Residential & Commercial
Dryer Exhaust Cleaning Services

Fires in dryer exhaust ducts pose a serious risk to consumers. In fact, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a consumer product safety alert. According to CPSC, annually there are 15,500 fires, 10 deaths and 310 injuries due to dryer exhaust duct fires. These fires result in millions of dollars in property loss.

Because the dryer duct is usually a 4" diameter, the slightest amount of deposit can greatly reduce the ability to exhaust. When it starts taking longer to dry the clothes, the problem is not usually the dryer, but rather the exhaust system. 

As more homes have clothes dryers and are built of tighter construction, the proper operation of the dryer becomes critical. Dryers are exhausting air from the house while they are in operation. Gas dryers are also venting the products of combustion in addition to the moisture from the clothes. Lint in the exhaust system can easily become fuel as temperatures rise and the duct becomes restrictive. Dryers may be located in an area where they must compete for combustion air with gas-fired water heaters and furnaces or boilers. This can lead to life-threatening malfunctions on the part of the heating equipment.

Save Money on Energy Bills

If lint buildup in your dryer vent prevents the escape of air and moisture from the dryer, your clothes will remain damp. Running the dryer two or three times to dry your clothes results in wasted time, energy, and unnecessary high-energy bills.

We Clean All Types of Hard & Flexible Ducts.

Valley Heating and Cooling utilizes the latest advances in technology and equipment to ensure a thorough cleaning. In most cases, the dryer vent can be cleaned from the outside of the home or facility.

A Dryer Vent Cleaning Test

This test is based on our 8+ years of vent cleaning experience and not on any formal research or survey.

1) Does your dryer receive?

Light use?  (0 points)
Normal use?  (5 points)
Heavy use?  (10 point

2) How long is your vent ?

1 to 10 feet long?  (0 points)
11 to 20 feet long?  (5 points)
Longer than 20 feet?  (10 points)

3) Does your dryer vent have any turns?

One turn?   (0 points)
Two turns?  (5 points)
More than 2 turns?  (10 points)

4) Want size is your Dryer?

Full size dryer?  (0 points)
Stacking unit?  (10 points)

Add up your points.

Score: 0 to 10 points - Recommend cleaning every 5 to 10 years.
Score: 15 to 25 points - Recommend cleaning every 2 to 4 years.
Score: 30 to 40 points - Recommend cleaning every 1 to 2 years.

 

 

Serving South Bay Area and Surrounding areas, including
San Jose, Cupertino, Mountain View, Los Altos, Sunnyvale, Los Altos Hills, Pleasanton, Danville, Milpitas, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Palo Alto, Morgan Hill, San Martin, Gilroy, Santa Clara, Redwood City, Atherton, San Carlos, Monte Sereno, Stanford, Foster City, Belmont, Livermore.