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Dryer Vent Cleaning in the Cincinnati-Middletown Areas of OH
The most significant factor in maintaining a clothing dryer is cleaning the exhaust vent. A reason many dryers fail is because of uncleaned vent systems. Checking dryer vents regularly can prevent premature failure of bearings, elements, ignitors and other important parts.
Here is a list of just a few of the most important issues to keep in mind with regard to your dryer maintenance:
- Efficiency of your dryer can be improved by cleaning the lint filter before each load and cleaning behind the machine occasionally.
- To increase tumbling action when doing a small load vary the size of the items, and only do a full load is using an Auto-Dry cycle.
- Many people like to use a drying rack for caps, sneakers, sweaters, stuffed toys and pillows.
- If something is stained with a flammable substance (alcohol, cooking oils, gasoline, spot removers, dry-cleaning solvents, etc.), you should not dry it in a machine because it could catch fire.
- Do not machine dry foam backed rugs.
- Keeping your dryer a foot off the ground will make the dryer level with the washer and reduce bending.
- Do not use white plastic ducts or any sort of foil on your dryer which can be flammable and cause inefficiency, instead use metal or rigid ducts.
Cleaning the vents regularly can prevent these problems:
- Lengthen drying times
- Clothes still hot when done, which is bad for perma-press articles
- Dryer can get louder
- Hot and damp clothes are left when dryer is done
- Important sensors may not shut off
- increased likelihood of failure with the heating element, motor or bearings
Vertically arranged vents cause the most problems and increase the chance of motor, drum rollers, and heater failure. For the above reasons, your dryer system should be serviced regularly by a qualified service personnel (UL - Underwriters Laboratories).
Hiring a professional air duct cleaning company is the best way to service your dryer.
No one else can get your dryer as clean as they can with their specialized tools. A regularly maintained dryer with rigid or flexible metal venting and ducting materials will use less power and less heat to dry your clothes, as well as reduce operating costs and extend the life of the dryer and clothing due to lower drying temperatures.
Well, that completes our dryer vent cleaning article. Hopefully you have a better grasp of what the operation involves and what you might look to in hiring an ductwork cleaning company. For additional reading material, you might want to check out our online dryer vent cleaning library. Having your air ducts cleaned while the duct cleaners are already at your home cleaning out your clogged dryer vent will most likely save you a few dollars.
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