Worried About Having a Bad Duct Cleaning Experience?Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton-Clothes Dryer Safety Tips
Dryer Vent Cleaning in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton Areas of OR
In order for a dryer to function properly it must have a clear exhaust vent. Many clothes dryer failures usually result from an improperly cleaned and maintained dryer vent system. Failure of the bearings, elements, ignitors and other critical parts can occur from not properly maintaining your dryer.
If you wish to maintain your dryer for years to come follow these few simple rules:
- Regularly cleaning your dryer vents with every wash and sometimes checking the back of the machine for buildup can increase your dryers productivity.
- If only drying a few items the dryer will work best if the items are of different sizes, and dryers with Auto-Dry cycles with not dry properly if the load is too small.
- Drying racks for caps, sneakers, sweaters, stuffed toys, and pillows are available from your dealer and many other stores.
- Any object that could catch fire (sport or stain removers, gasoline, motor or cooking oils, etc.), should not be put in the dryer.
- It is best to air dry foam backed rugs.
- Keeping your dryer a foot off the ground will make the dryer level with the washer and reduce bending.
- White plastic ducts and foil can both be flammable and inefficient, it is best all around to us metal or rigid ducts on your dryer.
The most common problems caused by clogged vents are:
- Clothes still hot when done, which is bad for perma-press articles
- Lengthen drying times
- Important sensors may not shut off
- Hot and damp clothes are left when dryer is done
- Dryer can get louder
- increased likelihood of failure with the heating element, motor or bearings
Vertical vents runs that get clogged can rapidly cause the motor, drum rollers,and heater to fail. Qualified service personnel (UL - Underwriters Laboratories) are the best choice for even the simplest dryer maintenance.
Most professional air duct cleaning companies do dryer cleaning as well.
Their specialized tools and equipment make it easy for them to completely clean your dryer. A well running dryer with rigid or flexible metal venting and ducting materials will lower your energy bill and shorten drying times, 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 handle on what the operation involves and what you might search for in hiring an duct 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 technicians are already at your home or building cleaning out your clogged dryer vent will typically save you a few dollars.
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