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A white plastic dryer or bathroom exhaust vent hood mounted on gray horizontal lap siding.

Dryer Vent Cleaning in Stockbridge, GA

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A white exhaust vent cap mounted on gray vinyl lap siding on the exterior of a house.

What cold nights do to your dryer vent

Every load of laundry pushes warm, damp air out through the vent. On a winter night that averages 35°F, that air cools fast against the cold metal, and the moisture in it turns to dampness on the vent walls. Lint sticks to a damp wall the way it never sticks to a dry one.

That happens for five months, November through March, while the vent runs cold for hours between loads. A vent that is closing up pushes less air out, so the dryer takes longer to finish and runs hotter doing it.

35°F
the average winter night, and cold vents catch damp lint
5 months
November through March, the vent stays cold
Line-art isometric illustration of a front-loading washer or dryer beside a wall opening, with a flexible corrugated duct running from the appliance to a rectangular vent box on the wall.
Your vent runs coldest from November through March.

NOAA nClimDiv, 1991–2020 normals

How often should a dryer vent be cleaned?
Once a year for most households. If you run large loads often, or the vent run is long, check it more often than that. Lint builds up along the inside of the duct even when the outside vent hood looks clear, so a yearly cleaning catches what you cannot see from either end.
Can I clean my dryer vent myself?
You can clean the first few feet from the back of the dryer and the vent hood outside, but that is not the whole duct. Most vent runs bend through a wall or ceiling before they reach outside, and lint collects at every bend. A contractor uses a brush and vacuum built to reach the full length of the duct, including the parts you cannot get to by hand.
What are the signs of a clogged dryer vent?
Clothes that take longer than usual to dry, or come out hot to the touch at the end of a cycle, are the clearest sign. You might also notice the outside vent hood barely moves when the dryer is running, or a burnt smell during the cycle. Any of these means air is not moving through the duct the way it should, and it is worth having the vent checked before the next load.
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