Vent hose included with GF is sub-optimal

someone has posted pictures, i think, but i can’t remember who. i think it may have been a PRU.

I found the exact opposite. The quick connect plastic adapter leaked quite bad when I tried a similar setup.

Did you seal it?

It is really loose without a seal. A 1/4" thick gasket (I’m using a BBQ grill gasket) makes the seal pretty close to pressure fit.

Yes. I thoroughly taped it up with aluminum tape on the outside, but I found it leaked between the plastic and the duct. No matter what I tried, I couldn’t get it sealed enough. If it’s working for you, that’s great.

To be clear: I am using the rigid duct, but I am not using the quick connect plastic adapters.

Did you have a gasket? I found this to be critical.

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No, I don’t have a gasket, but that’s not where it was leaking when I tried it. I didn’t use the quick connect on the back of the GF, since I attached the duct to the Rockler elbow I have on the back. I used the quick connect on the side that connects to the outside vent, and it would leak back from where the duct and the adapter meet.