Dryer Vent Cleaning prevents fires, uses less energy.

Meaning you Save money on your electric bill every month, 

Dryer Manufactures recommend that Your Dryer Vent should be cleaned  annually.

Depending on use and complexity of your system. The Amount of Dryer Lint that collects in your vents is very, very combustible.

Do You Have a Bird Problem and Notices Birds Hanging around your
Dryer Vent Our Bird Nest Removal Services are Included free with Dryer Vent Cleaning No Additional Charges

Take Care of Pesty Birds Nesting in Your Dryer Vent, Bath Exhaust Vent, or the Stove Vent.

Contracts available for Real Estate Agents, and Property Management Companies

Empire Air Duct and Dryer Vent Cleaning Services
Serving Northern Virginia, Maryland, And Washington DC since 1999
licensed Bonded and Insured
703-568-1060

8 Benefits of Dryer Vent Cleaning

• Cleaning your dryer can prevent your home from unwanted fire damage.
• Dryer Vent Cleaning Eliminates the Fire Hazzard .
• Dryer Vent Cleaning reduces drying times.
• Dryer Vent Cleaning Saves you Money on utility Bills.
• Dryer Vent Cleaning Increases the Life of your Dryer.
• Cleaning your dryer will let you dry clothes in less time.
• Cleaning your air ducts and dryer vents. reduces energy and can save you money
• Increase the Life cycle of your Dryer with Regular Cleaning's.

Dryer Vent Cleaning

My Dryer is not Drying and often takes more than one cycle to dry the clothes, whats the problem?

Actually there may not be a problem with the dryer at all, your dryer vent could be clogged with lint, ask yourself when was the last time you had your dryer vent cleaned, if you have never had your dryer vent cleaned, then it's time to call a dryer vent cleaning specialist to clean your dryer vent!

How often should you clean and inspect your dryer vent?

Dryer Manufactures recommend that you inspect and clean your dryer vent at least once a year to ensure your dryer last's for many years, and to prevent a dryer fire.

Dryer's with more than 3 elbows, or 90 degree angles may have to be cleaned more often.

You should also inspect your dryer vent for normal wear and tear, see if it has holes, test for any air leaks, rust from water damage. Flexible dryer vent's should be light,  check and see if it heavy. A heavy flexible dryer vent could indicate that there is excessive lint build up and you need to clean your dryer vent.

I want to Avoid a Dryer Fire, what do I do?

1. First, never run your dryer while you are away from home.
2. Second, purchase a small fire extinguisher and keep in your laundry room.
3. Call a Professional Dryer Vent Cleaning Specialist to clean your dryer vent.

What kind of equipment do you Use to Clean a Dryer Vent?

Rotating Brushes work best,along with high powered air, powerful vacuums plus either Flexible Rods with Brushes, or blasts of air from the opposite end. You must use a combination, to thoroughly clean a dryer vent! 
A leaf blower alone cannot perfectly clean a clogged dryer vent, you would have to also have a method of disturbing the lint through the opening at the other end while maintaining the air pressure with the leaf blower at the opening on the inside.

My Laundry Room is Hot when I run the Dryer!

Check the dryer vent behind the dryer, it may have come loose, and the heat from the dryer is comming into the laundry room, easy fix, first pull your dryer away away from the wall and check the dryer vent to see if it is still connected or has holes or become torn. If it is torn then make a trip to Home Depot and replace immediatly.

Can I Clean My Own Dryer Vent?

Yes, but if you have never cleaned a dryer vent before, you should always consider calling a professional, Dryer Vent Cleaning Specialist to see how it is done first.

You can actually cause more harm than good attempting this yourself, especially, if you have never done it, or seen it done before, remember dryer's cause fires.

After you have done several hundred of them it should come as a breeze to you!

Once your dryer vent has been professionally cleaned by a dryer vent cleaning specialist, It is easier to to maintain.

If you really want to do this yourself go to lowes and pick up the Lint Eater, it's in the dryer vent section. It's made by the same people that professional Dryer Vent Cleaning Technicans use, they have created this just for the consumer. Home Depot does not carry this item.

Birds in your dryer vent and what to do about them.

During Spring and early Summer birds are comming back from florida and are looking for a new place to call home, and they would like to make a home out of your dryer vent.

If you have noticed bird's hanging around your exterier vents, you may want to have bird screens or bird guards placed over your dryer vents, bath exhausts, and stove vents.

Do this at the first sign of bird action.

If you allready have a bird's nesting in your dryer vent, stove vent or bathroom exhaust, it is time to go ahead and Call a Professional Dryer Vent Cleaning Specialist to have them removed.

You may also want to call animal control, they may be able to reach in and pull out any nests with eggs, and properly handle them!

After the nest is removed you may want to have a bird guard placed over the exterior dryer vent hood to prevent bird's from making new nests!

I have Birds nesting in My Dryer Vent! They are giving me a headache at 5am in the morning, How do I get them out.?

Either wait till they move out, or call your local Animal Control hotline, they may be able to safely remove the birds nest without hurting the baby bird's or egg's. In the meantime make an appointment, to have the nest removed when you or another family member is going to be home during the week. Saturdays work as well.

How Can I keep Birds from nesting in my Dryer Vent?

You can have either a Bird Guard or a Bird Screen placed on or over the Dryer Vent Hood on the outside of your home, after you have cleaned it of course.!

My Bird Guard is clogged with lint, what do I do?

If you can access the exterior dryer vent with an existing bird guard you may want to remove and clean this periodically, if you cannot reach it or you do not want to be bothered with this chore you can call a local Dryer Vent Cleaning Specialist to clean the Bird guard or Screen, plus the Inside of the dryer vent.

How do I know I need to have a Dryer Vent Cleaning?

Your Dryer send's you a signal when your clothes stop drying in one cycle! before this happens you should have a your dryer vent cleaned and inspected annually.

How to Check to see if your Dryer is working properly!

First, if you are able, pull the dryer away from the wall and disconnect the dryer vent from the wall, attach a stocking to the end of the loose dryer duct to catch any dryer lint! Then turn on the dryer for one cycle, (with clothes) if your clothes dry in time, it's time to clean the dryer vent.

How often should I clean my Dryer's Lint Screen?

Clean your dryer lint screen after every load! Pull out the lint screen. if it is full of lint then it needs to be cleaned, a clogged lint screen can decrease the functionality of your dryer and increase the drying time.

How to Clean a Lint Screen?

The Lint Screen can be washed with luke warm water and dried before placing back into the dryer.

My wife keeps complaining that the clothes are not drying, what do I do?

Call a Professional Dryer Vent Cleaning Specialist

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Empire Air Duct and Dryer Vent Cleaning Services
Serving Northern Virginia, Maryland, And Washington DC since 1999
licensed Bonded and Insured
703-568-1060

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