Dryer Vent Cleaning Lowell: More Dryer Fires Upset the Wizard
Dryer Vent Cleaning Lowell: Dryer vent cleaning technicians are so easy to find on the internet. Dryer vent cleaning is very important appliance maintenance. Dryer vent cleaning prevents fires and saves energy while promoting maximum dryer performance.
Over 15,000 clothes dryer fires are reported each year, causing major damage to homes, loss of lives and many injuries. People lose their home and possessions, loved ones are injured or killed; sadly, pets often die in home fires. Most dryer fires are caused by failure to clean dryer vents.
There are many different companies who provide dryer vent cleaning and installation services. The internet is flooded with articles and blogs all warning consumers about the danger of clogged dryer vents; not to mention the increase in utility expenses when clothes dryers are not venting properly.
So Many Dryer Vent Cleaners; Yet, So Many Dryer Vent fires
Portsmouth, NH: A dryer fire caused heavy smoke damage to contents in the basement of a home while the resident was upstairs. She smelled the smoke but thought it was a neighbor having a BBQ. Minutes later, a neighbor knocked at her door to tell her that smoke was coming from her dryer vent. Thanks to an alert neighbor and the quick response from the fire department, damages were minimal and there were no injuries.
Malden, MA: A clogged dryer vent caused a fire that sent one man to the hospital. He was rescued from the third floor by a ladder truck. The fire was contained to the basement but there was major smoke damage throughout the home.
Northampton, MA: A build-up of dryer lint caused a dryer fire at East Heaven Hot Tubs, making it necessary to close off a section of West Street. Firefighters quickly stopped the blaze which started in a clothes dryer in the basement and spread to the second floor through air ducts. Heavy smoke filled the building and also affected neighboring Bistro Les Gras. The Bistro will remain closed pending a Board of Health Inspection.
Springfield, MA: A clothes dryer fire caused around $10,000 in damage to an apartment building in the McKnight neighborhood. Most of the damage was caused by smoke; the entire building will require cleaning and repainting. There were no serious injuries. One woman was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation but declined to be taken to the hospital.
Dryer fires are caused by a combination of heat and blockage of air flow. If there is a lint build-up in the system then you have the combustibles needed to start a fire.
Check the internet and you will find it flooded by dryer vent cleaning companies in your area. With so many dryer vent cleaners, there is no reason for so many dryer vent fires. Annual dryer vent cleaning is the number one prevention of clothes dryer fires. Have a dryer vent specialist inspect your dryer vent system to be sure it is safe and your dryer is operating efficiently.
Webb Dickson of Dryer Vent Wizard provides dryer vent cleaning, dryer vent repair, dryer vent installation, dryer vent inspections and all dryer vent services for homes and businesses in New Hampshire, Nashua, Manchester, Concord, Portsmouth, Derry, Bedford, Keene, Milford, Middlesex and Essex County, Massachusetts, Lowell, Billerica, Burlington, Westford, Concord, Stow, Marlborough, Natick, Hopkinton, Framingham, Gloucester, Middleton, Newburyport, Haverhill, Lawrence, Beverly and neighboring cities and communities.
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