Dryer vent Cleaning
Scrub Ducts wants to ensure that your family is safe from the potential hazards of a residential fire. A common residential fire culprit is failure to maintain a clean vent and lint trap for your dryer. Our dryer vent cleaning service can help homeowners keep their families safe. It’s not uncommon for families to be are unaware of the dangers of the highly flammable lint build up inside the dryer vent.
Cleaning your dryer vent not only helps to prevent a fire, but can also extend the life of your appliance. Excess lint & debris can cause build up in your dryer and result in the appliance overworking itself to perform its intended function. Have you noticed heavy clothes such as towels or jeans requiring a longer dry time? Have clothes been coming out of the dryer hotter than normal? If so, it’s possible that you have a clogged dryer vent requiring attention.
avoid Fires, Clean Vents
Approximately 15,000 fires a year are attributed to excessive lint in dryers and dryer vents. The United States Consumer Safety Commission has published reports related to fire hazards due to lint build-up in clothes dryers. Deaths, injuries and millions of dollars of property damage result from these fires across America. When excessive lint builds up in the dryer and exhaust duct, it can result in the dryer overheating. This will damage the sensors in the dryer and cause them to fail, leading to a smoldering fire.
If you need a professional company to clean your dryer vent, get in touch with us today and avoid this potential safety hazard. The US Fire Administration provides a recommendation that dryer ducts and venting be cleaned and inspected every couple years at a minimum. In some cases, dryer vents should be cleaned more often for high usage situations. Don’t put your family in danger, schedule your appointment today!