This may lead to leaks and other costly damage.
How to open dryer vent on roof.
Disconnect the hood from the stub pipe and toss the hood.
Go over the vent cover with your clean cloth to remove any lint or other materials that have accumulated there.
You can put the tube of the vacuum directly up the vent.
Use a screwdriver to release these so that you can vacuum.
Unlike the vents shown above left the dryerjack affects airflow by less than 01 water column inches of pressure.
Next remove the vent hood retaining screws and pull the vent hood and stub pipe out of the wall.
Once you have done this the vent cover should come off easily.
Dryerjacks are the first roof vents designed to meet the more stringent venting requirements of dryer exhaust systems.
Before climbing up to the roof get behind the dryer to vacuum out the vent.
Then go outside and remove any siding trim pieces from around the vent hood.
There should be clamps that connect the exhaust pipe of the dryer to the vent.
When it does a roof based dryer vent can contribute to damaging the roof.
You should be able to use your screwdriver to remove the screws holding the vent in place.
Dryer vents should always be vented through the side of the house and not vented through the roof and ideally the exit should be fairly close to the ground.
A better roof termination.