Our team at Southern Contracting Company offers a wide range of services to help you take care of your home, including dryer vent cleaning. Over time, lint and other debris can build up in your dryer vent, which can cause a variety of problems that can only be solved by cleaning the vent out.
In this article, we’ll go over a few signs you need dryer vent cleaning. If you notice any of the following issues, we strongly encourage you to give us a call right away.
- Excess Heat – One sign you need dryer vent cleaning is excess heat in your laundry room. If your laundry room gets noticeably warmer when you run your dryer, it means the heat is not being vented out correctly, indicating a problem with your vent line. Getting your vent cleaned will allow the heat energy to move out of the room like it’s supposed to, preventing the overheating problem.
- Excess Moisture – Another sign you need to schedule dryer vent cleaning is excess moisture in your laundry room or in the dryer itself. If your laundry is still damp to the touch after completing a dryer cycle, then it means the moisture is not being channeled out through the vent like it’s supposed to be. Similarly, a humid laundry room also indicates a problem with the vent.
- Long Dry Times – The third sign we’ll cover here is your dryer taking longer than expected to fully dry your laundry. If your dryer cycles are starting to last hours, or if it takes more than one cycle to remove all moisture from your clothes, then you should schedule dryer vent cleaning as soon as possible to correct the problem.