[jebartle]

Originally Posted by ndf888

Just make sure the vent cleaner is willing to go up and check the vent on the roof. The first two cleaners we hired couldn’t fix the problem, but the third one did. He found that the roof drier vent was completely blocked. Call Jim at 352-801-3902.

Our vent didn't go up wall, but straight out the outside wall.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

We were rather ignorant when we first moved here about living here and maintenance that needed to be done.

This was one of the first things we learned

A really good lesson learned.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Mazjaz

If your dryer vent needs cleaned annually or semi annually you must be doing 50 loads a day and no screen in your dryer.

Sorry, I meant to say annually or every two years. Even that is quite often. Actually, my dryer vent guy cleans my vent through the roof every three years. He does a really good job. He takes lots of photos too. I highly recommend him.

Complete Dryer Vent services
Call Gus...........352-653-0809

[askcarl]

Would you agree most appliances have improved over the last 50 years? How many dryer fires have you personally been within 50 miles of during the last 50 years? Would you agree your house has fewer occupants than 50 years ago?

My 13 year old home dryer vent, here at TV Panic Central, was just "cleaned" Top (roof) to bottom. 2 people living here, a visiter or 2 per year and yet.... less than 1/2 a small zip baggy of lint recovered.

Do it if it makes you feel safer. Cleaning the dryer mesh after every usage is plenty for me.

[Hizzonner1030]

Originally Posted by All Lint Away

Thank you for the kind words. It was a pleasure meeting you both.

What’s the normal charge for a through the roof vent?

[Carla B]

I just paid $65.00 to Covenant Janitorial and their guy does go up on the roof. It's really not a high-tech job as made out to be.!

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by askcarl

Would you agree most appliances have improved over the last 50 years? How many dryer fires have you personally been within 50 miles of during the last 50 years? Would you agree your house has fewer occupants than 50 years ago?

My 13 year old home dryer vent, here at TV Panic Central, was just "cleaned" Top (roof) to bottom. 2 people living here, a visiter or 2 per year and yet.... less than 1/2 a small zip baggy of lint recovered.

Do it if it makes you feel safer. Cleaning the dryer mesh after every usage is plenty for me.

Appliances overall have not improved. They have become overly complicated.

How many people can get 30 years out of a frig anymore. Lucky to get 10 or so. Ours is 13 years old and have needed two service calls in past year.

[FredMitchell]

Carolina Wrens like to nest in nice warm, cosy dryer vents, So if the vent door sticks open even a little bit, they may nest there. Once they do, the vent becomes more obstructed. So check them before mating season, which up north is early spring.

[Mrfriendly]

Originally Posted by Hizzonner1030

What’s the normal charge for a through the roof vent?

Jim Wildner of Dryer Vent Cleaning cleaned ours last yr $60.
He also gets up on roof to inspect vent pipes. +1 (352) 801-3902

[Chellybean]

Originally Posted by jebartle

Silly me, called ALL LINT AWAY DRYER VENT CLEANING, I had 15 years of LINT, it's a wonder the house didn't burn down, our vent goes straight out and not up the wall thankfully, they were here over an hour and they said my dryer will be like brand new, great guys, very neat, left laundry room clean as a whistle..Certified, Liscensed and insured, veteran, retired first responder, HIGHLY recommend, Call 352-470-1691

Certified and licensed by WHOM?
DBPR (department of business and professional regulations) does not have a license for appliance repair or dryer cleaning. DO NOT be mislead!

[hamsterfay]

Couple of months ago we switched to a GE Combo Washer/Dryer. One machine for both. Love it and no more lint removal services needed. It has a lint trap in the machine that we clean but no more connections to an external lint vent. Got to seal it off. Plus with one machine we have extra room in our laundry closet.

[Jhrath7@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by jebartle

Silly me, called ALL LINT AWAY DRYER VENT CLEANING, I had 15 years of LINT, it's a wonder the house didn't burn down, our vent goes straight out and not up the wall thankfully, they were here over an hour and they said my dryer will be like brand new, great guys, very neat, left laundry room clean as a whistle..Certified, Liscensed and insured, veteran, retired first responder, HIGHLY recommend, Call 352-470-1691

How much did they charge you?

[jebartle]

Originally Posted by Jhrath7@gmail.com

How much did they charge you?

$70 total, worth every penny, great great guys, clean clean, and NOW peace of mind!

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by All Lint Away

Good question.I’m sure our customer was not trying to be misleading. There is no business license in Florida for what we do. We are just an LLC but our technicians have been through the course with the CSIA. That is also not required in Florida but we did it for knowledge. We are just a three person very small business. We are insured to protect ourselves and our customers.

We vent to the roof in our new home. Our dryer is on a pedestal in a tight space, so not super easy to pull out, though a bit easier since putting pads under the 4 corners. If we do only 4 loads/week, and always clean the lint basket, how often do we need to have this cleaning done to be safe? TIA!

[Lastag]

Same thing happened to us. I had so much lint! Thank you for the recommendation. Yes. The guys were really nice, and I didn't need a new dryer.