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Clogged
dryer vent can be dangerous.
Your
drier vent is often over looked but it will save energy and reduce
a fire hazard.
We
had a scary situation in the house that we just purchased. After
about a month our drier stopped working. After some testing I
figured out that it was the motor. So, off to buy a new drier.
When the new one was installed it ran hot, very hot. Upon further
inspection I decided that it might be the drier vent.
I
crawled into a space that is too small for me and discovered that
the drier vent extended 20 feet to the side of the house. I pulled
the end of the vent that is closest to the drier and it was full
of lint. So I pulled the entire thing. The morons that lived here
before us had attached two pieces together and attached then with
screws. Yes they screwed screws into the vent. So the screw extended
about an inch into the vent, on all 4 sides. Can you say lint
trap? Can you say fire hazard? I replaced the entire vent pipe
and it is working fine. I have not decided if I am scared or just
mad. I think just scared.
Be
sure to check your dryer vent, for so many reasons. It will save
energy, because your dryer will not have to work as hard. It will
also keep your clothes from being overadjetated and they will
last longer. It will prevent a fire, the dryer is designed to
create great amounts of heat to disipate moisture from the clothes.
some of that heat is sent out the dryer vent. It creats pushed
that heat past lint that has be exposed to moisture and heat numerous
times so it breaks the lint down to be very flamable. Watch out!
There
are many more appliance articles in our appliance
section. There is more specific information in the links at
the beginning of this article. They can guide you where you need
to go.
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