Dryer Vent Cleaning in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County
Dryer vent cleaning: $129
Lint is flammable, and a dryer vent is a tube that slowly fills with it. The National Fire Protection Association counts about 13,820 home fires a year involving clothes dryers, and failure to clean is the leading cause at about a third. Short of a fire, a clogged vent makes the dryer run twice as long, wears out the heating element, and in gas dryers can back carbon monoxide into the house.
What a dryer vent cleaning includes
- Airflow test at the dryer before cleaning so you can see the difference.
- Pull the dryer, disconnect the transition hose, and clean the dryer's lint housing and the hose.
- Clean the full run from the wall to the exterior cap with rotating brushes and compressed air, from inside and from the outside termination.
- Clear the exterior cap and check that the damper flap opens freely and closes fully to keep birds and pests out.
- Reconnect with a proper transition hose if the existing one is plastic or foil that is crushed or cracked.
- Airflow test again and photos of what came out.
Homes across Palm Beach County commonly put the laundry in an interior closet or the garage and run the dryer vent up through the attic to a roof or soffit cap, and condo vents can run 25 feet or more through the building with several elbows, close to the 35-foot code limit. Those long runs clog first and come apart where nobody can see them.
What we look for while we are there
Vinyl or foil flex duct inside the wall, which is a code violation and a fire hazard; screens on the exterior cap, which clog with lint; runs that exceed the length the code allows for the number of elbows; and disconnected joints in the attic that have been dumping lint on the insulation. Any of those gets a written note and a quote for repair; see dryer vent repair and rerouting.
Pricing
Dryer vent cleaning in West Palm Beach is a flat $129. Roof terminations and runs over 25 feet are included at that price. Pairing it with air duct cleaning on the same visit saves on both.
If a load now takes two cycles, the vent is the first thing to check. Call (561) 708-5460 to book a cleaning in West Palm Beach and across Palm Beach County.