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Oh my, our dryer was ready for graveyard, NOT!

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Old 10-03-2023, 12:26 PM
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Default Oh my, our dryer was ready for graveyard, NOT!

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
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Wow your lucky your house did not burn down
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I've also had their service and it was very good.
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Thank you for the kind words. It was a pleasure meeting you both.
You did our house a few months ago and did a fine job
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Old 10-03-2023, 05:33 PM
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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
You were not aware that your dryer vent needs cleaning on an annual or semi-annual basis? Especially if your dryer is not on an outside wall and is vented through the roof?
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Old 10-03-2023, 07:03 PM
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You were not aware that your dryer vent needs cleaning on an annual or semi-annual basis? Especially if your dryer is not on an outside wall and is vented through the roof?
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
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Old 10-04-2023, 05:59 AM
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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
. Truth be told, dryer vents are the same everywhere. They all need cleaning, not just in the Villages.
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Old 10-04-2023, 06:10 AM
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It seems in The Villages there are 5 vent cleaners for every resident. Since I'm a member in 5-6 Villages Facebook group its a front row seat to all the scammers.

Its good to see a legitimate local business.
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Old 10-04-2023, 06:23 AM
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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.
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Old 10-04-2023, 06:28 AM
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Default Make sure they check the drier vent on the roof

We learned the hard way that the drier vent is impossible to fully clean without getting on the roof. The first two cleaners we hired didn’t do that and couldn’t fix our problem. But the 3rd one did - call Jim at 352-801-3902. Notably we paid about the same price for all the visits.
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If your dryer vent needs cleaned annually or semi annually you must be doing 50 loads a day and no screen in your dryer.
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Your dryer couldn’t have been drying your cloths very well with that kind of a build up. Please everyone, empty the lint filter after every load. I was a Girl Scout leader and used dryer lint to start campfires.
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Old 10-04-2023, 07:32 AM
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If your dryer vent needs cleaned annually or semi annually you must be doing 50 loads a day and no screen in your dryer.
We clean ours every 1.5 years or when it starts taking longer to dry clothes. We do 5 to 7 loads a week because we have that Florida glow from biking, walking, and catching pollen/dust. We also have furry pets.

The lint filter is emptied (almost) every time.

I suppose it depends on what fabrics you use.
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You were not aware that your dryer vent needs cleaning on an annual or semi-annual basis? Especially if your dryer is not on an outside wall and is vented through the roof?
I believe they said out went straight out.
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Old 10-04-2023, 09:37 AM
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You were not aware that your dryer vent needs cleaning on an annual or semi-annual basis? Especially if your dryer is not on an outside wall and is vented through the roof?
Look at all the money you saved through the years!!😆 Plus, no fires. 😅
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