Dryer Vent Cleaning | Weston, CT

This is what happens when u don't do proper maintenance. If you read your owners manual for your dryer, the manufacturer makes a clear recommendation about how often to clean your dryer. Dryer vent fires are the number 1 cause of house fires in the United States.

For more information on home safety, cleaning out your dryer vent and preventing dryer fires, visit:  
http://www.safetyathome.com/home-safety/home-safety-articles/dryer-fires-and-how-to-prevent-them/

How Well is Your Dryer Working?

• Have you ever had your dryer professionally cleaned?
• Is your dryer working as well as it did when you first had it installed?
• Is your dryer working as fast as it did when it was new?
• If not, it may be suffering from lint build up and it may be time for you to have it professionally cleaned!

If you haven't ever had your dryer vent system professionally cleaned, the lint build up may be chocking your dryer.  This causes the dryer to take longer to work and it requires more electricity or gas for you to dry your clothes.  It also increases the chances that you may have a dryer fire in the back of your dryer or in the dryer's vent system.
For more information on the Dryer Vent Cleaning services offered by Grout Rescue CT click here.  If you're not sure whether Grout Rescue can help you out, just give us a call and ask! If we can't help you we'd be happy to provide you the name of another reputable contractor.

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 Check out this You Tube video for more tips from NBC TODAY Show: Dryer Fire Prevention, Sept. 2, 2008:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdNTcChFkBY
"More than 15,000 home fires are started by dryer fires every year, usually from lint build-up, but few people are aware of this danger in their home. Meri-K Appy, President of the Home Safety Council, urges TODAY Show viewers to take simple steps to protect their families from dryer fires. Visit www.homesafetycouncil.org to learn more."
They recommend you have your dryer professionally cleaned once a year!


For more information visit:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/consumers/dryer-safety.html
This article recommends that as an added safety precaution, be sure to place a smoke detector in the general vicinity of the dryer. 


The Portland Fire and Rescue's Prevention Division offers a list of safey tips that you can download:  
http://www.portlandonline.com/fire/index.cfm?c=58348&a=293458
CBS News 2 - Dryer Vent News
Don't let your dryer start a fire.
Here is an article from the Building Safety Journal that has some good information to share.


Everyone wants you to be safe.  Now all you need to do is act!
If you want help just call
​(203) 227-4048

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UL's web site offers some tips on their web site http://www.safetyathome.com/home-safety/home-safety-articles/dryer-fires-and-how-to-prevent-them/:  


What causes fires? One of the most common causes of dryer fires is lack of maintenance. When lint traps aren’t cleaned as often as they should be, the resulting build-up in the screen or other areas can cause the dryer to perform poorly, operate at elevated temperatures and possibly overheat – with dangerous consequences. Vent systems must also be checked and cleaned to maintain proper air flow for the same reasons.
What can you do?
An important safeguard your family can take is to ensure that your dryer has rigid or flexible metal venting and ducting materials to help sustain airflow. This will also reduce operating costs and extend the life of the dryer and clothing due to lower drying temperatures.
Additionally:

• Clean the lint trap before and after drying each load of clothes.
• Don’t forget to clean the back of the dryer where lint can be trapped.
• The interior of the dryer and venting system should be cleaned periodically by qualified service personnel. If you notice the drying time is longer, clean the vent system thoroughly to ensure proper airflow.
• Replace plastic or vinyl exhaust hoses with rigid or flexible metal venting.
• Do not dry clothing/fabric on which there is anything flammable (alcohol, cooking oils, gasoline, spot removers, dry-cleaning solvents, etc.). Flammable substances give off vapors that could ignite or explode.
• Don’t forget to read manufacturers’ warnings in use and care manuals that accompany new dryers. Also, warning markings can usually be found on the inside of the dryer’s lid and take only minutes to read.

Some companies even sell do-it-yourself kits for those who would rather try and tackle the cleaning on their own.  Check out:  http://www.dundasjafine.com/userfiles/Fire%20Week%20Event_online%20version(1).pdf

We clean far beyond the lint trap, through the vent system, into the motor compartment and out through the exhaust hose to improve your dryers performance, decrease time needed to dry your loads, save energy and make your dryer safer.