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Originally Posted by Phanatic Luvr (Post 1225474)

Yes, but be sure you also climb up on the roof and get all the caked lint out of the vent. Hubby does this for me every six months or so and you can't believe what comes out. I can always tell when it is time, as it takes me longer to dry my clothes.

Where at in Philly?

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Originally Posted by alemorkam (Post 1228294)

Is Desmond harris a business or just an individual.

His card says the company is:

Covenant Janitorial, LLC
Vent Cleaning/Driveway Sealing
"Where Going the Extra Mile Matters"

His employee Jason came to my house today, did a nice job cleaning the dryer vent. He also replaced 2 of my 4 smoke alarms, sadly I hadn't planned ahead and had more 9v batteries ready...

Thanks for posting about Independent Duct Cleaning Solutions. I saw their ad in today's Daily Sun and wondered how could they clean all the air ducts and dryer vent for $25. Seemed too good to be true. After reading your post apparently it is better to steer clear of this company.

Thanks again.

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Originally Posted by jmerow (Post 1278941)

And here we have another misleading post that is quite innocent. The OP said he needed his dryer vent cleaned which is a whole different issue from having your heating and cooling ducts cleaned.

Desmond Harris from Covenant Janitorial and his employee Jason is very good, very dependable, very ethical and very reasonable. Here in this area where humidity is high, lint solidifies inside the vent and must be manually removed at the roof opening. It can't be just blown out. Your DRYER vent really should be cleaned every year. Your heating and cooling ducts not so often and I don't know anyone who does that because we have never had them cleaned.

This is a great example of TOTV at it`s best . I always look forward to reading / learning of reliable service providers on this site .
In fact I always keep a small notebook close at hand to write down the contact info for highly regarded vendors .

Thanks to all who share their experiences good and bad .