Install a Dryer Side Vent When Space Is Limited
In some homes the dryer vent cannot easily exit from the back of the dryer. This is common when the dryer is located in a laundry closet, tight laundry room, or against a wall where the ductwork runs to the side instead of straight back.
If your dryer is taking too long to dry clothes, the problem is often not the dryer itself, but a restricted or clogged dryer vent.
Many homeowners are told they need a new dryer, when in reality the appliance is doing exactly what it’s supposed to do — it just can’t breathe.
Dryer fires happen more than most people think in Ontario, we are not sure why there is very little awareness as to how important it is to carry out dryer duct cleaning, but it is what it is! One thing can be said for not recognizing lint build up in the dryer is that ones dryer and duct work looks the same now as it did when it was first installed.
Dryer fires happen and they happen more often than we are lead to believe. At dryer vent cleaner in the lead up to Christmas we had 3 customers who had dryer fires inside their dryer all because there were issues with there dryer vent and how they were installed.