Did you know that your dryer vent is one of the leading causes of home fires? In fact, according to the National Fire Protection Association March 2017 Report, the United States municipal fire departments responded to an estimated 15,970 home fires involving clothes dryers or washing machines each year from 2010 to 2014. These fires resulted in annual losses estimated at:

13 civilian deaths
440 civilian injuries, and
$238 million in direct property damage.

The leading items first ignited in clothes dryer vent fires were dust, fiber, or lint (27%) and clothing (26%). In washing machine fires, the leading items first ignited were electrical wire or cable insulation (26%) and appliance housing or casing (24%). Most of these home fires involved clothes dryers (92%). The leading cause (31%) of the home clothes dryer and washer fires was the failure to clean.

Life-threatening fire hazards posed by dryer vents can be prevented with professional cleaning. A dryer vent is a tube that carries hot air from your dryer to the outside of your house. It’s important to ensure it doesn’t become clogged with lint or other debris because this could lead to a fire. Lint is highly flammable. Homeowners should take preventative steps to keep their families safe from harm due to fires. One such step is keeping the dryer vent and lint trap clean. Wasatch Clean Air offers dryer vent cleaning services in the following areas: Salt Lake City, Cottonwood Heights, South Jordan, Murray, West Valley, Sandy, Draper, and nearby areas. Check the complete list of locations we cater to. We can spare homeowners the headache, anxiety, and cost that come with problematic dryer vents.

A dryer vent is not designed to be a place for lint to accumulate, but it can happen over time because many homeowners use their clothes dryers. Drying large loads of laundry that contain sheets or blankets can keep the machine from drying efficiently, since those items do not allow air flow into and out of the machine as fast as smaller articles do. More oversized items also take much longer to dry than smaller ones, which means that the air flow will need to stay on for a long time, so they don’t become damp if left in the appliance overnight.

If you’re like most people who use their dryers every day, you might not think about your dryer vent until it starts becoming increasingly inefficient. If left unchecked, clogged vents can also lead to the following problems:

Prolonged drying time
Increased energy consumption
Damaged fibers in your clothes
Increased risk of fire

Don’t let this happen to you! Check out how you and your family can benefit from our dryer vent cleaning services.

Click here to schedule an appointment with the expert team of Wasatch Clean Air so we can help you save money by preventing fires and costly repairs and give you peace of mind, too!