 all that increased wear and tear on the clothes as they tumble around a lot longer than they need to. So it sounds like you've tried the very straightforward approach of snaking the vent behind the machine, but the key here is, as you've learned, you've got to do this without crushing the vent. Every time you have a 90-degree turn, that is the same resistance as 20 additional feet of duct run. So here's a couple of ideas. You can reroute the dryer exhaust duct inside your house to another exterior wall, so you want to make that as short a run as possible.