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Prevent Dryer Vent Fire

PREVENT DRYER VENT FIRE Understand that lint is extremely flammable, and therefore a danger to your household if not taken seriously. An indicator that your dryer vent should be cleaned could be your heavy clothes take a long time to dry, or your clothes feel hotter than normal at the end of the cycle. Your lint is a ticking bomb Many people think they don't have to worry about lint because they clean their filter after every drying cycle. The fact is though that fine particles make it through to your vents, and if those are clogged you will have a serious threat. Lint is a highly combustible material Ļthat can accumulate both in the dryer and in the dryer vent. Accumulated lint leads to reduced airflow and can pose a potential fire hazard. Lint is made up of small clothes fibers and debris on the clothes. It accumulates as the clothes move with the drum of the dryer. While much of the lint is trapped by the dryer filter, lint is also carried through the vent system along with moist air. Houw big of a risk is lint to my housɛhold? The leading cause of ignition in clothes dryer fires is operational deficiency, which comes in at 47% of the cases. Failure to clean accounted for 72% of the contributing cases in that category. This is about 34% of all clothes dryer fires in residential buildings. A7% Is your vent up to codɛ? The total length of the vent duct should not exceed 35 feet. Codes require that dryer vents be made of metal with smooth interior finishes. Though manufacturers now say not to use plastic, flexible ducts in venting, older homes still use this system. The plastic will only add additional fuel to the fire. Vent systems are supposed to exhaust directly to the outside. In buildings where the vents exhaust into the home somewhere, there is a high risk of fire. Some vents have been discovered to vent into the attic, filling the attic with lint! Fire that starts in the dryer itself can quickly spread through a venting system clogged with lint and result in a full blown house fire. Annual Dryer Vent Fire Stats in U.S. Around 2,900 dryer vent fires in residential buildings are reported each year. Five deaths per year occur. XXXXX An estimated 100 injuries result from these fires. XXXXX $35 Million in property loss will result each year. Don't let this be you! Contact a professional to have your dryer vents cleaned. Be safe and have peace of mind. Ashbusters Chlmney Service 1643B Savannah Hwy Suite #270 Charleston, SC 29407 Ashbusterscharleston.com [email protected] ASHBLISTERS 843-225-9985 O 2013 SparkMarketer www.SparkMarketer.com SOURCES: www.usfa.fema.gov DEFICIENCIES DUE TO LACK OF CLEANING CASES CAUSED BY OPERATIONAL DEFICIENCY

Prevent Dryer Vent Fire

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The lint building up in your dryer vent is a ticking time bomb. Don't let your home be the next to experience a preventable tragedy!

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