Save Your $$$ Being More Energy Efficient
When your dryer vent is clogged or blocked, it runs longer to fully dry your laundry properly, which then uses more energy and causes your electric bills to increase. By doing a dryer vent cleaning regularly plus cleaning the lint filter between every cycle allows hot air to move efficiently through the dryer. If your dryer vent is clogged or blocked, it will have to run longer to fully dry your laundry, which uses more energy and could be a cause to your electric bills increasing. Running your dryer with a dirty lint screen can use up to 30 percent more energy and with a clogged dryer vent line vastly higher.
In addition to using more energy, if your dryer is taking twice as long to dry clothes, it’s being used twice as much, essentially cutting its life span in half. Having dryer vent maintenance can greatly reduce costs and chances of a longer dryer unit lifespan.
Prevent animals and birds from nesting in dryer vent lines
When the dryer vents lint builds up in your dryer vent exhaust line it becomes too large, the hood flapper doesn’t open and close the way intended. If the flapper isn’t closing correctly, it can become an invitation for birds and small rodents to make your dryer vent their new home. What better place for these creatures to hide during a cold winter than a nice, warm dryer vent line?
In addition to keeping your dryer vents clean, investing in a ventilation cap or dryer vent bird cage guard helps prevent any animals from nesting plus any other exterior debris from build up in your vent while still allowing lint to discharge.
A clogged dryer vent line can be a fire hazard
Dryer vent lint is highly flammable which poses a severe fire hazard when dryer vents are not cleaned regularly and correctly. According to the U.S. Fire Administration’s National Fire Data Center, clothes dryers are responsible for more than 15,000 structure fires around the country each year, and 80 percent of those fires start with clogged dryer vents.
Other dangerous aspect of a clogged dryer vent is the possibility of the release of poisonous gas fumes where blocked dryer vents can cause carbon monoxide to back up into your home instead of being exhausted outdoors.
