Post by aprilsails on Mar 29, 2019 10:30:49 GMT -5
Wow mrsd2006 I am glad you had it all replaced by professionals! That is definitely going to save you money vs just clearing it out yourself.
My BIL bought a house built by the owner in the early 50s and he has found some alarmingly dicey installations. He’s shocked the house didn’t burn down at some point over the years. The worst was the day that they went to replace the front picture window and discovered that it had no framing or proper support and it was holding up the entire weight of the roof. Old houses sometimes suck!
Wow mrsd2006 I am glad you had it all replaced by professionals! That is definitely going to save you money vs just clearing it out yourself.
My BIL bought a house built by the owner in the early 50s and he has found some alarmingly dicey installations. He’s shocked the house didn’t burn down at some point over the years. The worst was the day that they went to replace the front picture window and discovered that it had no framing or proper support and it was holding up the entire weight of the roof. Old houses sometimes suck!
I think the same thing about our house too. Having the dryer all fixed up now will make it a lot easier for us to clean ourselves next time. I do have an excessive amount of dust (probably again from the old house) and dog hair so i'll probably do it yearly.
Wow mrsd2006 I am glad you had it all replaced by professionals! That is definitely going to save you money vs just clearing it out yourself.
My BIL bought a house built by the owner in the early 50s and he has found some alarmingly dicey installations. He’s shocked the house didn’t burn down at some point over the years. The worst was the day that they went to replace the front picture window and discovered that it had no framing or proper support and it was holding up the entire weight of the roof. Old houses sometimes suck!
I think the same thing about our house too. Having the dryer all fixed up now will make it a lot easier for us to clean ourselves next time. I do have an excessive amount of dust (probably again from the old house) and dog hair so i'll probably do it yearly.
I have a really dumb homeowner question. When you guys talk about cleaning the dryer vent every other year or whatever are you talking about cleaning that flexible accordion-like hose that comes out the back of the dryer and goes outside? Because I've been in this house since 1994 and I've never cleaned mine. Best case I got a new dryer in 2002 and presumably got a new house at the time. I guess I should do something about that?
Post by aprilsails on Mar 29, 2019 13:04:04 GMT -5
MixedBerryJam the minimum cleanout period recommended is 5 years, but more frequent cleaning doesn’t need a professional. It is definitely a fire hazard to have lint and dust buildup in that hose.
I think the same thing about our house too. Having the dryer all fixed up now will make it a lot easier for us to clean ourselves next time. I do have an excessive amount of dust (probably again from the old house) and dog hair so i'll probably do it yearly.
I have a really dumb homeowner question. When you guys talk about cleaning the dryer vent every other year or whatever are you talking about cleaning that flexible accordion-like hose that comes out the back of the dryer and goes outside? Because I've been in this house since 1994 and I've never cleaned mine. Best case I got a new dryer in 2002 and presumably got a new house at the time. I guess I should do something about that?
Yes, exactly that. They cleaned the flexible hose attached to the dryer (which apparently was unnecessarily long, he shortened it), the metal tube that it connected to which vented to the outside, as well cleaned the lint in the dryer itself that falls out of the lint trap.
You should probably look into it You may be surprised at shorter drying times, which will save you some electricity costs.
I used Dryer Vent Wizard, which I think is nationwide.