Horatio Chiorean goes the extra mile, providing professional service and spending time with customers explaining how their dryer vent system works and offering tips to conserve energy
Coral Springs, FL -- "Don't Let your dryer start a fire; keep your home safe and sound," is Dryer Vent Wizard's marketing campaign. Over 15,000 house fires resulting in deaths, injuries and millions of dollars in damages occur each year as a result of clogged dryer vent systems. In addition clothes dryers with clogged dryer vents cost substantially more money to operate.
Horatio Chiorean owns and operates Dryer Vent Wizard, serving the Palm Beach and Broward County, Florida areas. Dryer Vent Wizard is a national franchise company specializing in dryer fire prevention and dryer vent cleaning, repair and installation. They were founded in 2004 and they currently have over 50 franchise locations in the US.
During a recent interview, we asked Horatio what makes him different from his competitors; he answered, "We educate our customers. Not only will they receive the highest quality expert service in the industry, but they will also learn how to keep their dryer operating safely and efficiently to prevent fires and save on their energy bills. Our commitment is to educate the public of the hazards within a dryer vent in addition to performing an important service."
Dryer Vent Wizard of Palm Beach along with its fellow nationwide franchisees is committed to preventing dryer fires by educating the public about the dangers of not maintaining the dryer venting system. Dryer Vent Wizard of Palm Beach provides dryer vent cleaning, repair and installation according to the most recent standards and building codes. Visit http://www.dryerventwizard.com to learn more.
Clothes dryers require air flow to operate efficiently and to prevent overheating that can lead to a fire. Dryer vent cleaning promotes proper air-flow, improves the efficiency of your clothes dryer and prevents dryer fires.
Drying time increases as your dryer exhaust vents become clogged with lint and other debris. If you notice your dryer taking more time to properly dry your laundry, lint build-up is most likely the cause. As drying time increases and your dryer continues to labor the system becomes overheated because the hot air cannot escape through clogged vents. This increases energy consumption while eventually leading to a fire.
When it starts taking longer to dry your laundry, it is not due to an aging dryer; it is most likely an airflow problem. When air flow is restricted the moist heat cannot escape the dryer drum; therefore, it would make sense that the clothes would not dry. Cleaning dryer vents promotes maximum air flow.
Some dryer vents are short and straight and can easily be cleaned by the homeowner; others are quite long, depending on where your laundry room is located. Some dryers are vented through a stack on the roof; others are vented through an outside wall about two feet above the ground. Proper dryer vent installation is especially important for this type of system.
Extra long dryer ducts that make several turns may require special tools and equipment to properly clean. A professional who specializes in dryer duct cleaning will have the tools needed to do the job.
Professional dryer vent cleaning is recommended at least once a year to prevent fires, extend the life of your dryer and help save on energy costs. This said the fee for the service is well worth the savings it promotes in the long-run.
Horatio Chiorean owns and operates Dryer Vent Wizard, a dryer vent cleaning, repair and installation company who specializes in all dryer vent and dryer exhaust issues. Learn more at http://www.dryerventwizard.com
When you are washing windows and siding, sweeping the deck or pulling weeds from flower beds you are doing seasonal maintenance to keep you home looking nice. While you're at it, look at the dryer vent. Is the hood cracked or covered with moss? When everything else is neat and clean, this will stick out like a sore thumb!
More important, when the dryer is running, do you see the exhaust coming out of it? The vent flaps should open when the dryer is operating and then close when it isn't to keep mice and bugs out. Sometimes birds or bees will build a nest here which blocks air flow.
Looks Bad and Causes a Fire!
Your clothes dryer works by forcing hot air through tumbling clothes. This creates lint which is also removed from your clothes as they dry. Where does the moist heat and lint go? About 60% of the lint is trapped in the lint screen which you know to clean after every load.
This means about almost half of the lint removed from your clothes goes into the dryer vent system along with the hot, moist air. How much lint is on the screen after each load? Keep in mind that half of it is inside the dryer or the dryer vent system. Unlike the heat and moisture, the lint does not escape through the vent as most people think.
Lint is a highly flammable fuel source; add a spark from the dryer and you have a recipe for a rapidly spreading fire. Lint build-up reduces air flow, causing overheating in the system and slow drying time. If you notice your dryer taking longer to dry a load of clothes then restricted air flow is most likely the cause. Small critters like the warm vent and are known to build nests here which also blocks air flow.
