Signs Your Dryer Vent Needs Professional Cleaning

If any of these are true for your dryer, schedule a cleaning this week.

• Clothes take more than one cycle to dry
• The dryer is hot to the touch after a cycle
• There's a burning smell in the laundry room
• Lint is visibly piling up around the exterior vent

These are the ones homeowners often miss.

• The laundry room feels unusually humid
• The dryer auto-shuts off mid-cycle (overheat protection)
• Static-electric shocks on dry laundry have gotten worse
• It's been more than 12 months since the last cleaning

Dryer fires cause an estimated $35 million in property damage every year in the U.S., and the cause is almost always the same: lint buildup that ignites. A 30-minute cleaning eliminates the risk.