Wizdom

THE WIZARD’S WARNING SIGNS

·         Clothes are taking more than one cycle to dry, especially jeans & towels. ·         No lint visible on lint screen. ·         Dryer repeatedly stops during a cycle. ·         Clothes have moldy smell after dry cycle. ·         Clothes are very hot after a dry cycle. ·         The top of your dryer hot to the touch while running. ·         There’s excess lint left on your clothing. ·         Take our FREE online energy saving analysis.

THE WIZARD KNOWS WHY

·         90% of all appliance fires are dryer related. ·         Clogged dryer vents run much hotter and longer. ·         Improper venting will kill your dryer, we see it happen a lot. ·         A plugged dryer vent will create an enormous amount of dust. ·         Dryer vent cleaning will improve the air quality in your home. ·         Excess heat created by poor venting can ruin your clothes. ·         TIME, How much time do you spend waiting for your clothes to dry?

WHO NEEDS DRYER VENT CLEANING?

·         Commercial laundries ·         Town homes ·         Condominiums ·         Apartments ·         Duplexes ·         Single-family homes ·         Spring and Fall are ideal times to schedule a dryer vent cleaning.

YOUR DRYER VENTS ARE ALL-IMPORTANT

There are many things that contribute to the proper operation of a clothes dryer. The venting is perhaps the most critical. Below we describe a dryer's functions and how its venting plays a part.

MOISTURE

One of the most important functions of a dryer is the elimination of moisture recovered during the heating of damp clothing. This moisture is held in the warm air produced by the dryer as humidity, and is normally expelled to the outdoors through the dryer's vent. If this air can not be adequately removed, poor drying will result. This moisture can also condense into pools of water in the dryer vent, eventually leaking out. Any moisture accumulation inside the dryer ducting is a sign of poor venting which should be looked into. Schedule the Dryer Vent Wizard for a dryer vent cleaning and inspection.

HEAT

The heat is another important function of a dryer. Many current dryer models have a 'one-time', non-resettable, thermal fuse or safety. These safety devices will open should the dryer's vent not be installed properly, or if it becomes restricted. Once this happens, the dryer will no longer heat and will require the part to be replaced to correct the condition. On some dryer designs (usually gas) failure of one of these thermal fuses will totally stop the dryer operation altogether. On older models without one of these thermal safeties, poor venting can cause the dryer to cycle on its safety thermostat, instead of the temperature control thermostat. This usually contributes to poor drying and can cause overheating. On some models, the malfunctioning of the timer operation affects some cycles.

A Few More Quick Facts...

Clothes dryers can be found in 80 percent, or 81.5 million homes throughout the United States. A full load of wet clothes placed in a dryer contains about one half gallon of water. As water is removed, lint is created from the clothes. Clothes dryers are one of the most expensive appliances in your home to operate. The longer it runs, the more money it costs you. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that 15,500 fires associated with clothes dryers occur annually. These fires account for an average of 10 deaths and 310 injuries and more than $100 million in property damage annually. Over 2000 dryer fires in Ohio alone. On a positive note, the number of clothes dryer fires has dropped by 35% from the 24,000 fires that occurred annually, on average, in the late 1970s.