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Plastic Dryer Vents Are A Fire Safety Hazard in Your Home - Here's Picture Proof . . .

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Home Inspector with Complete Home Inspections, Inc. TN Lic#050

Plastic dryer venting has been banned from residential usage for several years now. This type of material is considered a fire safety hazard and should be replaced if you have this present in your home. While inspecting an older property in Brentwood, TN today I ran across sections of plastic dryer venting in the crawl space area of property. The burn hole in his plastic is an indication as to why this is considered a fire safety hazard. These people were lucky as their house did not burn down.

This posting and the contents written here are the intellectual property of Michael Thornton of Complete Home Inspections, Inc. providing home inspections for Brentwood, Nashville, Davidson and Williamson Counties of Middle Tennessee. The views and opinions expressed are just that - views and opinions of Michael Thornton and those who comment. This post is a contribution to the ActiveRain Real Estate Network.

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Comments(5)

Konnie Mac McCarthy
MacNificent Properties, LLC - Cobb Island, MD
Broker/Owner - VA & MD "Time To Get A Move On!"
that's hard to believe.....it is scary how many fire hazards are in our home..we are not even aware of..
Apr 17, 2008 11:02 AM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector
Michael, I still see this garbage almost every week----perhaps it would help if Bubba couldn't buy it!sunsmile
Apr 17, 2008 11:33 AM
Charlottesville Solutions
Charlottesville Solutions - Charlottesville, VA

Those can get very hot and people do not realize it... thanks for the post

Your Friend in Charlottesville Virginia!

Apr 17, 2008 01:09 PM
Sean Allen
International Financing Solutions - Fort Myers, FL
International Financing Solutions

Yep....It don't take much for it to go "Poof" and up in smoke. Surprised that plastic was usued in a crawl space.

Sean Allen

Apr 18, 2008 12:37 AM
Harold "Hal" Place
A1 Connection Realty, Inc. - Sun City Center, FL

Hi Michael,

I thought all that material was replaced years ago! Guess not! Lucky for those owners it only caused a whole and didn't burn the entire house down.

Apr 18, 2008 01:48 AM