Dryer vents does needs to be checked and cleaned at least once a year for your home safety and energy efficiency. It also depends upon the amount of usage you do with your dryer vents for laundry purpose. Of course, you will never want to be at risk of fire because many times fire reports are seen which are the cause of clothes dryer.

Now let us see some major warning signs that you should keep in mind and clean your dryer vents timely:

• Too late dry

If you notice that your clothes are taking more time than usual day, it is the first sign of building of lints in your dryer. It will surely take more of your time and will increase in the electricity bills which you never want to happen. Thus, you should do dryer vent cleaning for a safe future with it.

• Hot clothes and machines

While cleaning and drying, if you noticed that the clothes are hot or machine is streaming with hot air? This should not be tolerated. You should clean yourself or call in a professionals from Marks Duct Cleaning to take care of it.

• Dryer indications

Sometimes your dryer gives indications while working, such as error lights or sounds. You should check that what has happened or the signs you are noticing is indicating to have a clear understanding of the dryer.

• Air is restricted due to non working of flaps Vent openings

This is most danger situation. If you notice that your vent openings flaps are not working properly or got stuck, you need to maintain and repair it as early as possible as it will stop the air flow and is very risky for your dryer and can cause damage too.

• Burning smell

If you notice any burning smell, you should not take it lightly because it can cause fire too. Most reports say that home clothes dryer are risky and can cause fire if you have not installed it properly and if  not checked and cleaned from time to time.

• Duct diameter

Duct diameter needs to be 4 inch (10.16 cm) minimum for a perfect flow of air. If you find any decrease in size of it, you should check and clean or can change it too. You can opt for duct cleaning services team whose experts will provide the dryer duct cleaning to get your Vents cleaned professionally.

• Stops working suddenly 

If your dryer suddenly stops working and then work after sometimes. It means it needs to be checked and cleaned. You should inspect it and clean it.

• Duct have more twist and turns

If the ducts have a number of turns and twists, it means it is hindering the air flow and risky too. You should contact a professional duct cleaning service team for a quick duct inspection. It is always better to prevent the danger before it happens.

These were the major and initial steps to tell that your dryer vents needs to be cleaned and if you have any problem or solution for this, you can share with us. We would be happy to interact with you.