Your dryer’s vent is intended to move hot, humid air from the inside of your home to the outside, preventing excess moisture and heat from building up in your home. However, if dryer vents are allowed to build up lint and debris, they can cause a house fire. Here are a few reasons why using a dryer vent cleaning service for your New Braunfels home can help with preventing house fires.

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How Dryer Vent Cleaning Helps Prevent House Fires

Let’s start by looking at some of the most common symptoms of a clogged dryer vent. If you notice a musty smell is coming from your dryer, you could have a mess in your vent system. Similarly, if your clothes start taking longer to dry or feel hotter than they usually would at the end of a cycle, you may have a clogged dryer vent.

By venting the heat to the outside of your home, your dryer can operate more coolly. However, if you notice that the outside of your dryer is getting hotter than usual, you could be at risk of a dryer fire. If the vent isn’t removing the heat from the dryer effectively because of a clogged vent, the dryer can become hot enough to catch fire.

Your dryer builds up lint and debris, most of which is caught by the lint trap. However, some can escape past this point and will build up in the vent over time. Because the vent is designed to remove heat from the home, that makes that lint and debris get extremely hot, which can lead to a fire starting in your ductwork and then spreading to the rest of your home.

Bugs, birds, and rodents use lint to make their nests, so the inside of a clogged dryer vent may feel like home. However, they can then leave the nest to wreak havoc in your home, chewing on wires and causing electrical shorts that can lead to a fire. For these reasons, you should have your dryer vent cleaned regularly.

If you need help getting your dryer vent cleaned properly, there are some tools available on the market, or you can simply call a professional dryer vent cleaning service for your New Braunfels home. At Wolfman Chimney & Fireplace, our experienced team is ready to help with any issues that you’re facing. Please contact us today to schedule an appointment!

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