hey    a buddy of mine had a fire and it started in the dryer hose which was a plastic hose.   the insurance  would not cover  the damage because the hose was plastic.. the right hose is aluminum duct. i changed mine this weekend for under &#036;15.   just thouget i let everbody know       <img src="http://www.clanlod.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/excl.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":excl:" border="0" alt="excl.gif" />  <img src="http://www.clanlod.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/excl.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":excl:" border="0" alt="excl.gif" />  <img src="http://www.clanlod.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/excl.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":excl:" border="0" alt="excl.gif" />  <img src="http://www.clanlod.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/excl.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":excl:" border="0" alt="excl.gif" />