Dryer Vent Cleaning in Dalton & Massillon, OH

If you’re like many homeowners, it’s been a while since your dryer vent has been cleaned — if it’s ever been serviced at all. Annual cleaning is an important part of dryer maintenance, keeping your system safe, efficient, and effective, yet many homeowners don’t even realize it needs to be done. If you live in or near Dalton or Massillon and it’s time to remove a year or more of lint buildup from your ventilation, let the experienced team at Shanklin Heating & Air Conditioning handle everything for you.

Contact Shanklin online or give us a call now to learn more about dryer vent cleaning or to schedule service in the Dalton area.

Where Is Your Dryer Vent and What Does It Do?

Your dryer vent is how your dryer rids itself of moist air. Your dryer works by pushing hot air through the drum as it spins and. The hot air evaporates moisture from your clothes on the way through, then carries that moisture away through the vent.

If you look at the back of your dryer, you’ll see a tube or line that comes off the back of the unit and connects to your wall — the dryer vent is the path that hot, humid air follows from there on until it has exited your home.

Signs Your Dryer Vent Needs Cleaning

As you might expect, your dryer vent ends up full of debris over time, mostly lint, and can sometimes end up moldy as well due to heat and humidity. Here are a few signs that the buildup warrants a cleaning:

• It’s been more than a year: Your dryer vent should be cleaned at least once a year, to avoid long-term buildup and the resulting problems.
• The outside of your machine feels extra hot: If your machine is heating up excessively, it’s likely because it can’t vent hot, humid air the way it should.
• Clothes aren’t drying completely: If the hot, humid air can’t vent, then your clothes can’t dry.
• You notice a burning smell: Overheating of your dryer can become dangerous, especially if you also have a heavy buildup of lint that needs to be removed.
• Humidity builds up in your laundry room: Sometimes clogged dryer vents instead lead to hot, humid air finding other ways to escape, making your laundry room muggy and damp.

Benefits of Professional Dryer Vent Cleaning

While it’s possible to clean many dryer vents as a homeowner, doing so thoroughly is another matter — and in some homes, the vents are tricky to even handle halfway without special tools. By working with a professional to ensure a perfect cleaning, you’ll enjoy:

• Lower utility bills: When your dryer is able to dry effectively by venting humid air, it costs less to dry clothes.
• Reduced fire risk: An overheating dryer can become a serious hazard, as can a dryer vent full of highly flammable lint.
• Faster clothes drying: If you’re sick of needing to run your dryer again after a full cycle, it’s time for a vent cleaning.
• Longer dryer lifespan: Like any heating appliance, your dryer will wear itself down the more it needs to run. Improved efficiency is also an improved service life.

Our Dryer Vent Cleaning Process

Dryer vent cleaning from Shanklin Heating & Air Conditioning is also in part an inspection of your dryer vent and dryer. We’ll carefully assess the situation before we clean your vent with a combination of a high-powered vacuum and a brush, the same way we clean ductwork for HVAC systems.

When we’re done with the cleaning, we test to make sure the duct is as clean and free-flowing as it should be.

Call Shanklin for Professional Dryer Vent Cleaning 

Don’t let your dryer wear down ahead of time or put your home at risk of fires or wasted energy — let our experienced HVAC and home service professionals handle your vent cleaning today and enjoy your dryer at its fullest potential in the year ahead.

Contact Shanklin now to schedule professional dryer vent cleaning in Dalton or Massillon or to learn more about our services.