Cleaning the dryer duct

The conduit may be seized by your dryer lint from your clothes. When this occurs, blocks the air flow a dryer. This can cause long drying times, incomplete cycles when your clothes are still wet, failure of automatic shutdown sensors and fire. Because of this, it is important to keep the duct clean your dryer to prevent problems. You can hire a professional to clean it for you, but this is expensive. If you want to save money, you can clean the ducts yourself using little time and energy.

You will need

  • A vacuum cleaner
  • A crevice tool
  • A Blower

Instructions

  1. Unplug your dryer duct wall and the dryer. Sometimes, they are joined by a connector that can be pressed to release it. Others may require a bond to release desatornilles conduit.
  2. Pulls the detachable part of the duct easier to clean. Enter the crevice tool and use it to your vacuum cleaner to vacuum the inside of your pipe. You can also use a lint brush, if you will.
  3. Sucked into the tube, which connects the vent wall, and with the dryer.
  4. Insert the end of a blower at the end of the duct wall.
  5. Turn blower on. This will force the lint out of the duct and out through the vent.
  6. Again piecing together the duct to the dryer and the wall.
  7. Repeated cleanings in terms of one to three months.

Tips and Warnings

  • Use your vacuum cleaner and a crevice tool to vacuum any lint trap in the dryer or in other areas that you can easily access. This will also help prevent problems with the dryer.
  • The detachable part of the dryer ducts appear covered spring toy with vinyl or metal foils.
  • For particularly dirty or plugged ducts removable, consider replacing the tube with a new one. These can be purchased at your local home improvement store and are fairly inexpensive. Depending on the material you choose, the cost will vary.
  • Once every one to three years, hire a professional to clean your dryer completely and breathing system to make sure its security.