Residential Dryer Vent Cleaning
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Keep Your Home Safe and Get Your Dryer Vents Cleaned
Dryer Cleaning
The Consumer Products Safety Commission estimates there are 24,000 clothes dryer fires each year in the United States, amounting to $96,000,000 in estimated property damage. Lack of maintenance is the leading cause of dryer fires, and LINT is the leading material to ignite. Reduced airflow and the resulting lint build-up cause overheating by preventing fast enough drying action. When this happens, the high temperature limit safety switch has to cycle on and off to control the heater. Most high temperature limit switches were never designed to cycle on and off continuously which can cause them to fail over a period of time.
Dryer Vent Cleaning should be performed every six months to three years depending on many factors such as dryer efficiency, length of duct, number of turns in duct, length of any vertical duct.
Most homeowners do not think about dryer vent cleaning until their dryer stops working or overheats and causes a fire. Some homeowners have even purchased a new dryer thinking the old one was wore out, only to find that the new dryer didn't work any better because the dryer vent was clogged with lint.
Dryer vents become clogged with lint because lint particles bypass the lint filter entering the duct with warm moist air, which clings, to the walls of the duct. The longer the duct, vertical duct, and turns increase this buildup. This buildup restricts airflow through the duct, which increases back-pressure on the dryer fan causing the dryer to overheat.
Dryer Vent Cleaning is an inexpensive way to help keep your family safe and your dryer working properly.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission estimates there are 24,000 clothes dryer fires each year in the United States, amounting to $96,000,000 in estimated property damage. Lack of maintenance is the leading cause of dryer fires, and LINT is the leading material to ignite. Reduced airflow and the resulting lint build-up cause overheating by preventing fast enough drying action. When this happens, the high temperature limit safety switch has to cycle on and off to control the heater. Most high temperature limit switches were never designed to cycle on and off continuously which can cause them to fail over a period of time.
Dryer Vent Cleaning should be performed every six months to three years depending on many factors such as dryer efficiency, length of duct, number of turns in duct, length of any vertical duct.
Most homeowners do not think about dryer vent cleaning until their dryer stops working or overheats and causes a fire. Some homeowners have even purchased a new dryer thinking the old one was wore out, only to find that the new dryer didn't work any better because the dryer vent was clogged with lint.
Dryer vents become clogged with lint because lint particles bypass the lint filter entering the duct with warm moist air, which clings, to the walls of the duct. The longer the duct, vertical duct, and turns increase this buildup. This buildup restricts airflow through the duct, which increases back-pressure on the dryer fan causing the dryer to overheat.
Dryer Vent Cleaning is an inexpensive way to help keep your family safe and your dryer working properly.
