Cleaning out the lint trap of your dryer is second nature to most. We often do it after each load. Why? Because it helps our dryer work more efficiently and we know it’s a safety hazard if we don’t. The same holds true for your dryer vent. This is the...
Dangers of Lint and Dirty Dryer Vents
Dryer vents have a long unfortunate history of causing tens of thousands of house fires. Dryers depend on a 4-inch diameter, unrestricted, metal vent to exhaust the hot, moist, air to the outdoors. Many people regard the vent as a necessary evil and hardly give it another thought. When the...