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Dryer Vent Repair and Dryer Vent Cleaning Advice from the Wizard of Elk Grove
Over 15,000 house fires reported each year originate in the laundry room; failure to clean dryer vents is the number one cause.  Other causes of dryer fires are due to inferior dryer vent systems or improperly installed dryer vents.
 
If you live in an older home your outside dryer vent is likely just a few feet long and can easily be cleaned without calling a professional; however, professional dryer vent inspection is recommended to be sure the proper materials are being used.  Vinyl or flexible foil dryer vents are no longer being installed by dryer vent exhaust specialists today.
 
Today, newer homes are being built with the laundry facilities in the middle of the house, requiring a much longer stretch of dryer duct material leading to the vent outside.  The laundry area might be upstairs, near bedrooms, with the dryer ducts leading to a dryer vent on the roof.  This type of system requires the same annual dryer vent cleaning, repair and maintenance; however it is more difficult for the average homeowner to handle.  A professional dryer vent cleaning and installation specialist will have the special tools required to do the job.
 
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