Dryer Vent Cleaning
Dryer vent cleaning protects your family from the cause of between 15,000 and 17,000 home and business fires in the United States annually. The problem is rarely the appliance itself, but a clogged dryer vent or a vent collapsed or bent by lint buildup. This is a growing hazard, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Eight out of ten dryer fires happen in homes and in one recent year alone, 400 people were hurt and 15 people died in fires that began in the clothes dryer.
Dryer vent cleaning is vital for the safety of your family. Call an expert at 612-922-9600 to schedule a visit to your home or business today!
$99 million dollars annually in damage
A recent dryer fire victim in Cincinnati tells this story. “My wife put laundry in about 11:15 at night. By 11:25 the house was ablaze. We lost everything that we had.” The fire department investigators discovered that a lint build up in the dryer duct caught fire. Electricity or gas and even hot metal are the ignition sources for clumps of lint, which is simply cloth debris. Dryer vent cleaning clearly prevents this.
Energy savings, not hazard convinces many people
Dryer vents become filled with lint and other debris, drying time increases. A dryer running for a longer time to get clothes dry uses more electricity. If the dryer is “running hot” from a vent clog that also drinks more electricity or gas. A dryer vent cleaning brings energy efficiency back to your appliance.
Cut drying time, cut your chore time
By one estimate, dryer vent obstruction turns a typical 45 minute cycle into an hour and 40 minutes. Not only is energy lost, but clothing loses additional fibers, only adding to hazardous build-up. If your clothes are still damp at the end of the drying time you usually set, it may be a sign of an exhaust blockage. Time to schedule dryer vent cleaning!
What happens during servicing?
On most homes, the work is done from the inside. The dryer is disconnected, moved out from the wall, and lint and debris are vacuumed, blown outward, brushed or scraped when it’s called for. Some commercial dryer vent cleaning is from the outside, using a special tool that loosens lint and nests while sucking into a containment bag. The tool and expert use ensures you don’t end up with debris inside your dryer or your home.
Laundromats, apartment complexes and commercial laundries.
Twenty-percent of dryer vent fires happen in commercial and multi-family spaces. Even the smallest fire has the potential to inconvenience greater numbers of people. A hotel in Maryland recently saw thousands of dollars in damage to its in-house laundry because a dryer vent plugged. Guests had to be evacuated. Also, the energy inefficiency adds up quickly. Any high-use dryer vent is a clear candidate for regular service.
We provide expert dryer vent cleaning in the Twin Cities area. Call today to schedule a visit to your home or business!
