Residential Dryer Vent Cleaning, Repairs & Replacement

Dryer vents become blocked with lint and grime over time. If they are not cleaned regularly, this can result in prolonged drying times. The dryer will have to work harder to operate properly, which will result in overheating.

To top it off, lint is extremely flammable. When combined with excessive heat, it can significantly enhance the risk of a house fire.

If your dryer is not operating properly or has ceased to operate, it may be time to clean the vents or replace the entire unit. After inspecting your dryer, contact a dryer vent cleaning company and seek for dryer vent cleaning service.

Prevents Fire
Each year, clogged dryer vents cause thousands of house fires. People frequently neglect or fail to notice the indicators of a clogged dryer vent, and this seemingly minor oversight can have catastrophic consequences, including death and property loss. The easiest way to avoid house fires starting in or near your dryer is to have your dryer ducts or vents serviced by a professional dryer vent cleaning team.

Saves Time
Drying time increases steadily as your dryer vent becomes clogged. While you may not feel the extra few minutes at first, the drying cycle will gradually become longer as the vents become clogged until you are forced to run a second cycle to dry the clothing thoroughly. By having a professional dryer vent cleaning team clean your vents, you can recoup time that would have been lost due to extended or repeated drying cycles.

Boost Efficiency
If you’re taking longer to dry your clothing entirely as a result of a clogged dryer vent, you can bet you’re also paying more in utility bills. Extended or additional drying cycles also expose your clothes to additional wear and weathering. With a dryer vent cleaning tool that reduces your drying time, you may conserve energy and protect your clothing from unnecessary wear and tear.

Without regular dryer vent cleaning, the humidity level in your home will rise each time you dry clothes, reducing the efficiency of your machine. A clogged dryer vent hose also degrades the quality of your indoor air and may potentially spark a fire. If drying takes longer than usual, your clothing becomes hot, there is a burning smell, or you haven’t cleaned your dryer vent in a while, you should clean it.

Drying Clothes Requires More Time
Drying a batch of clothing should take no more than 35 to 40 minutes, but a dryer with a clogged vent may take up to twice that time. Dryer vents direct hot, moist air away from dryers, allowing them to draw in additional dry air and continue drying clothing effectively. If the dryer vent becomes clogged, the humid air produced during the drying process has nowhere to go, wasting energy, increasing your utility costs, and prematurely wearing out the heating element and blower in your dryer.

If your clothes are not completely dry at the end of a standard drying cycle, you should have the lint in your dryer vent hose removed. Additionally, you may detect a musty odor caused by mold or mildew growing on damp clothes.

There Is A Burning Smell
If your dryer emits a burning odor when you operate it, it’s most likely lint. Dryer lint is extremely flammable, and the burning smell is caused by small pieces of lint getting extremely hot in your trap or dryer hose. It can even catch fire. If something around your dryer smells like it’s on fire, turn it off until a professional inspect it.

Dryer Is Super Hot
If your dryer vent is clogged and unable to exhaust hot air, your appliance will feel quite hot at the end of a regular cycle. Also, your laundry area and garments may feel unnaturally warm.

Lint Emanating From The External Vent Opening
External vent opening is where the dryer’s exhaust air exits your home. The majority of outside vent openings are approximately 6 inches wide. If you notice lint or debris surrounding the opening or coming from it, your dryer vent system should be cleaned. Also, if the duct hood flap on the exterior vent hole does not open when the dryer is on, lint has clogged or hindered the system’s airflow, and again it should be cleaned.

Haven’t Had Your Dryer Vent Cleaned In A Year
Have your dryer vent hoses or ducts cleaned and inspected annually to conserve energy, increase the efficiency of your dryer, and avoid a dangerous fire or carbon monoxide poisoning. If the outside vent outlet is easily accessible, a specific tool can be used to clean it. However, the cost of dryer vent cleaning is not significantly more expensive, and an experienced technician is equipped to work on almost any model of dryer. The majority of professionals employ a specialized brush equipped with a vacuum extension. Additionally, several types of home kits are incapable of thoroughly cleaning dryer vents, and you risk accidentally damaging your vent.

Step 1: We begin at the exterior of your home and make our way down the line to your dryer using a specialized dryer vent cleaning tool.

Step 2: By suctioning backward, the snake-like tool removes all the lint from your dryer outside your home.

Step 3: We repeat the process until the line comes out entirely clean. These specialized tools are ideal for gaining access to all aspects of your dryer vent line.

Step 4: After cleaning the external of your dryer, we’ll move on to the internal.

Step 5: We will unplug your dryer and then thoroughly clean your lint trap with an air tool.

Step 6: We will clean out your lint trap and blow away all debris in the back of the dryer near the heating element using our specialized tools at a rate of around 100 – 175 PDA.

Step 7: We will clean your dryer vent from the back of your dryer to the termination point on the exterior of your home using an extension tool.

Step 8: We will reconnect your dryer, reinstall it, and thoroughly clean the area.

Step 9: We will inspect and test your dryer to ensure that it is operating safely and effectively.