• Address: Brooksville, FL 34605 (map)
• Date Posted: 10/19/09

Dryer Fire Hazards - Do You Need to Clean Your Dryer Vent?
You can read the fire hazard and saftey warning from the Consumer Product Safety Commission here. They recorded more than 15,000 dryer-
related fires back in 1998. Basically, they confirm the things we have already covered about keeping your dryer vent and duct clean -- like cleaning the lint trap after each use, cleaning out the ducts and vents regularly, cleaning behind the dryer, having the right kind of duct material, and using caution when cleaning oil or chemical soiled items. Further reports have shown that most dryer fires occured with older dryers without thermostats (or broken thermostats), with crushed or kinked hoses in the back of the dryer, and often with a missing lint screen. So by keeping your dryer clean and in decent working condition, chances are you will not have to worry about a fire. .

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