Improperly Installed Dryer Vent

(Plastic Material)

 Clothes dryer exhaust systems should never be constructed with a plastic / vinyl material as seen in the above pictures. Plastic is a known fire hazard and should never be used and if you have the white according plastic style material installed in your home it needs to be replaced. The hazards with plastic are firstly, it's been shown to burn in as little as twelve seconds, deteriorates rapidly as you can see in the (upper right) picture, once the plastic has fallen apart you are then venting your dryer exhaust into the crawl space, attic, between floors, or walls. All the ridges collect lint and water, notice in the picture (upper left) where the plastic is sagging almost to the ground, the plastic was completely full of sopping wet lint which had blocked all air flow from the dryer vent line causing the home owner to run their clothes dryer for multiple cycles to dry their laundry which is a fire hazard. Also the plastic material is un-cleanable, if you try to clean the plastic you'll end up tearing a hole or worse.

I erg everyone to take a moment and inspect their dryer vent to make sure it's not an accordion style plastic or foil material. If you have plastic or foil material installed for your dryer vent call a professional to get it replaced before you become a statistic.

Improperly installed dryer vent lines are a significant fire hazard. Fire statistics and research list clothes dryers as a leading cause of home fires. Clothes dryer fires account for around 15,600 fires, 15 deaths, and 400 injuries annually. Failure to have you dryer vent professionally inspect and cleaned is the leading factor contributing to clothes dryer fires in residential buildings.

Properly Installed Dryer Vent Line

(This is the after picture for the upper right photo)

If you have any questions or would like to schedule a dryer vent safety inspection call

Nick Lovellette

615-534-2445

NickL@DryerVentWizard.com

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