top, front, and entire drum assembly out to do this conversion. That was far too much trouble on a new dryer to attempt, and some of the reviews said it can be done without removing all that stuff. They were right. Entire project took less than 30 minutes (because I really take my time), but could probably be accomplished in 10-15 minutes easily. Just follow the simple instructions that came with this kit, and all the parts are clearly marked. Pictures along my progression for you. One single screw to take out the original Exhaust Vent, pop out the side vent disc (carefully)(I used a file to smooth rough spots right after popping it out), Now you have 2 holes to work with (I just placed a small flashlight inside while working for visibility). Bed the little support from the bottom of the dryer base and insert the FRONT Exhaust piece into the front of the dryer exhaust port. You then just turn that Front piece a half inch to lock into the bottom support. (I then inserted a small screw into the connection (didn't say you had to) for more assurance it would stay together. Insert the ELBOW onto the Front Exhaust towards the side you are venting to. Then insert the SIDE Exhaust piece into the elbow and out the side. I then reached through the back (original exhaust hole) and put a few small pieces of Duct Tape around the spots that I could reach (mostly because the part where the Elbow and Side piece connect appeared to have a bit of gap). Marked the spot for installing the screw in the side and drilled a 1/8th inch hole, then inserted the original screw from the back exhaust removed earlier and tightened. Insert the supplied plastic plate into the original exhaust hole, which just snaps in place. Installed my dryer vent hose to the outside vent spot and done. I'm over 60, overweight, and bad joints everywhere in my body and I could do this pretty easily laying on the floor, so anybody should be able to do it. Enjoy, and hope this helps somebody.

Kudos to Sam Root (see his review) who was able to install this in 15 minutes. I was not so fortunate. I read the reviews before installing and decided not to remove the drum. I thought it might be possible to assemble and tape the internal exhaust assembly (right angle) through the 4 inch holes. However I could not find an orientation that would let me pass the assembly completely through either of the 4 inch holes. Part of the reason is limited space inside the dryer cabinet and also the mounting tabs (not shown on the image of the product on Amazon) on the exterior of the two straight sections of the assembly. In the end, I could put 2 of the 3 parts together and tape them before installing. The last part I added and then had to tape inside the dryer cabinet. This is quite a difficult maneuver. This took me more than an hour. Perhaps I'm just not skilled. I don't know why a mounting tab is added to the straight section that exits the side of the dryer. There is no screw hole for mounting on the side panel. I don't know if removing the tab would have allowed me to install the assembly as a single piece. The other tab is nominally used to attach to a tab in the cabinet, but I found that it was slightly misaligned after my installation. The installation was sufficiently secure without it, after I taped the exit exhaust to the cabinet panel. Sorry I didn't take photos. One other caveat is that the punch out may not be cleanly punched around the entire perimeter. I found a section that was thicker and required me to chisel it out. That is in addition to chiseling the tabs holding the punch out in place. I'm not sure that this modification is anything other than for aesthetics unless it is required because of installation space limitations. There is no reduction in the number of right angles and only a small reduction in the overall length of the exhaust. Overall, if you need to install it or don't mind the effort, than this is fine. Otherwise, you may not want to bother.

We got a new Samsung dryer and it has ability for side vent. We wanted to side vent it as it would then be about a 9" straight shot out the side wall of the house and would free up room behind the dryer. The instructions imply you need to take off the housings of the dryer to get this on but watch a bunch of YouTube videos as I found one where the guy explains how to change this just through the two holes in the unit (the original back exhaust hole and your new side hole) and you don't have to take anything off the dryer. It worked and wasn't all that hard Good product and does what it says it does.