Whirlpool4396006RW Genuine OEM Elbow Vent Connector For Dryers, Aluminium Accessory – Replaces 4396006

I found this useful because the dryer vent was straight up for me. Without this when the dryer was pushed back the flex hose would deform against the wall. This offers more strength so the flex hose won’t squish against the wall. It’s Made of metal which is good. It also decreases the distance to the vent outlet which for me was straight up, so it was easier to connect the flex hose.

Fit perfectly.

Perhaps there are a fortunate few installations wherein the dryer vent wall port connection is directly behind the vent port connection on the dryer, but if not and your dryer is part of the Whirlpool, Maytag, etc, family then this product is highly recommended to avoid potentially hazardous air flow restrictions in your vent duct tubing. Yes, it is made from a thin gauge material, but with taking care with your install that should not matter. Prior to installing this product my dryer’s flexible vent duct tubing (the higher quality type) had to make two 90 degree turns which both restricted air flow and shortened the life of the flexible duct tubing when disconnected for vent cleaning. Now with this product on the back of the dryer the flexible tubing only needs to make a very shallow turn to meet the wall connection. Another advantage to this product is that while you will need the hose clamps for the each end of the vent duct tubing (one at wall connection and the other for the “rippled” end of this product), this product slides snugly onto the back vent connection of this family of dryers without needing a clamp to keep it there (as long as it is pushed all the way in so the flange meets the back of the dryer panel). When it is time to clean out the vent tube it is easy to remove from the back of the dryer without causing stress on the duct tubing.

I have been buying these for many years now and every time I purchase them the material gets thinner. This last one is just slightly above aluminum foil. The design is flawless and works so well to get the dryer as close to the wall as possible without crushing the vent tube. I usually use 2 (one on top, one on the bottem) but I was trying a plastic one on the dryer exit this time (total mistake). I hope they get away from the thin material and go back to the original quality.

Awesome! Bend flanges down and you can save a out another 3/4"

I was worried if it would fit our Samsung dryer and yes it did. Not sure our model number but it does fit it. Our dryer was bought in 2022/2023. Wish we got this soon. It slides right on and clamped down for security. It can be adjusted after clamping while staying secured. We got the 4in.

Quality construction and fits perfectly. Well, it’s made with whirlpool brand on it! Few installations can avoid a hard 90 degree bend in the exhaust duct. This always is a potential crush point . This elbow eliminates that and rotates to allow easy routing of duct.

Didn't fit dryer or the 4" dryer vent hose.