Dryer Fires

6/16/2017 (Permalink)

2,900 residential fires per year identify a clothes dryer issue like lint or electrical malfunction as their cause.

An estimated 2,900 residential fires per year identify in a dryer issue like lint or electrical malfunction as their cause. 

A clothes dryer work by forcing hot air through a turning drum. The wet clothes are then pass through the drum to be dried by the hot air. Most wet clothes contain one and half gallons of water. While most of the lint goes into the lint filter some of lint is carried through the vent system along moist air.Lint is a very combustible material that can accumulate both in the dryer and in the dryer vent. Accumulated lint leads to reduced airflow and can be a potential fire hazard.

Here are some tips to keep your dryer clean:

• Have your dryer clean and installed by a professional. 
• Do not use your dryer with a lint filter 
• Make sure you clean the lint filter before and after every load of wash.
• Make sure the air exhaust vent pipe is not restricted and the outdoor vent flap willopen when the dryer is operating.
• Make sure the right plug and outlet are used and that the machine is connected properly.  
• Don't leave the house when the dryer is on. 
• If your clothes are not drying then call a professional to come look at your dryer.