[RightOnline]

I say, with no hint of sarcasm.....dump the P.O.S. and get yourself a modern, well constructed dryer. They’ve come a long way. Such a thing never should have happened in the first place, and won’t with a quality product.

A new dryer isn’t really that expensive, and FAR cheaper than trying to rebuild your house.

[Smokin' Joe]

Actually, this is a Whirlpool Duet. I was informed when I bought it that it was a modern, well constructed, dryer. Modern, maybe, but having a vent pipe with an eight of an inch of gap between it and the flange it attached to (factory) created most of the problem. It doesn't take much backpressure to vent into the dryer.

I miss my 20 year-old Speed Queen, pity the porcelain in the drum was going...20 years of service, one element replacement.