Dryer Exhaust Vent Checklist

Any of these sound familiar?

• The clothes aren't drying as fast as they used to.

• The dryer is getting awfully hot.

• There is lint all over my laundry room.

• It is taking 2 cycles to dry my clothes.

• It takes forever for that darn dryer to dry the clothes.

These are some of our most common customer complaints.

Actually there is nothing wrong with the dryer.  The dryer heats the air that is going into the dryer's drum.  This air picks up the moisture from the clothing or material and sends it out of the machine into the dryer's exhaust system.

If this airflow is blocked in any way, such as a kinked transition duct, buildup of lint on the machine's air intake grills, a buildup of lint or lint blockage in the exhaust venting system, the dryer can't move the moisture laden air away from the drum.  

The dryer will just continue to run, get hot and take hours to get the clothes dry.  Remember that proper airflow is important for proper drying, both intake air and exhaust air.