VKE 4" Inch Dryer Vent Cover – Outdoor Stainless Steel Grille

Bought these for a house on the beach, for dryer vents. Worked out good, vents still look good in the salt air, no rust spotting at all. They come with screws and a foam seal. Sized correctly to fit a 4" dryer vent. The flappers work as I tended, being pushed open when the dryer is on. Since it is metal the flaps are heavy enough to close, before being blow right back open 2 seconds later. This creates a noise similar to a steam train, as the vents blow open and slap shut every few seconds. Nothing wrong with the design, just the way it is. In our case the clients vents are behind the garage out of ear shot. If your vent is close to a open window, or pool area maybe, the noise may be annoying, and I would suggest using a fixed vent with a screen. Otherwise a good product, looks like it will last.

I had my local window store replace the glass in a basement window with a double replacement material and they cut this for the vent and secured it for me. I like the ease of connecting my dryer venting for secure attachment and it is not plastic or lightweight material but heavy duty. In use the vents do sing a bit but I do not mind and for me an excellent purchase at a reasonable cost. I would highly recommend

I love the appearance and usefulness of this vent cover. I had to remove the bottom flap to allow lint to fit through without clogging. I would have given it 5 stars, however it makes a noise when it flaps open and closed as the dryer runs making it sound like a ticking noise.

This vent worked perfectly for a replacement and was easy to install. The steel and construction is excellent quality and will outlast the cheap plastic vent that came with the house. It does make a clicking sound though when the exhaust vents out and this could be just the way the dryer blows the air through the ducting because the air pressure isn’t constant. This really doesn’t matter to us because we can’t hear it in the house. I am happy that the vent shutters closed and stays that way even on very windy days and that it looks great on the outside wall.

I hope this lasts longer. The plastic ones in the sun last only a year or two. After 3 years they turn to chalk. These cannot be any worse. Better yet, they have spring clips on the outside. My 4" vent pipe is permanently installed. I cannot fit anything over the outside. The plastic ones now available are meant to go over the outside. Years ago they went on the inside. To use a new one I have to cut it off flush. This one fits inside perfectly. The only thing I do not like is the fins are very light and flutter. They make a lot of noise. I hope this does not shorten the life. Update: It did last longer than the plastic ones. I cleaned it several times. The last time I bent the fins. As noted, before they are very thin. Probably my fault they got damaged. Also, it never did really quiet down until it got mostly plugged.

I'll give it points for being reasonably well constructed, good venting, and being made of stainless steel, but it is incredibly NOISY! When in operation the flaps constantly open and close making a rhythmic banging sound. I suspect this can be remedied with some well placed silicone bumpers.

The vent was very high quality. The flaps closed well. The unit press fit into the existing 4” vent pipe .I’m not sure how easy it would be attaching to the 4” accordion type duct pipe. The 4 screws were long and would work in almost any situation. Installation took 5 minutes

If you're looking to vent a 6" ducting run, this is absolutely NOT the wall unit you want. All of the rigid ducting (and flexible ducting) in your run has a 6" ID (+/- an eight of an inch or so). The area of your 6" diameter duct is 3.1416 x 3 x 3 = 28.27 sq. in. This wall-vent unit has such a restricted collar (5 1/4" dia) that it yields only an area of 21.65 sq. in. That's nearly 25% less that the area of your ducting run. And it's such an abrupt change (where your 6" ducting run meets the 5-1/4" duct collar of this unit) it creates measurable turbulence at that union... even if you cover it with metalic duct tape. That turbulence reduces the airflow by another 10% or so. Bottom line is a 1/3rd reduction in airflow. If you think that isn't going to affect your expected ventilation stream, you're sadly mistaken. You could actually damage the air conditioner (or whatever) you're trying to vent through your outside wall. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS UNIT. Get one that has an actual ID as close to 6" as possible. Not this 5-1/4" diameter piece of Chinese crap.

奥行きに注意ですね。 我が家の風呂場換気扇用換気口には長すぎでした。 元々ポン付は期待してなかったのですが、一旦溶接箇所を外して奥行き調整のためのグラインダーで 切除作業を行う必要があり現在分解、加工中です。

Excelente producto. Lo he recibido en la fecha indicada y ha llegado en perfecto estado.

Grille de ventilation commandée pour une rénovation de cuisine, et rien à redire. Le diamètre 150 mm correspond parfaitement à ce que je cherchais, et l’inox brossé donne un rendu propre et moderne. Le matériau est de bonne qualité, résistant à l’humidité, donc parfait pour une installation en intérieur ou extérieur. La pose a été simple, les trous de fixation sont bien placés. Une fois installée, elle tient parfaitement et ne vibre pas. Excellent rapport qualité-prix pour un produit aussi bien fini. Je recommande sans hésiter !

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Excellent pour moi, produit bien fini, le joint en périphérie épouse bien le mur. Je n'ai pas eu besoin des vis de fixation, j'ai écarté un peu les pattes pour que la grille soit serrante dans mon tube d'évacuation de 150mm de diamètre. Les volets s'ouvre parfaitement suivant le débit de ma hotte et se referment sans écart restant.Très content 👍