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Dryer Vent Fire |
FACT: Clothes dryers cause more home fires than wood burning fireplaces. |
Dryer lint is extremely flammable. Keeping your lint trap clean after every drying cycle and having your dryer vent professionally cleaned periodically is mandatory to help prevent dryer and vent fires. |
How do I know that my dryer vent needs to be cleaned? |
If your clothing is still damp at the end of a typical drying cycle, it probably is not your dryer, maybe this is a sign the vent is starting to block with excess lint restricting the air flow. I can't tell you how many times I have pulled up to a home and saw an old dryer sitting on the side of the home and found a new dryer in the home the home owner thought that the dryer was dying and went out and bought a new one only to find out that it was not the dryer, but the vent was blocked with lint. |
What you can do to help prevent lint fires. |
1. Clean the lint screen/filter before or after drying each load of clothes. 2. Clean behind the dryer, where lint can build up. 3. Keep the area around the dryer clean and free of clutter. 4. Replace plastic or foil, accordion type ducting material with rigid or corrugated semi-rigid metal duct, which provides maximum air flow. 5. Have your dryer, and vent professionally cleaned today. Call Now!!! |