Dryer Vent Cleaning in Silverthorne, CO
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Cold vents make lint stick faster
Your dryer pushes warm, damp air out through a vent that runs through a cold house and out into air that averages 8°F on winter nights. That warm air cools fast inside the vent, and the moisture in it has somewhere to go. Lint catches on damp duct walls instead of blowing straight through to the outside.
Over time that buildup narrows the vent. The dryer has to push harder to move air through it, and the exhaust that should be leaving the house lingers in the duct instead.
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- How often should a dryer vent be cleaned?
- Once a year, at minimum. If your dryer runs almost every day, or the vent run is long with a lot of turns, once a year is the outside limit and you may need it sooner. Lint builds up inside the duct even when you clean the lint screen every load, because not all of it gets caught there.
- Can I clean my dryer vent myself?
- You can clean the part you can reach, but that is usually not the whole job. Pulling the dryer out and vacuuming a few feet of duct helps, and so does clearing the vent hood outside. The lint that collects in the middle of a long run, or around a bend, needs a brush and rod built for the job to get out.
- What are the signs of a clogged dryer vent?
- Clothes that take two cycles to dry, or come out hot to the touch, both point to a clogged vent. Check the vent hood outside too. If the flap barely opens when the dryer runs, or lint is caked around it, air is not moving through like it should. A burning smell or a dryer that shuts off partway through a cycle means the airflow problem has gotten worse and it is worth having someone look at it soon.