Understanding
Dryer vent cleaning
Duraclim offers professional dryer vent cleaning services designed to keep your dryer running efficiently, reduce the risk of catastrophic fire and improve indoor air quality.
By removing lint and other debris from dryer ducts, Duraclim can ensure that your dryer runs optimally.
What causes dryer fires?
Most dryer fires are caused by lint build-up and poor duct maintenance.
Lint is the material that detaches from clothes during drying and accumulates in the dryer’s lint filter. If the lint filter is not cleaned regularly, lint can build up in the dryer duct and obstruct the flow of hot air. This can cause the dryer to overheat and the lint to burn, resulting in a fire.
That’s why it’s important to clean the dryer lint filter every time you use it, and to have the dryer vent inspected and cleaned every 2-3 years by a qualified professional.
Why service your dryer vent?
Although often overlooked, cleaning the dryer vent (or dryer air vent) is an important step in ensuring proper operation. Indeed, the accumulation of lint and debris in the duct can cause the dryer to overheat and increase the risk of fire. In addition, if the duct is clogged, hot air will have more difficulty circulating and the dryer will take longer to dry clothes, which will increase energy consumption and costs.
It is therefore important to maintain your dryer duct for several reasons:
- Avoid fire risks: Lint, dust and debris that accumulate in the dryer duct can easily ignite and cause a fire.
- Optimize dryer performance: Since the air flow is reduced by the obstruction of the dryer duct, the appliance is not at its maximum capacity and therefore operates less well. The dryer retains more moisture and requires additional cycles to do a proper job. Hot air has more difficulty circulating, which can lead to an increase in the time needed to dry clothes. The increase in energy demand therefore leads to higher electricity bills.
- Extend the life of the dryer: Asking for additional effort from the dryer can lead to overheating and therefore, lead to accelerated and premature wear of the internal parts, thus reducing the life of the household appliance.
