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Dryer Ducts in Your Home
Clothes Work:
Very few people think it it is necessary to clean a clothes dryer duct work. However,
 according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there are an estimated 15,500 fires, 10 deaths and 10 injuries annually associated with the clothes dryer duct. Several hundred people a year are also subjected to carbon monoxide poisoning from improper dryer vent setups. The financial costs come to nearly $100,000,000 per year. In some cases faulty appliances are to blame, but many fires can be prevented with proper dryer vent cleaning and venting.
Why Do These Fires Occur?
Lint accumulation causes reduced airflow making the
conditions ripe for a fire. Lint is a highly combustible
material, which, interestingly enough, is one of the
ingredients in a recipe for home-made fire starters.
A number of dryer vent problems contribute to this.
(SECCO Home Services Technician)
A growing problem?
Traditionally, most clothes dryers were in the basement. However, nowadays many newer homes tend to have dryers located away from an outside wall in a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, or a hall closet. These new locations mean dryers tend to be vented longer distances and vents are generally installed with sharp turns and bends to accommodate the structure of the home. As a result, dryer vents are harder to reach, and also create more places for lint to gather. The ideal solution is to have short, straight, dryer duct venting. However, a dryer vent booster can improve your dryer venting in cases where your venting is longer and/or has more bends than it should. In addition to creating a fire hazard, if the venting is too long and/or has two many bends, it will cause your dryer to take much longer than necessary to dry loads.
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Did You Know?
A baby crawling on the floor inhales the equivalent of 4 cigarettes a day
(Baby on floor)
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as a result of mold,mildew, fungi spores and
dust mites & dust mite feces, etc. (Scientific American)
- 6 out of 10 homes are "sick",meaning that they are hazardous to your health to occupy as a result of airborn contaminants.
(Environmental Protection Agency) (EPA))
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The allergen level in super-insulated homes is 200% higher than it is in ordinary homes. (Environmental Protection Agency) (EPA)
- Asthma cases have increased by more than 100% since 1976... about 1 in 9 children now have asthma. More than 31 million Americans have been diagnosed with asthma. 1/3 are children under 18. (Environmental Protection Agency) (EPA)
- Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is the United States' #1 environmental health problem. (Environmental Protection Agency ) (EPA)
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