How to stop birds from nesting in high dryer vents without cleaning a clog
Birds flip open exterior dryer vent flaps and nest inside, but standard mesh cages catch too much lint. This forces homeowners to climb ladders every few months to clear the blockage before it becomes a fire hazard.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1covering the vent with a bird cage
- 2using a long hose for a vacuum to clean the cage from the ground
- 3installing a vent with a magnetic door
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
Where this came up
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