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The Most Dangerous Appliance In Your House
What do you think it is?  The microwave?  Toaster?  Hot tub?  Computer (for lots of reasons...)?
Actually, it is none of the above.
The most dangerous appliance in your house may be your dryer!
Think about it.  Dryer fires cost Americans as much as $100 million annually!  They result in almost 50,000 fires that require the fire department, and average 400 injuries and 15 fatalities - annually.  They cause more fires than electrical problems.  And 81% of them happen in residential homes. (1)  That is dangerous!
Most dryer fires are reported in the laundry room.  In the olden days, that meant the basement or the garage.  But in modern society, the laundry room location has shifted to the bedroom, kitchen, family room, hallway or closet.
When to most fires happen?  Incidences increase dramatically from November to March, with 10.6% happening in January.  Why?  Probably because that is when we wash our heaviest clothing.  It takes more time to dry them, they heat up and poof!
And what is the most common cause of dryer fires?  VENTILATION.  And that for many reasons:
1.  In modern houses dryer vents cover longer distances to reach an outside wall.
2.  Clogs that occur because of ... more

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