ADR Products LLC Information

David has been a carpenter most of his working life. He spent his youth in Miami, Florida and is the son of a cabinet maker. He has built everything from furniture to houses. Finish carpentry is what he seems to enjoy the most. Next to that, he loves the Do-It-Yourself concept of making useful things. This is how the BetterVent® came to be. During a laundry room remodel, David realized that venting to the outside of the house was going to involve a dryer duct that was way beyond the manufacturers recommended length. So, after trying out all the existing water trap units he set about developing an indoor dryer vent that used filters instead of water to keep the lint and dust out of the laundry room. After many prototypes made of wood he discovered that there was a real need for his idea and began to research how to make a marketable product. David spent 4 years developing, refining and receiving a patent for the BetterVent® you see today. Adrienne grew up in Philadelphia, PA and moved to Wyoming in 1977. She has spent most of her working life in various trades including restaurant, retail and administrative work, all of which has provided her with the skills to manage the day to day tasks of running the business end of ADR Products. While challenging at times, running a small business is also very rewarding and is a never ending learning experience. When she is not busy running the business, Adrienne loves to make quilts, garden, tend to her flock of chickens and hive of bees, cook, bake and preserve food. She also enjoyed helping David to build their current DIY project, a modest passive-solar straw bale home in Laramie, Wyoming. The house was completed in 2017. When David Gregory and I decided to develop, manufacture and market the BetterVent, we were committed to producing a Made in USA product and to keeping our "footprint" on the planet as close to home as we could. We also wanted to make a quality product that was sturdy, useful and usable. It took much longer than we ever imagined it would, but we ...