Woodbury Dryer Vent Cleaning Service Offers Tips on Safe Dryer Vents

WOODBURY, Minn. - May 19, 2015 - PRLog -- Dryer Vent Wizard, a dryer vent cleaning service serving Woodbury and the surrounding areas, is offering recommendations on what homeowners should look for to ensure their dryer vents are venting safely and properly.

The dryer vent cleaning company says that all dryer hoses should be at least four inches in diameter. They say the transition hose between the dryer and the wall outlet that it is plugged into should be made out of aluminum, not plastic or vinyl.

They say the ducting should also be made out of rigid metal. Homeowners should check local building codes in their area to see what the maximum length of ducting should be and then make sure their dryer's ducting does not exceed that.

When securing joints in the ducting, homeowners should use metal tape, not duct tape or masking tape. The reason for this is because, over time, the adhesive on duct and masking tape will wear down and cause holes to form.

Dryer vents should never vent out of chimneys or through other exhaust fans or systems. They should be venting independently of any other system in your home.

Homeowners should also check to make sure that dryer vent hoses do not have any kinks in them, and they should not be crushed in any way either.

Your dryer vents and dryer hoses should be inspected on a regular basis to make sure they are still in good shape and working properly. A dryer vent cleaning, installation, alterations and repair company like Dryer Vent Wizard can come to your home to inspect your dryer vent and hose to make sure they are functioning properly.

Finally, the dryer vent cleaning company urges homeowners to make sure that they get their dryer vents cleaned on a regular basis to ensure that there is less of a threat of a fire breaking out.

Dryer Vent Wizard is a dryer vent cleaning, installation, alteration and repair company serving Woodbury and the surrounding areas. They specialize in making sure dryer vents, hoses and other dryer vent parts are properly cleaned and installed to help mitigate the risk of a dryer fire. To learn more about Dryer Vent Wizard and the dryer vent services they provide, as well as to learn more about how to make sure your dryer is venting properly, visit the blog at http://www.twincitiesdryerguy.com/how-to-make-sure-your-d... .