You may think of doing your laundry as a relatively low impact and low danger activity. But if your dryer is not properly installed and maintained, it could well be a disaster waiting to happen.
There are thousands of house fires started every year by clothes dryers. These happen in a couple of ways.
Lint Build-up Clogging Vents
Cleaning out your lint trap and other lint in the laundry line is important for more than just making your dryer run more efficiently. Dryer lint left unchecked can translate to a build up of lint inside the machine. While you may not realize this, that lint is extremely flammable. It's essentially very airy cloth remnants and doesn't take much to ignite. Just a spark or two from your machine can start a fire that can quickly get out of hand.
In addition to your regular cleaning of the lint trap, you also should make sure to have a professional come out at least once a year to inspect and do a complete cleaning.
Lint and Debris in the Line
Not all lint gets caught up in the machine. Some of it continues out of your dryer and into the chutes and tubes leading from the dryer to the outside of your home. There are numerous points along the path where it can get stuck, on the walls, around a curve or even at the termination point in the vent. This is another area you need to have regularly cleaned by a professional to keep build up to a minimum.
Lint Near and Ignition Point
If you have a gas-powered clothes dryer, you need to be even more aware of the threats of fire connected to this appliance and keeping it clean. Since natural gas appliances have pilot lights, there is already a flame waiting for any lint to catch on fire.
More than Lint
It's not just lint that may be clogging up your dryer vent and ducts, but this is an area that bugs and rodents love. If they can create an access from the outside portion of the vent, they will be happy to move in to the line and set up shop. Many a homeowner has been surprised to find a mouse nest or even a bird nest inside their dryer vent.
The Fix
Dryer Vent Wizard specializes in dryer vent cleaning and inspections. A technician will do a thorough inspection and make the necessary corrections to ensure your clothes dryer is running efficiently and safely. Contact http://dryerventwizard.com to schedule dryer vent cleaning, repair or installation services.
Contact:
Dryer Vent Wizard of Murrieta
Steve Gors
866-498-7233
Email: sgors@dryerventwizard.com
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