Dryer Vent Cleaning in Logan, WV
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Cold vents make lint stick
Every load sends warm, damp air down the vent and out. When that vent runs through a cold space, the air cools fast, and lint clings to the damp walls instead of blowing clear. Logan County winter nights average 28°F from December through February, and the heat runs October through April, seven months of the year the vent stays cold most of the time it's working.
That buildup narrows the vent a little more with each load. A dryer that can't push air out has to push heat back into the house, and the lint sitting in that vent is what a house fire needs to start.
- 28°F
- the average winter night, and cold vents catch damp lint
- 7 months
- October through April, the vent stays cold
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- How often should a dryer vent be cleaned?
- Once a year for most households. If you run large loads often, or your vent run is long with a lot of turns, clean it more often than that. Lint builds up along the inside of the duct even when the lint trap looks empty, and that buildup is what causes the problems.
- Can I clean my dryer vent myself?
- You can clean the first few feet from the back of the dryer yourself with a vacuum and a brush kit made for this. What you can't reach is the rest of the run out to the vent hood, especially if it goes through the attic or has more than one bend. A contractor uses a rotating brush on a long cable that clears the full length and checks that the vent hood flap opens and closes the way it should.
- What are the signs of a clogged dryer vent?
- Clothes that take longer than usual to dry, or come out hotter than usual to the touch, are the clearest sign. Others are a burning smell during the cycle, lint collecting around the outside vent hood, and the dryer itself feeling hot on top or on the back panel. Any one of these means air isn't moving through the duct the way it should.