Don’t overlook your Dryer! That damn lint can be a killer! Dryers are an often overlooked source of household fires. These appliances should always be used with a lint filter that is cleaned after every load of laundry is completed. Air exhaust vents should be periodically checked for block...
If you suspect clogged or partially clogged exhaust ducting, it is likely you need to have them cleaned. Dryer vent cleaning improves the safety and efficiency and depending on the venting circumstances, should be cleaned or inspected every 6-12 months. ...
8. Blocked Dryer Vents A blockeddryer ventis exactly the type of problem that's easily overlooked until an issue arises. Over time, lint accumulates in the lint trap area and in the dryer vent itself. Clean out your clothes dryer's lint trap after every load. Occasionally, pull the lint ...
Fire Prevention Month is a great time to do a home safety checklist (if you don’t already have one). Items on a good safety checklist include testing alarm functionality, keeping track of expiration dates and replacing alarms as needed, ensuring alarms are installed on every level, and plann...
Dryer Vent Cleaning understands that dryers are often to blame for home fires and for this reason we work towards insulating your home from fires by servicing your dryer. We prevent fire by restoring your dryer efficiency. We will inspect and clean the dryer for safety, long life and efficacy...
Lint buildup in dryer vents poses a significant fire risk, as excessive heat can ignite the lint. To mitigate this risk, regularly clean the lint filter after each laundry load. Also, consider an annual professional cleaning of the dryer duct and replace accordion-style ducts with aluminum foil...
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RRO) states that a responsible person musttake such general fire precautions as will ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of any of his employees. The duty is on this person is to make sure the business fire risk assessment...
Dryer vents catch on fire when built-up dust and lint ignite from either the burners or the heating elements and create a fire path to built-up lint within the vent hose. 7 unexpected ways fires start: most heartbreaking losses are surprisingly easy to prevent. This guide tells you how "...
Be sure to clean dryer lint traps after each use to prevent fire. Educate tenants in units with washers and dryers and post signage in common laundry areas reminding users to clean the lint traps. In the event of a fire or other malfunction, it’s critical that smoke and carbon monoxide ...
- third, it's not likely that anybody, not the dryer manufacturer, the vent manufacturer, nor an experienced building or fire inspector, nor code compliance inspector is going to be foolish enough to bet the money, safety, and lives of the condominium occupants on an un-known and unusual ...