Shocking Statistics
Over 15,000 clothes dryer fires are reported each year with nearly 13,000 of them being residential. Dryer fires account for about 15 deaths, 300 injuries and millions of dollars in property damage. Failure to clean dryer vents is the leading cause of residential dryer fires.
Newer Homes
Newer homes have an additional hazard as the laundry rooms are often located away form outside walls, on the second floor, in the hallway. This popular trend offers the convenience of the laundry area being near bedrooms where most of the laundry comes from.
The problem with dryers being in nontraditional areas of the home is that they require longer dryer exhaust ducts to reach the vent on an outside wall. The ducts often contain 45 or 90-degree turns and bends which navigate through the structure of the home.
When lint has to pass through longer vents it finds even more places to build up and accumulate. Air flow is reduced when dryer exhaust ducts are long or if they have bends and turns.
The longer ducts also contain hard to reach areas that the average homeowner will not be able to get to. A professional dryer vent cleaning technician has the tools required to get to these areas.
This article was written by Horatio Chiorean, owner of Dryer Vent Wizard of Palm Beach, Florida. Dryer Vent Wizard provides dryer vent cleaning and specializes in all exhaust issues. For more tips on dryer vent repair and maintenance, visit http://dryerventcleaningbrowardcountyfl.blogspot.com/
A cracked dryer exhaust vent with rusty screws and moss growing around it is a real eye-sore
Delray Beach, FL - This is the time of year everyone is washing windows and siding, sweeping and sealing the deck and pulling weeds from the flower garden. Once this is done, the old cracked dryer vent hood, covered with moss sticks out like a sore thumb. Horatio Chiorean of Dryer Vent Wizard notices this more than most people because he is in the business of dryer vent cleaning and maintenance.
"People need to check their dryer vent when they're doing their regular seasonal maintenance," said Horatio. "More important, check it when the dryer is running; you should see the exhaust coming of it. The vent flaps should open when the dryer is running and close when it is off. Check it for birds or bees nests too as this will block air flow and create a fire hazard."
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported over 15,000 fires annually, resulting in deaths, injuries and property damage. Fires can occur when lint builds up in the dryer or in the exhaust duct, blocking the flow of air and causing excessive heat build-up. Dryer Vent Wizard advises that simply cleaning the lint filter is not enough to properly maintain the dryer vent system. "Professional dryer vent cleaning is recommended at least once a year," said Horatio.
Horatio services the Palm Beach and Broward County area in Florida. He has written articles and posted them to his blog at http://dryerventcleaningdelraybeach.blogspot.com/ to provide safety tips to consumers.
Dryer Vent Wizard is a national franchise company with over 50 locations in the US. They strive to promote public awareness on the importance of dryer vent cleaning and maintenance to prevent fires and make dryers more energy efficient. Visit http://www.dryerventwizard.com to learn more.
A cracked dryer exhaust vent with rusty screws and moss growing around it is a real eye-sore
Boca Raton, FL - This is the time of year everyone is washing windows and siding, sweeping and sealing the deck and pulling weeds from the flower garden. Once this is done, the old cracked dryer vent hood, covered with moss sticks out like a sore thumb. Horatio Chiorean of Dryer Vent Wizard notices this more than most people because he is in the business of dryer vent cleaning and maintenance.
"People need to check their dryer vent when they're doing their regular seasonal maintenance," said Horatio. "More important, check it when the dryer is running; you should see the exhaust coming of it. The vent flaps should open when the dryer is running and close when it is off. Check it for birds or bees nests too as this will block air flow and create a fire hazard."
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported over 15,000 fires annually, resulting in deaths, injuries and property damage. Fires can occur when lint builds up in the dryer or in the exhaust duct, blocking the flow of air and causing excessive heat build-up. Dryer Vent Wizard advises that simply cleaning the lint filter is not enough to properly maintain the dryer vent system. "Professional dryer vent cleaning is recommended at least once a year," said Horatio.
Horatio services the Palm Beach and Broward County area in Florida. He has written articles and posted them to his blog at http://dryerventcleaningdelraybeach.blogspot.com/ to provide safety tips to consumers.
Dryer Vent Wizard is a national franchise company with over 50 locations in the US. They strive to promote public awareness on the importance of dryer vent cleaning and maintenance to prevent fires and make dryers more energy efficient. Visit http://www.dryerventwizard.com to learn more.
Dryer Vent Wizard is a dryer vent cleaning service who promotes fire safety awareness for consumers with clothes dryers. Most dryer fires can be prevented wiht proper maintenance.
