Can fiberglass insulation touch a dryer vent pipe?
Jesse writes from Longwood, Florida: “TWO QUESTIONS. first on – can fiberglass insulation touch a dryer vent pipe? i am replacing a thru the wall dryer vent cap and collar. In pulling out the old one, i noticed there is no insulation at all in the wall cavity near the dryer collar/sleeve. i was planning on stuffing some wall insulation into that cavity, to help insulate the wall area better and slow down the heat transfer in the summer and cold in the winter, but I’m not sure if fiberglass insulation can touch a dryer vent pipe? i have an electric dryer. I’m in the south, and have no gas connections so there will never be a gas fired dryer installed. Is fiberglass insulation safe to touch the pipe? Second question: on insulating walls and or attics in central Florida using Kraft paper backed batts. which way should the paper face? I’ve heard paper down in attic installations and paper inside on wall installations, but i see paper up and down in attics and inside and outside on walls, d
