Avoid A Fire!!!
It is very important to maintain your dryer vents. Dryer fires happen all the time and there are more than 15 thousand dryer fires a year, millions of dollars for damages and even deaths. Lint fires happen very fast and spread even faster. You can never be too safe when it comes to your dryer. It is smart to have your dryer cleaned at least once a year.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Benefits:
- Helps protect from fires and pollutants
- Save money with reduced energy cost
- Wear and tear on equipment
- Clothes dry faster
…Keeping Your Dryer Vent MOUSE Proof!
It is important to keep mice out of your home for safety and sanitary reasons, and one of the main entry points for mice is through your dryer vent. Below you will find a basic guide to keeping mice from climbing into your laundry room.
Step 1: Insert Steel Wool
The first step to keeping mice out of your dryer vent is actually optional, and it is up to you how diligent you want to be about your process. To begin, shove steel wool into the entrance of their dryer vent. The steel wool allows vapor to escape, but will not allow mice to enter.
Step 2: Cut Wire Mesh
After buying either hardware cloth or some other form of mesh screen, you will need to cut it to the proper size and shape. You can place the screen either where the vapors exit your home through the vent or the place where the vent piping leaves your laundry room. Many people even choose to place wire at both places.
Step 3: Attach Mesh
Finally, use screws to secure your wire mesh to the vent in the areas where you elected to put them.
