If you have a bug problem in your house, you have probably called exterminators or tried your own bug traps to get rid of the pesky critters. But this is just a temporary solution until more bugs come in to be caught. The real way to get rid of bugs is to stop them from getting into your home in the first place. While you may think you have closed off all access points to your home, one place you may not have thought off is your clothes dryer vent.
It would make sense that you don't think of the clothes dryer vent, as it's not even a part of the dryer that's in your house. It's the end of the line for the air that is coming out of your clothes dryer and it's on the outside of your house.
The vent portion of your hot air extraction system is usually a small plastic piece that has a hard top, screened sides and a bottom that is attached to the tubing coming out of your dryer. The hard top is to keep rain, dust and pests out of your dryer line. If this piece is missing you have essentially created a large open door for any pests to come in. If you live in an area with ants, you know how hard it is to get rid of them once one has created a trail in for the rest of them to follow.
Check the top of your vent and make sure it is securely in place. If it's off, even a little bit, that small space is ample room for pests to get inside your home.
The next thing to take a closer look at is the screening around the vent. Many rodents love to make their way through screens to see what's on the other side. If this is the case with your dryer vent screen, those rodents may have made themselves an express route into your home. Even if they decided they don't want to use the access, they have made a nice big hole for other rodents or bugs to use to get into your home. You should regularly inspect your vent screen to make sure there are no such holes or even small tears where pests may enter your home.
If you know all about cleaning your dryer from the inside, cleaning the lint trap, etc, you should also add checking on the dryer vent to your checklist so you can make sure that while cleaning things out you are not letting things in.
This article was written by Steve Gors, owner of Dryer Vent Wizard of Murrieta. http://www.dryerventwizard.com provides dryer vent cleaning services to consumers and businesses in San Diego County, California, Encinitas, Escondido, Carlsbad, Vista, San Marcos, Fallbrook, Bonsall, Oceanside, Rainbow, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Riverside County, Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, Perris, Corona, Riverside, Moreno Valley, Hemet, Menifee, Canyon Lake, Nuevo, San Jacinto, Winchester, Rubidoux, Norco and neighboring communities.
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Excellent point Steve, I wish I could give as good advice about dryers as you have given about pest control and exclusion. You have probably heard of snakes coming in through the dryer vent area also. What a big invitation that area can be if not in proper shape.
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