Have you heard that home dryer vents are the cause of nearly 3,000 home fires each year? The amount of property loss is staggering, as is the loss of life and injuries caused by them. It is the failure to clean out your home’s dryer vent that might lead to a house fire, but there is a way to help mitigate this issue in your Aston, Philadelphia, Springfield, Swarthmore, West Chester, Wilmington, or surrounding area home. Advanced Air Service Group has helped hundreds of homeowners get clean dryer vents and to sleep better at night knowing they don’t have a fire hazard.
What Are Some Signs That You Need A Dryer Vent Cleaning
There are some signs that you can look for that will give you clues that you may need to have your dryer vent cleaned. Perhaps the most obvious sign is when a drying cycle is done, you find that your clothes are still a bit damp. Having to run your dryer for multiple cycles is a clue that your dryer vent is due for a cleaning. If you find that an unusually large amount of lint is collecting in the lint trap, this might also be a sign. If your clothes smell musty or seem unusually hot to the touch, these are also possible signs that a dryer vent cleaning should be scheduled.
A few other telltale signs include debris that appears around the outside dryer vent opening, the dryer vent hood flap doesn’t open properly, you feel excessive heat in the room where the dryer is operating, or it’s been more than a year since your last dryer vent cleaning.
Performing A Dryer Vent Cleaning
When Advanced Air Service Group arrives at your Aston, Philadelphia, Springfield, Swarthmore, West Chester, Wilmington, or surrounding area home, they will have a few tools that they use to help clean out your dryer vents. They will have a vacuum with a long wand on it to reach a long way through your dryer vent. Along with the vacuum wand, they will also have a snake brush that they will use to scrape along the walls of the vent to loosen the lint and get it sucked up in the vacuum wand. They will spend more time dealing with any bends in your dryer vent as those are the places where lint will accumulate. While having a dryer vent cleaning is fairly straightforward, Advanced Air Service Group has the right tools to make it effective and to ensure that your home is safe.
