Dryer Vent Cleaning in Vineland, NJ
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Cold vents turn dryer lint into a wet, sticky mess
Your dryer pushes out warm, damp air every time it runs. From October through April, with winter nights averaging 28°F, that air hits a cold vent and cools fast. The moisture in it beads up on the vent walls, and lint sticks to the wet metal instead of blowing straight through. Over a winter that buildup narrows the vent, and a dryer that can't push air out takes longer to dry a load and runs hotter doing it.
- 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?
- A contractor can tell you for sure based on how you use the dryer, but once a year is the general rule. If you run several loads a day, or the vent run is long with a few bends in it, check the outside vent hood partway through the year. Weak airflow there before the year is up means lint is building faster than that.
- Can I clean my dryer vent myself?
- You can handle the part you can reach, which is the lint trap and the first few feet of duct behind the dryer. A vent cleaning brush kit will get you further into a straight run. What you can't do from either end is clear a vent with several bends in it, or one that runs a long distance through the house, since lint packs into those turns and a short brush won't reach it.
- What are the signs of a clogged dryer vent?
- Clothes that take longer than they used to, or come out hot instead of dry, are the first sign. The dryer running hotter than normal, a burning smell, or the outside vent hood barely pushing out air when the dryer is on are the others. Lint collecting around the lint trap door or under the dryer is worth checking too. Any of these on their own is reason enough to have the vent checked.