Now that Halloween is near never put synthetic materials such as rubber, foam, or plastic in the dryer especially Halloween Costumes.
Clothes still wet? This is an indicator that you could have a clogged dryer vent. Prevent a Fire, Clean Your Dryer
The risk of a dryer fire is not only a concern for homeowners in El Paso, but also apartment and condo complexes. It’s important to make sure the dryer vent is up to code, made from proper venting materials (rigid metal), as well as properly constructed and the appropriate length. Dryer vents that have too long of a connection are difficult to maintain and increase the risk of a fire hazard.
Dryer vents in El Paso should be cleaned once a year and for apartment complexes, sometimes more frequently due to the high volume of use.
$194 million in property damages caused from appliance fires each year.
- Clothes are taking more than one cycle to dry, especially jeans & towels.
- No lint visible on lint screen.
- Dryer repeatedly stops during a cycle.
- Clothes have moldy smell after dry cycle.
- Clothes are very hot after a dry cycle.
- The top of your dryer hot to the touch while running.
- There’s excess lint left on your clothing
- 92% of all appliance fires are dryer related.
- The leading factor of home clothes dryer fires is failure to clean them.
- The item most commonly first ignited in clothes dryer fire is lint.
- Clogged dryer vents run much hotter and longer.
- Improper venting will kill your dryer.
- A plugged dryer vent will create an enormous amount of dust.
- Dryer vent cleaning will improve the air quality in your home.
- The risk of fire is equal for gas-fueled clothes dryers and electric-powered clothes dryers.
- Excess heat created by poor venting can ruin your clothes.
- TIME, how much time do you spend waiting for your clothes to dry?
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