TIL my old dryer vent was leaking $22 a month and a $6 foil tape fix fixed it

Piper Bailey · 2026-10-18T15:30:03.831406+00:00

Our electric bill jumped to $186 last April and I couldn't figure out why, until I crawled behind the dryer and felt warm air blowing out of a gap in the vent pipe connection into the laundry room. I wrapped that joint with foil tape and cleaned the whole run out, and the bill dropped back to $165 the next cycle. Has anyone else found cheap little energy leaks like this around the house that actually moved the number on the bill?

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