In just the U.S. alone, clothes dryers can be found in around 81.5 million homes. As clothes spin around in the dryer, lint and other debris will come off and hopefully be caught by the filter. However, some of that lint and debris makes it past the filter and into the dryer vent, where it either exits your home or becomes stuck.
This is a major cause of dryer fires, which number around 16,000 per year in the United States.
So, what can you do to make your dryer usage a bit more safe? First, it's important that you regularly clean out the dryer filter after each load you dry. If you wait two or three loads before cleaning the filter out, you're making it much harder for your dryer to do its job. This can cause certain parts to work harder or fail altogether, which is another risky proposition.
Next, contact a professional at least once per year to come out and clean your dryer vent from the dryer to the exhaust area outside your home. When the lint and other build-up is removed from the vent, the risk of a dryer fire drops dramatically.
If your clothes have certain chemicals on them, such as gasoline or oil, it's probably a good idea to watch the clothes more than one time before placing them in the dryer. You don't want clothes with those chemicals in a potentially combustible situation. Be certain most of, if not all of the chemicals have been washed out.
Lastly, don't use your dryer when you're not home. A lot of people will start doing a load of laundry and leave the dryer running while they run off and do other errands. Please think twice. If something happens with your dryer while no one's around, your entire home could pay the price.
If you need to schedule a dryer vent cleaning appointment, give Dryer Vent Wizard a call today at (651) 792-5626.
This is a major cause of dryer fires, which number around 16,000 per year in the United States.
So, what can you do to make your dryer usage a bit more safe? First, it's important that you regularly clean out the dryer filter after each load you dry. If you wait two or three loads before cleaning the filter out, you're making it much harder for your dryer to do its job. This can cause certain parts to work harder or fail altogether, which is another risky proposition.Next, contact a professional at least once per year to come out and clean your dryer vent from the dryer to the exhaust area outside your home. When the lint and other build-up is removed from the vent, the risk of a dryer fire drops dramatically.
If your clothes have certain chemicals on them, such as gasoline or oil, it's probably a good idea to watch the clothes more than one time before placing them in the dryer. You don't want clothes with those chemicals in a potentially combustible situation. Be certain most of, if not all of the chemicals have been washed out.
Lastly, don't use your dryer when you're not home. A lot of people will start doing a load of laundry and leave the dryer running while they run off and do other errands. Please think twice. If something happens with your dryer while no one's around, your entire home could pay the price.
If you need to schedule a dryer vent cleaning appointment, give Dryer Vent Wizard a call today at (651) 792-5626.
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