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How do you vacuum out a dryer vent?
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 461624" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>The ONLY reasons a repair man wouldn't clean out that vent hose is that it is much easier to replace, and that if they don't clean it out well enough and it catches fire they can be held liable in some states/areas depending on local laws. We are good friends with a repairman and he has been pretty open with that info. He doesn't even clean his own out - he puts a new one one every time he sees it is clogged.</p><p></p><p>The time to clean out a vent is far longer than the time to put a new one one, and actually far more of a PITA. Another reason to replace is that the lint will adhere to the sides of the hose, but once you start vacuuming it, the lint is loose and will fly around more - and thus is more of a fire hazard. It isn't really possible to totally clean the inside of the flexible hoses, and you would be stirring up the lint making a fire more likely. If you go with the inflexible tubes that are straight sided, those can be cleaned out fairly easily.</p><p></p><p>Some companies sell long brushes to get lint out of dryers. They are not a bad investment if you use them regularly (like weekly). Usually you can choose either one to do the vent hose or one to go down into the lint filter and get all the stuff that falls off the filter and gets stuck there. If you have a skinny attachment for your vacuum, you could try that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 461624, member: 1233"] The ONLY reasons a repair man wouldn't clean out that vent hose is that it is much easier to replace, and that if they don't clean it out well enough and it catches fire they can be held liable in some states/areas depending on local laws. We are good friends with a repairman and he has been pretty open with that info. He doesn't even clean his own out - he puts a new one one every time he sees it is clogged. The time to clean out a vent is far longer than the time to put a new one one, and actually far more of a PITA. Another reason to replace is that the lint will adhere to the sides of the hose, but once you start vacuuming it, the lint is loose and will fly around more - and thus is more of a fire hazard. It isn't really possible to totally clean the inside of the flexible hoses, and you would be stirring up the lint making a fire more likely. If you go with the inflexible tubes that are straight sided, those can be cleaned out fairly easily. Some companies sell long brushes to get lint out of dryers. They are not a bad investment if you use them regularly (like weekly). Usually you can choose either one to do the vent hose or one to go down into the lint filter and get all the stuff that falls off the filter and gets stuck there. If you have a skinny attachment for your vacuum, you could try that. [/QUOTE]
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