Dryer Vent Cleaning Before Lint build-up should be taken seriously, and SunWest Services is here to help. We have serviced several dryers in the past couple months with severe lint build-up, including this one, whose vent was nearly completely blocked, which creates a dangerous home fire risk. A quick service and cleanout and the dryer now runs better and safer.
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Keeping your dryer vents clean is important for a number of reasons, including energy savings and safety. According to the National Fire Protection Association, typically around a third of the house fires reported to U.S. Fire Departments are caused by dryers. That’s nearly 17,000 home clothes dryer fires each year! These fires cause around 51 deaths, 380 injuries, and $236 million in property loss. The leading cause of these fires, at 34%, is lint build up in the dryer vents. A dryer works by pushing out hot, moist air so your clothes can dry. If your dryer vent to the outside becomes blocked by lint, the air will not be able to expel moisture as designed. The result is the trapped moisture takes more heat energy to evaporate. If you start to notice any of the following, it’s likely you have a vent blockage.
It takes longer to dry clothes With hot, moist air kept inside the dryer drum, it takes much longer and more heat to dry the clothes. This is hard on your dryer, your clothes, and reduces the life of both.
Clothing is hot to the touch Clothing is supposed to be hot and fresh from the dryer, right? Wrong. If your clothes – or your dryer are noticeably hot to the touch at the end of a cycle, it means the dryer is not exhausting through the vent properly. Everything overheats – and overheating is never a good thing.
You smell something burning Bad news – lint is very flammable, and when it builds up in the exhaust vent, lint trap, and drum casing, it can actually catch on fire.
The vent hood doesn’t open If the dryer duct hood flap doesn’t open, you likely have lint build up in the dryer hose.
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Cleaning the dryer’s vent screen after every use will help limit how much lint enters the hose, and regular duct & vent cleaning will help keep your dryer system safe and effective.
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