Cleaning your dryer vent is one of those household maintenance tasks that can often be overlooked, but it’s incredibly important for several reasons. As Dryer Vent Cleaner, based in Beamsville, Ontario, we have been in business since 2011, and in that time, we’ve seen and resolved a wide range of dryer venting issues. From routine cleanings to addressing complex problems like vent blockages on roofs, we have extensive experience in keeping dryer systems running safely and efficiently.
Does Your Dryer Have Balls? Yet Another Sign Your Dryer Vent is Clogged!
Never seen these before? Neither had we until we started cleaning dryers with our dryer vent cleaning service. These lint balls grow inside your dryer when the lint has no place else to go, or the vents are starting to clog so lint cannot escape as fast as it needs to! These cute squishy, round things are an accumulation of lint inside the baffles that are on your dryer drum slowly getting bigger and bigger like a snowball only not as cold!
Why Screens Should Not be Used on Dryer Vent End Caps
Screens Should Not be Used On Dryer Vent!
Screens should never be used on dryer vents for the simple reason they prevent lint escaping. Whilst this does not happen straight away it does so slowly over time, damp air escapes first followed by lint that sticks to the dampness inside the dryer vent and if a screen or grill is fitted the lint starts to bond to it too. Over a period of time this then forms a lint plug like you see in the photo.
Keep Pests Out Can Increase The Risk of a Dryer Fire?
Some people put screens over the end cap of their dryer vent to prevent birds or critters from moving in. Whilst this may seem to make sense, the truth is it is not the best of decisions as once the vent gets plugged at the end the lint has no where else to go. Just like cholesterol it builds up over time and starts to restrict the airflow thus lint starts to accumulate inside the dryer itself. Lint starts to settle inside the dryer cabinet and on or around the dryers heating element.
Dryer Fires Start Inside The Dryer
So the screen on the end of the dryer vent caused a lint plug, this then causes the lint to accumulate more through the dryer vent and inside the dryer. The lint inside the dryer is what causes dryer fires, the heating element glows red and reaches temperatures as high as 190 degrees fahrenheit all it needs is for a clump of lint to sit on the element and you can have a dryer fire on your hands.
Never Leave Your Dryer Running When No One is Home
The dryer should only be run when someone is in the house, also you should not run the dryer when sleeping at night this is not to scare you but just to draw attention to the fact there are hidden dangers in the home and the dryer is one of them.
Removing Birds Nest from Dryer Vent
So it’s -10c today and we take a call from Mississauga regarding a birds nest in the dryer vent. This customer has had 2 companies try to remove the birds nest in the last 7 months and both have failed! Up for a challenge and not wanting to be beaten Dryer Vent Cleaner went to the rescue!
Birds Nest Removal
Battling through snow that finally decided to appear we turned up and met the customer. The vent had been missing the flaps (deteriorated from the weather) so a bird decided to take root and made a nice cosy nest in there 3 feet inside. Using our special birds nest retrieval tools we removed the nest and cleaned the dryer vent through from the outside and from the inside. We replaced the vent and caulked the new vent, added a special bird proof screen over the new vent to prevent return visitors.
Do Not Use Panty Hose on Dryer Vent
Because of this nest and the fact he chose the wrong company twice to clean out his dryer vent he has been using the dryer with a panty hose over the end and venting in inside the home! This is dangerous and should not be done! Dryers need to vent outside the home, restricting the airflow causes lint to accumulate in the dryer fast and can lead to a dryer fire.
Birds Nest removal in Ontario
If you live in Ontario, especially Burlington, Mississauga, Hamilton, Oakville and you have problems with your dryer taking too long to dry your clothes, you have a birds nest stuck in your dryer vent, you need your dryer vent relocating, need a new dryer vent or just know you need your dryer vent cleaning call the professional dryer vent cleaning company. Satisfaction guaranteed or you pay nothing.




