BEWARE Do Not Hire Dryer Vent Cleaners
 

You've seen their ad in the Daily Sun "Air Duct Cleaning Whole House $25 Up to 5 Vents " Independent Duct Cleaning Solutions
Very appealing cost but DO NOT CALL OR HIRE this outfit. I just had a terrible experience with them. Not only did they overcharge for the job, high pressure me into spending $250-$300 (I didn't do that !!), they broke our dryer hose. When I called their customer service to have them repair the damage, it took 5...FIVE!!...days for them to respond! In the meantime I bought a new hose and fixed it myself, but ....bottom line...they charged $102 to do a little vacuuming and break our dryer !!
Do Not Get Taken Like I Did !!

Was the damaged section, the plastic flexible piece between the dryer and the wall, just curious.

I thought the folks who cleaned out your dryer vent were different than the folks who cleaned out your whole house heating and cooling vents.

There is one fellow who many of us have used for all the lint in the dryer vent up to the roof or out to the yard.... and he is wonderful. I can't think of his name but I don't want anyone to think that all the pipe cleaners are the same.

Desmond Harris, I'll bet. Very good.
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Bob C

That's HIM. You are right. Does a terrific job and have heard many positive comments about him on this forum.

Desmond has cleaned out our dryer vent for the last three years. We use the dryer often so it does need a yearly cleaning and Desmond people do excellent work

If you are referring to the dryer vent hose, hopefully yours is NOT plastic!!!

Sooooooo
 

They suckered you into over a hundred bucks. Thats why you have to learn to say NO.

DIY with a cheap electric leaf blower !!!

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.

Anyone have a # for Desmond?

Cleaning your AC vents is a waste of money. Not necessary if you regularly replace your filters with a good filter (not the cheap ones sold at ACE... nothing against ACE but the filers they sell are not the best) .

352-308-9243

Thank you very much!!!!!

We had a close call a while back. It looks like the price in TV for the dryer vent, the dryer piping and DRYER itself to be cleaned of lint is very reasonable. Please consider having it done, the peace of mind is worth the price. I would also avoid a plastic vent hose like photo1902 wisely pointed out. :agree: