Do You Have the Best Dryer Exhaust System?
If you are pretty good about the maintenance of your household appliances, you are quite a bit ahead of many other people. But there are some things you may not know to check for that can still crop up and cause you problems in your clothes dryer. One of these things is making sure you have the best dryer exhaust system for your dryer.
UL Rating
First, you need to know the rating of the products you are using. The UL rating should be printed somewhere on the information about the parts that make up your vent system. While most of the more recent clothes dryers that have been installed are UL approved, there are many people using clothes dryers that have been in place for many years, or have just changed out the dryer, but not the vent system. That means it's time to pull your dryer out, or have a professional do it for you, and make sure the parts of the vent system are up to the newer standards.
Shortest Distance
Just like so many other things in life, the shortest distance to the destination is the best plan of action for your clothes dryer. The vent system has to carry hot air and lint out of your home and the more piping it has to work through, the harder it has to work. Additionally, the more line there is to make it through the more chance that lint will get caught up in the line and start to clog up the pipes which can cause a fire hazard and reduce the efficiency of your dryer.
Too Many Bends
Some dryer lines have a lot of bends and turns before they finally get the hot air out of your house. These turns will restrict airflow from your machine, reducing the performance of your dryer and increasing drying time for your clothes.
Smooth Material
What does your vent pipe feel like inside? While you may not think this matters, it does. You want to have a smooth inside to your vent pipe because that will improve performance when it comes time to dry your laundry due to the smoother airflow.
The pieces and parts that make up the exhaust system for your clothes dryer are very important aspects of the entire system that gets your clothes dry at the end of the day. If you don't know what makes up the rest of the system, it's time to find out, or call in a professional to inspect and evaluate your dryer vent system.
This article was written by Horatio Chiorean, owner of Dryer Vent Wizard of Palm Beach, Florida, http://www.dryerventwizard.com serving consumers in 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.
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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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