The Anatomy of a Clothes dryer Fire

Prevent a clothes dryer fire with good dryer vent cleaning and dryer maintenance service

Lots of people are diligent about getting their furnace cleaned, but unfortunately, very few people think of the dryer in regard to fire deterrence. Lots of dryer fires occur each year, resulting in fatalities, injuries, home destruction and home loss. Apart from being a fire risk, unfit dryer venting also presents a carbon monoxide risk. These incidents can be reduced with adequately installed and maintained dryer ducting.

A dryer fire arises when lint accumulates reducing airflow which then brings about overheating. The heat and the combustible dryer lint are the primary active ingredients for a dryer fire. Tumble dryers produce a good deal of lint and only cleaning the lint screen is not enough. The lint screen snags a lot of lint while some travels into the back of the clothes dryer, precariously close to the heating element. The most reliable practice to ensure your dryer ducting device is dependable is to get it expertly examined and cleaned approximately once a year.

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An additional concern is the length of the vent; the shorter, the more effective. At one time most washers and dryers were in the basement, on an outdoor wall, with a relatively short, straight vent to the outdoors. These days quite a few newer residences will have their laundry room positioned away from an outside wall, with some located on the second floor. This means dryer ducts are a lot longer and involve some turns where dryer lint can collect. They're also more difficult to get to and thus a greater challenge to keep cleaned. The ideal dryer vent system is short and straight. The pieces need to also be properly joined to leave the interior smooth and without screws or fastenings that lint might catch on.

It is very important that the duct be made of solid material, not the bendable, foil style tubing that breaks quite easily, minimizing air movement. Grant adequate open space between the clothes dryer and the wall. A error people oftentimes make is forcing the dryer too close to the wall, squashing the vent and creating an airflow problem instantly.

Here is one final idea that not many people take note of. The dryer vent screen should be rinsed completely with warm soapy water every few months to clear away residue build up triggered by softener sheets. It is literally conceivable for the lint filter to have so much accumulation on it that it will hold water! This clearly restricts air flow and causes the dryer to take more than one cycle to thoroughly dry a load of clothes.

This feature was prepared by a local dryer vent cleaning expert, who would like all homeowners to become familiar with how threatening their apparently innocent clothes dryer might be. The service technician delivers more fire protection guidelines and simple, preventive means for avoiding a dryer fire as part of his service.

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