Dryer Exhaust Duct Cleaning

According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission Document #5022 updated June of 2003 (http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5022.html), in 1998, clothes dryers were associated with 15,600 fires, which resulted in 20 deaths and 370 injuries.

How does this happen?

Your clothes dryer exhaust duct is like an artery in the heart, and moist lint from drying clothes is like arterial plaque that can clog arteries.  Over time, the moist lint builds up on the walls of the duct, and specifically wherever your duct has a turn.  This reduces the size of the duct, and soon the clothes dryer is working harder and harder to exhaust the warm, moist air.

According to U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission research, a 75% blocked dryer exhaust duct elevates the exhaust air temperature of the average electric dryer 89% more than its normal operating temperature with an unblocked duct.

This blockage can, of course, cause fires.

How does Züsti! solve this problem?

First, we protect the floor and walls of your laundry area as needed to prevent damage.

Then the technician pulls your dryer back from the wall to access the duct.

Next, the duct from the dryer to the wall is removed, cleaned with a brush and vacuum, and set aside.

Now the main duct inside the walls/attic/crawl space is ready to be cleaned.  Using a special brush with a highly flexible handle, the entire duct is swept using an oscillating machine.  This brush can reach up to 40’ into the duct by using flexible extensions.  As the brush oscillates, the lint is sucked out of the duct using a vacuum.

After the entire duct is cleaned, the flexible duct from the dryer to the wall is reinstalled, the area behind the dryer is cleared of debris, and the dryer is moved back into position.

Any items we collect from behind the dryer are placed in a plastic bag on top of the dryer before we depart.

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Are you ready to avoid a fire hazard and perhaps find that long-lost argyle sock? Call us at 888-810-4095 or just fill out the short form at the bottom right side of this page.