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Dryer Vent Cleaning
Dryer Vent:
What is a Dryer Vent Cleaning?
A dryer vent cleaning is a routine maintenance required every year to keep your dryer running efficiently. After doing certain amount of laundry loads, the lint starts to accumulate in your dryer duct inside the wall. Eventually this will decrease your dryer efficiency and will cause your laundry loads to run more than usual and consume additional electricity. Performing a dryer vent cleaning in your house has several benefits. Some of this benefits are:
Extends your dryer lifespan
Reduce electricity consumption reducing this way your electricity bill.Improves dryer efficiency.
Prevent Fires. It is proven that clogged dryer vents is a major cause of house fires in the US.
Not many people understands the risk of having a clogged vent. Lint is a highly flammable material that can start a fire in seconds. It only takes a spark from your dryer or leaving your dryer overheat too much, to start a fire. Besides having a fire hazard inside your house, a clogged vent can cause your dryer to breakdown. Most dryer thermostats and heaters that shorts out are due to a clogged vent. A restriction in your dryer’s airflow will overheat the thermostats and trip the hi limit thermostat or thermal fuse
Dangers and Issues of Clogged Dryer Vents
As mention before, a clogged dryer vent means a risk for your appliance, your home, and your family. When the duct gets clogged with debries or lint, the gases produced by the dryer starts to backup into the unit creating a potential fire hazard. This means that once that dryer you love so much can become your worst nightmare. This could mean different things. On a level of severity the following explains the possible issues you can face.
Worst case scenario, A fire starts. This means remodeling, cleanup and restoration.
Damaging your appliance. Shorting the heater, tripping the thermal fuse, burning a control board. Repairing or replacing your dryer.
Dryer extends the drying duration, sometime taking 2 or 3 cycles to dry. A dryer with a clean vent should dry your clothes in less than 45 minutes. This will increase your electrical bill without you knowing why.
A clogged vent can increase your electric bill by as much as 18 to 25 per cent, and wear your dryer out before it’s time. A professional cleaning will ensure your dryer stays safe and operates at its peak efficiency, reducing your fire risk.
You may need to have a professional dryer vent cleaning done if you have clothes that are not drying correctly and damage your clothes. Also, a clogged vent may cause your lint filter to fill up fast and create a musty smell in recently-dried clothes.
Below are five reasons why you should keep your dryer vents clean:
*Flammable
*Not very efficient
*Clean vent ensures longer dryer life
*Less maintenance
*Mold
