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Dryer Vent
Cleaning
Clogged Dryer Vents are one of the Main
Causes of House Fires
By: Mark J. Donovan
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A dryer lint trap should be scraped cleaned after every load of laundry and
dryer vent cleaning should be done at least annually. Too much lint build up in
your dryer vent can put your home at risk of fire. A clogged dryer vent can
cause the dryer to overheat and ignite the lint. A clogged dryer vent can also
dramatically shorten the life of a dryer. Dryer vent cleaning is easy to do and
only requires a couple of basic tools, a dryer vent cleaning brush, and a vacuum
cleaner.
To clean a dryer vent first start by scraping and vacuuming the lint trap and
lint trap area with the dryer vent cleaning brush and the vacuum cleaner. |
Next, to clean the dryer vent itself,
unplug the dryer and move it away from the wall so that you have access to the
back of the dryer and the dryer vent exhaust tube. Remove the dryer vent
ductwork from the dryer and clean around the dryer vent exhaust opening with the
dryer vent cleaning brush and vacuum cleaner. Use the dryer vent cleaning brush
to agitate and scrape the side walls of the dryer vent exhaust tube before
following up with the vacuum cleaner.
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Next run the dryer vent cleaning
brush into the dryer vent ductwork to loosen the lint in it. If there are
multiple sections of dryer vent ductwork separate the pieces so that you can get
full access to the entire length of duct work.
Then use the vacuum cleaner to suck out the loosened lint from the side walls of
the dryer vent ductwork. If you notice that the dryer vent exhaust tube is
damaged in any way or if you cannot adequately remove the lint in it, then
outright replace it.
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Dryer vent exhaust ductwork is inexpensive and easy to install.
For the final step in dryer vent cleaning, go outside the home and inspect
around the dryer vent exhaust flap. Remove the dryer vent flap cover and
again use the dryer vent cleaning brush and vacuum to remove the lint from
around the outer end of the ductwork. Also clean the dryer vent exhaust flap
before reattaching it to the end of the ductwork. |
Photo by Mark Donovan |
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