Have you had your dryer vents cleaned recently? If not, it’s very important to have done. In fact, we feel so strongly about it, we offer Naples and Fort Myers area dryer vent cleaning as a separate service in addition to heating and air conditioning.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, over 15,000 fires per year are the result of residential clothes dryers — that’s quite a few house fires caused by clogged dryer vents.

Don’t let your house be next — contact Certified Heating and Cooling Inc. to schedule your dryer vent cleaning appointment now!

Over time, there can be a heavy accumulation of lint that builds up inside the exhaust line coming from your clothes dryer. A dryer’s lint filter catches only a fraction of the lint produced. Even if you’re faithful in removing lint from the filter after each load, the lint in your line will still build up.

As the lint accumulates in the line, it restricts air flow, which causes the appliance to operate at much higher temperatures. According to research by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, a 75% blocked exhaust duct elevates the exhaust air temperature by over 85% of its normal operating temperature — which is insanely high.

Lint from clothing is very flammable. The higher the temperatures produced by a clogged line, the higher the chances of lint catching on fire. If lint catches on fire, the draft from the flames can spread the fire into the exhaust duct, and then can catch an entire house or building on fire.

In addition to lint buildup, all too often a duct run isn’t done properly, which only exacerbates the problem. Don’t be a victim of a dryer fire — have your dryer vents properly cleaned.