Professional Dryer Vent Installation – Tracy, California

Are your Dryer Ducts Aluminum or Vinyl?

 

 

Have you looked at the ductwork attached to your clothes dryer?  Is it aluminum, or plastic or vinyl?  This is important to know.  Recent UL safety codes require solid metal or semi-rigid material be used for the dryer duct system.  To understand why this is, consider the function of the dryer vent system:

 

 

Heat Removal

 

 

The hot air and moisture removed from your laundry is removed from the dryer drum and carried through the dryer duct system to a vent located outdoors.  State law requires all gas dryers be vented outside.

 

 

Lint Removal

 

 

Another function of the dryer vent system is to remove the lint that is produced by your laundry as it dries.  Most of the lint is caught in the lint screen; however, some does end up in the dryer ducts too.  If it doesn’t make its way to the vent outdoors, it can build up in the duct system to cause problems over time.

 

 

Lint Build-up Prevents Heat Removal

 

 

What kind of dryer vent do you have?   Many older homes were created using vinyl instead of metal. While this used to be the standard material for dryer ducts, years of experience have shown this to be dangerous.  If your dryer were to throw a spark, it is very possible that the lint in the vinyl duct could ignite and cause a very rapidly spreading fire.

 

 

Dryer Vent Wizard is the expert when it comes to clothes dryers and vent systems.  The Wizard recommends annual dryer vent cleaning to maintain the efficiency of your clothes dryer.  Dryer Vent Wizard provides the following services:

Dryer Vent Cleaning  

 

Dryer Vent Repair  

 

Dryer Vent Installation  

 

Dryer Vent Inspection and Evaluation  

 

Contact http://dryerventwizard.com to schedule an inspection and learn more tips on dryer vent maintenance and fire prevention.  

 

Service Area:  Stanislaus County, Modesto, Oakdale, Riverbank, Waterford, Ceres, Turlock, Patterson, Grayson, Hughson, Newman, Salida, Keyes, San Joaquin County, Tracy, Stockton, Manteca, Lodi, Lathrup, Escalon, Ripon, and neighboring cities and communities.