Dryer Vent Cleaning Houston, TX area

The better a dryer vent blows, the less lint builds up in it.
Short vents blow better than long ones.
Full size dryers blow better than smaller stack dryers or older dryers.
Vents with a lot of turns and elbows blow worse and build up more lint.
Very short vents attached to full size dryers may never need cleaning!

A good rule of thumb for most vents:
"Dryer Vent Cleaning should be performed every six months to three years depending on many factors such as dryer efficiency, length of duct, number of turns in duct, length of any vertical duct."

A plugged vent will certainly cause a dryer to run hotter and increase the chance that something could catch fire.
A dirty vent, however, is only one link in a chain of events that must occur for a fire to start.
Other events may include: failure of thermostat and limit switches in the dryer, lint inside the dryer, a missing or damaged lint screen, and a crushed hose behind the dryer.

Some of our competitors employ "scare tactics" and reprint newspaper articles about fires caused by dryers. Though fire hazards may be exaggerated, many fire departments and insurance companies do require that dryer vents be inspected and cleaned regularly.