Service ยท Scottsdale, Arizona
Dryer vent cleaning, hose to hood
The transition hose, every bend in the line and the exterior hood, cleared and then checked for airflow before we leave.
What a dryer vent cleaning is
Your dryer pushes hot wet air out of the house through a duct that usually runs through a wall, a ceiling or a roof. Lint rides along with that air, and where the line bends or narrows, some of it stops and stays.
It builds up slowly, so the change is slow too. The dryer starts taking a little longer. Then it takes two cycles. By the time you notice, the line is often packed at the bends and at the transition hose behind the machine, which is the part that gets crushed when the dryer is pushed back against the wall.
A cleaning clears the whole line, from the hose at the back of the dryer to the hood outside, and then we check that air is actually coming out of the hood before we pack up.
Signs to look for
Signs to look for
Most people call because of the first one. The rest usually turn up alongside it.
Two cycles for one load
The clearest sign. The dryer is working but the wet air has nowhere to go, so the moisture stays in the drum.
Clothes come out hot and damp
Heat is getting in, air is not getting out. That combination points at the vent line rather than the machine.
The laundry room gets warm
If the room heats up while the dryer runs, air that should be leaving the house is staying in it.
Lint around the hood outside
Go and look at the hood while the dryer runs. Lint on the wall or a damper that does not open are both worth a call.
A burning or musty smell
Stop using the dryer and get the line looked at. Do not wait for it to clear on its own, because it will not.
Nobody has ever cleaned it
If the line has never been done and the house is not new, it is worth a look.
The line, end to end
A vent line is only as clear as its worst bend. These are the points we clear and check on every job.
Illustration of a residential system. Not a photograph of a customer job.
- Transition hose
- The flexible piece behind the dryer. Crushed by the machine being pushed back, and the first place lint packs.
- Wall or floor takeoff
- Where the line leaves the room. Usually the tightest turn in the whole run.
- The bends
- Every elbow slows the air and catches lint on the outside of the turn.
- Exterior hood
- The termination and its damper. A damper held open by lint lets pests and weather in as well.
The visit
How the visit runs
Four steps, and the last one is the one most people never get.
- 01
Find both ends
We locate the hood outside and check how the line runs, because a roof termination is a different job from a wall one.
- 02
Pull the dryer out
The transition hose comes off and gets cleared or replaced if it is crushed or split.
- 03
Clear the full run
The line is brushed and vacuumed from the inside out, working through each bend rather than stopping at the first one.
- 04
Check the airflow
The dryer goes back on and we confirm air is moving out of the hood outside, with the damper opening properly.
A vent line, before and after
Scroll and the wipe follows you. The lint on the left is what a line looks like when a load starts taking two cycles.
Before
After
Illustration of the change a cleaning makes. Replace with your own before and after photographs.
How we work
The hose counts
The transition hose behind the dryer is part of the job. A line cleaned up to the wall and no further is half a job.
Airflow checked at the hood
We confirm air is leaving the house before we pack up, rather than assuming it is.
Roof terminations included
Plenty of Arizona houses vent through the roof. It is a longer job and we will tell you that when we quote it.
No safety promises
A clear vent line is a clear vent line. We will not attach a guarantee to it, and anyone who does is selling something else.
Questions
Dryer vent questions
It depends on how much laundry the house does and how long and bent the vent line is. Rather than quote a fixed interval, watch the drying time: when a normal load starts needing two cycles, the line is due.
Where we work
We are based in Scottsdale and that is the area we serve today. If you are just outside it, ask: we will tell you yes or no rather than book a visit we cannot make.
Confirmed service area
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Additional Arizona cities are not listed until they are confirmed as service areas.
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Get the line cleared
Send the address and where the vent comes out, wall or roof if you know. The quote is free.
374 7702 East Doubletree Ranch Rd., Suite 300, Scottsdale, AZ 85258