Are your clothes taking too long to dry? You might have a clogged dryer vent. Over time, lint gets sucked in dryer vents and sticks to vent walls. As lint keeps building up, airflow gets compromised and can lead to your dryer having to work harder, increasing load, energy usage, and even compromising security!

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The Importance of Dryer Vent Cleaning

Even when dryers start getting slower, making noises, or turning hot, nobody really takes a look at the vents. The National Fire Protection Association suggests that an estimated 15,500 dryer-related fires every year are because of clogged dryer vents.

Dryers do continue to work but are much slower. The warm dryer air gets trapped in the vents, and as more and warmer air gets blown from behind, the lint starts burning. All it takes is one fiber to catch fire, and the results are devastating!

Getting your dryer vents cleaned can help you keep yourself, your family, and your home safe. SteamPro takes pride in having helped numerous clients throughout North Carolina with their lint removal, dryer vent clog removal, and more!

Dryer vent cleaning is a service that is often overlooked but is so important. Routine cleaning can keep your dryer vents clean, reduce the risk of fire, shorten drying times, lower electric bill costs, save future repair costs, and lengthen the life of your dryer.  

The National Fire Protection Agency estimates over 16,000 home structure fires are caused by dryers. They also suggest that owners clean their dryer lint trap after every load, as this will help the airflow in the dryer escape through the vent to the outside of the home. Unfortunately, even with regular cleaning of the lint trap, a large amount of that lint does make it to the vent itself and this is how fires can start. 

When lint gets trapped in the vent the hot air from the dryer can sometimes ignite the lint causing a fire inside the wall, for this reason, the NFPA suggests the average home should have their dryer vent once a year, and do a visual inspection in between cleaning to make sure there are no clogs. 

That’s where STEAMPRO can help, when you give us a call we will have a certified technician come out and inspect your dryer and dryer vent. We will then determine the best way to clean the dryer itself and the vent. We will use a soft bristle brush on flexible rods to clean every square inch of the ducts, then we will hook everything back up and make sure the dryer is running and you have airflow through the dryer vent. We will then show you how to inspect your vent in between cleanings to ensure you have optimal airflow.  That is a quick, easy and cheap way to make sure your home is safe.

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Signs That Your Dryer Vent Needs Cleaning

Here are some telltale signs that your dryer vent is clogged and needs cleaning. If you find any of these signs the next time you turn on the dryer, check your vents or call us immediately!

• The dryer takes longer to dry out clothes than it used to (over half an hour)
• The dryer is hotter than usual when opened. Clothes may be hotter as well
• The vent is abnormally hot if you touch it, and so is the dryer room
• You smell something burning. If that happens, turn the dryer off immediately
• The lint flap is stuck and won’t open
• The dryer isn’t turning on or is showing an error. This is a safety feature in some newer models
• Your electricity bill is racking up. Dryers need more power to push warm air in case of blockages (usually adds $300 per year)
  Vents should usually be cleaned at least once a year or depending on how frequently you use the dryer. If you aren’t sure whether your dryer vents require cleaning or not, or if the lint accumulated is beyond safety protocols, give us a call and we’ll help you inspect and determine the same!

Our Dryer Vent Cleaning Process In North Carolina

Only certified and trained professionals should attempt to clean dryer vents. This is because proper removal and assembly before and after cleaning is detrimental to ensure safety and functional efficiency. There are several ways SteamPro goes about cleaning your dryer vents in North Carolina.

The first step involves an inspection where we send over professionals to determine how rigorous the cleaning sessions need to be. If the vents are relatively clean and simply require some dusting off, we use a rotary brush connected to a vacuum.

If the blockage is extensive, we start by cleaning the whole system out from the dryer to the terminal cap. Everything will be hand cleaned so that nothing gets left behind. High-powered vacuums and air-pressure tools are up next. These tools force the lint and other debris to dislodge, which gets sucked into the vacuum.

Protecting You & Your Homes The Right Way

Even when dryers start getting slower, making noises, or turning hot, nobody really takes a look at the vents. The National Fire Protection Association suggests that an estimated 15,500 dryer-related fires every year are because of clogged dryer vents.

Dryers do continue to work but are much slower. The warm dryer air gets trapped in the vents, and as more and warmer air gets blown from behind, the lint starts burning. All it takes is one fiber to catch fire, and the results are devastating! Getting your dryer vents cleaned can help you keep yourself, your family, and your home safe.