Best Dryer Vent Cleaning in Elkins Park, PA!

Safe House is here to service our neighbors in Elkins Park, PA! This community from Montgomery County is split between Cheltenham and Abington Townships, and remains home to many gilded age Mansions!
We also service all of the nearby areas like Jenkintown

Safe House Air Duct Cleaning has been in business for over 20 years! Safe House offers Air Duct cleaning, Dryer Vent cleaning and HVAC unit system cleaning services to BOTH commercial and residential properties. All of our technicians are licensed and have a minimum of five years of experience in the field. Safe House works on your dryer vents with the highest quality tools out in the market to ensure we leave your property feeling safe with fresh, pristine air.

Dryer Vent Cleaning in Elkins Park, PA

Our home dryer appliances accomplish so much for us, and save us trips back and forth to a dedicated laundromat facility. The convenience of these appliances in our home also comes with great responsibility! Neglect and lack of maintenance is not only illegal, but can be incredibly dangerous for your family and home! Dryer exhaust vents and systems have Residential Codes to be upheld in order to prevent accidents and potential fire hazards. Dryers are second only to stoves in being a leading cause of fires by appliances in homes. Studies have calculated an average of about 12,900 fires annually being caused by Dryers in 2019. Vents need to be cleaned annually and many government entities post safety tips for proper maintenance! If you don't clean the lint tray regularly, in the unfortunate event of a fire, you may lose insurance coverage and be liable for failing to maintain that. Many homeowners leave their appliances running and leave the house, making it impossible to mitigate the damage before the whole house is threatened. Lint is extremely flammable and with all of the heat being trapped inside a dryer, it can lead to a deadly combination if unchecked.

Warning Signs:

• Takes multiple cycles to dry a full load of clothing

• Lint Tray is full and not cleaned after every cycle

• Dryer may get extremely hot to touch

• Exterior dryer vent exhaust appears blocked

• Pinched or crimped vent duct behind the dryer

It is greatly beneficial to have your dryer vents serviced regularly for the sake of energy efficiency! Having to run multiple cycles to dry your clothes is going to cost you a lot more over time incrementally. To have free flowing air allows the dryer to work as intended under the manufacturers instructions. As per those same instructions, one should also clean the lint tray after every use, as the accumulation of lint is what can become a hazard over time.

Cleaning the Dryer Vent

• Unplug the Dryer 
  The first step we take is to unplug the dryer. The duct that is closest to the dryer is the first to be disconnect. Once this is done, the first part of the duct is pulled away and the opening of the duct inside the wall is exposed.
• Rotary Brush Cleaning
  The lint trap housing and duct segments have to be cleaned with a rotary brush first. Each section of the dryer vent has to be cleaned individually. The first thing we do is use the rotary brush to gently clean out each of the segments. The dryer vent hose cleaning is done with customized high-end equipment to deal with these longer vents with bends.
• Vacuum Cleaning
  After the lint has been dislodged, we clean the dryer vent duct with a powerful suction HEPA Vacuum. The dryer vent lint trap and the dryer vent duct have to be vacuumed thoroughly so that all that lint we loosened using the brushes is removed. We brush and vacuum repeatedly to ensure that the dryer vent and lint trap housing are completely clean.
• Bird Guard Replacement
  Tiny animals such as birds, squirrels, rodents, etc. tend to take up residence in the exhaust vents of dryer ducts. A bird guard installed at the outside opening of your dryer vent can keep them out. This guard needs to be cleaned regularly and replaced in a timely fashion. As part of our dryer vent solutions, we also carry out bird guard replacements!
• Sanitizing Dryer Vent
  A build up of bacteria and mold is a possibility thanks to all the moisture, warm air, and lint in the vent. By sanitizing the vent, we ensure that all odor causing bacteria are removed.