Category: dryer safety
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Do You Wash Your Dryer Lint Screen?
Many people use dryers sheets to help their laundry feel softer, smell better, and reduce static electricity that builds up in some fabric during the machine drying process. But using dryer sheets can lead to a build up in fabric softener on the dryer lint screen, which can partially block airflow. If you use dryer…
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Hot Dryer – Restricted Dryer Vent – Baymeadows in Jacksonville FL
The owner of a 3rd floor condo in the Baymeadows neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida recently called A Lint Free Vent 904.537.1483 to clean the dryer vent in her home. Pulling the dryer away from the wall to access and begin cleaning the dryer vent, we could see scorch marks on the back of the dryer!…
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Regular Dryer Vent Cleaning Is Better
The neighbor of one of our clients asked A Lint Free Vent to clean their dryer vent, too. The neighbor had not had their dryer vent cleaned in several years, but they thought the dryer vent didn’t need cleaning because they were not seeing lint blown out the dryer vent cap and onto their roof.…
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Fire Hazard – Look Behind Your Dryer
Remember that old saying, “Out of sight, out of mind?” When is the last time you took a peek at the space behind your dryer? https://alintfreevent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/VID_20200904_123811150.mp4 One of the first things we do when we visit a client’s home or business is to pull the dryer away from the wall so we can access the…
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Clogged and Rusted Through Dryer Vent in Mandarin
A homeowner in the Mandarin neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida called A Lint Free Vent 904.537.1483. She was having problems with her dryer: Her dryer got hot to the touch on top during a drying cycle. It took several cycles to dry a load of laundry. It had been 3 or 4 years since she had…
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Signs Your Dryer Vent Needs Cleaning
Do you use an electrical or gas powered dryer to dry your clothes, bedding, and other laundry? The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that you get your dryer vent cleaned annually. Based on years of collected fire safety data, NFPA warns that the lint collecting in your dryer ductwork is flammable, and has caused…
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Dryer Safety Tips by National Fire Protection Association
According to data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the leading cause of thousands of fires in homes each year involving clothes dryers is failure to clean the dryer. The NFPA recommends having your dryer serviced by a professional. And the NFPA recommends dryer vent cleaning each year, or whenever you notice that it…
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Jacksonville Dryer Vent Cleaning – Just In Time!
Jacksonville dryer vent cleaning is a personally rewarding job. I enjoy helping others. Often I can see that a client’s dryer vent is past due for a thorough cleaning while driving up to their home. I see clumps of dryer lint hanging out of the dryer vent roof cap, and scattered across the roof. Or…
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Get Dryer Vents Cleaned When Needed
Most dryer vents need to be professionally cleaned at least once each year. But if you live in a home or work at a business that does a lot of laundry, you may need to get your dryer vent cleaned more often. It’s important to get dryer vents cleaned when needed. The dryer vent duct…