We've been in this business for 1.5 years. Our enthusiasm for it has not diminished because:
•- we see every day how poorly customers have been served until we came along
•- we became and we are the only specialists in our area of the business
•- we put smiles on peoples faces and we take years of pain and suffering away
•- every job is different and needs a closer look
•- there is legacy of bad installations we are slowly fixing
Educate! Educate! Educate! Not only will Customers receive the highest quality expert diagnostics and service in the industry, but they will also be educated so they can help keep their family and friends safe and save on their energy bills. Dryer Vent Wizards commitment is to educate the public of the hazards with in a dryer vent not just perform a service.
Dryer Vent Wizard strives to educate customers. They will have a full understanding of how their Dryer Vent system is set up and how it works. Technicians will not be there for a only a half hour like other companies, they are usually there for 2 to 3 hours making sure the job is done correctly, the job site is spotless and the customer is full of knowledge on dryer vents.
Dryer Vent Wizard provides dryer vent cleaning, repair and installation services for the following areas in Florida: Palm Beach County, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Highland Beach, Gulfstream, Ocean Ridge, Boynton Beach, Lantana, Manalapan, Hypoluxo, Lake Worth, Lake Park, Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach, Loxahatchee, Jupiter, Tequesta, Greenacres and Broward County
Posted by Dickbland on 07/14/2008 I had to have my 25 year old vent replaced because it was vinyl and could not be cleaned and is a fire hazard. I got 4 quotes and went with Dryer Vent Wizard not because they were the cheapest but I felt they were trustworthy and honest. Anyway they replaced the vinyl stuff with rigid aluminum material which looks better than the old stuff and the dryer has never dried clothes so fast. They did a great job and were very professional in cleaning up after themselves. They had us inspect the laundry room afterwards to make sure things were as we wanted them. They even leveled the washer and dryer and scrubbed the floor under the washer and dryer because of the lint and dirt that had built up over the years. They also test the flowrate of the dryer and compare that to the outside vent before and after the installation. Even though they did not need to use it they also have a video inspection system that can go into the vent and see what the inside looks like. Gary said it is used to see how blocked a vent may be or to see if there is a place where it became disconnected. As you can guess I would reccomend this company to anyone with a dryer vent issue.
Great Dryer Vent Cleaning!
The following was sent to about 175 people by a satisfied customer:
"Okay, you are going to think I am crazy e-mailing you about your dryer - BUT - when we moved here over a year ago, I finally got a great set. Only when we used it, I noticed that after a few months I had to run it twice to get my loads dry. (I thought nothing of it b/c it seemed no matter where I lived, my dryers ran twice on heavy loads.) I just figured this is how it is with all dryers."
Well, the past few weeks, we have had to run our dryer even up to 4 times on a heavy load. There was even a "moldy" type smell in our towels. I called a dryer repair guy b/c I figured the heating element was going out. He told me that on dryers, if it is drying, even a little, it is more likely to be my dryer vent. He told me to hire someone to come and clean the vent that goes through the house.
I thought I could do it myself, so I went downstairs and pulled the vent out of the wall to find an extreme amount of build-up!!! It was damp and had that "moldy" smell that my towels have had. I tried to clean it out and the more I reached in the more clogged it was. I knew if it was clogged here, that the inside pipe had to be backed up.
I called a place called "Dryer Vent Wizard". It runs normally about $150 to come out, inspect and clean. That is for a normal 20 foot pipe. Ours ran 36 feet and was up and down and all around - causing our vent build-up. Even though it was over $150 for our case to clean it, let me tell you IT WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY!!!!
After he cleaned it out filling a 5 gallon tub full of lint, I ran my dryer for a load and it dried PERFECTLY in a shorter amount if time. I have honestly NEVER had my clothes dry so fast. It seems like common sense that the vent needs to be cleaned, but thinking about it, this house was never cleaned in over 20 years and no other house I ever lived in was ever cleaned - so it was never my dryers, but probably my vents all along!!!
Anyway, they charge $39 to come out and take a look. (For a membership type thing of like $29 they will come out once a year and not charge the $39 fee.)
I HIGHLY recommend it!! Just thought I´d pass this along! We spend time and money on ‘big purchases' like our oil changes, etc. - why not keep other important things maintained? Not to mention it is a huge fire hazard!
Dryer Vent Wizard´s # is: 1-866-498-safe (7233) for someone in your area. (Alabama)
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