Melissa Cabral invites the Wizard into her home and learns that her clothes dryer is a serious fire hazard!
Rocklin CA – Homeowners and business owners in the Sacramento area rely on Dryer Vent Wizard for dryer maintenance, service and repair. Dryer Vent Wizard provides commercial and residential dryer vent cleaning service and new dryer vent installation while educating consumers about maintaining clothes dryers to prevent dryer fires and other dryer related hazards.
Gina Fazil, owner of Dryer Vent Wizard, was recently featured on Good Day Sacramento where she demonstrated her service and explained how a recent dryer fire could have been prevented. Responding firefighters said lint accumulation was the cause of a clothes dryer suddenly bursting into flames.
News host, Melissa Cabral invited Gina into her home to perform a dryer vent inspection and discovered that her own dryer was a hazard. Gina pulled out the dryer and removed the back to expose a serious problem. The transition duct behind the dryer was made of flexible foil, which does not meet current safety standards. The dryer duct was crushed, allowing the lint to back up into the dryer, around the heating element where it could ignite and start a rapidly spreading fire.
Melissa had lived in the home for 4 years and never gave the dryer vent system a second thought. She then asked if the problem was caused by forgetting to clean the lint screen some of the time. Gina explained that cleaning the lint filter after each load is very important, but eventually, dryer vent cleaning would need to be performed by a qualified service technician. She explained that the removable lint screen does not trap all of the lint, so some will escape to the inside of the dryer and into the dryer duct where it restricts airflow.
When asked if dryer vent cleaning was something the homeowner could do them selves to save money Gina explained that some dryer ducts are very short and easy to access but Melissa’s dryer duct was longer, with at least one turn, leading up and out. Gina recommended professional dryer vent cleaning for this system, using special tools for doing the job efficiently.
Gina explained that she would be using a pro-spin system to scrub the entire dryer duct and then a high power vacuum to suck the lint out. By doing a complete dryer vent cleaning, leaving the inside of the dryer duct smooth, airflow would be restored and laundry would dry more quickly.
Dryer Vent Wizard (http://www.Sacramento.DryerVentCleaningNow.com) combines service with education to make sure customers understand the importance of maintaining the dryer and dryer vent. Professional dryer vent installation using solid metal venting, not the flexible foil or vinyl duct kits sold in many hardware stores, will make the dryer operate more safely. Annual dryer vent cleaning is necessary maintenance to prevent the dryer from overheating and eliminate a fire hazard.
Dryer Vent Wizard specializes in dryer fire prevention and “urgent response” dryer and vent maintenance, repair, replacement and alterations. DVW services keep dryers functioning properly, prevent dryer fires and reduce energy costs. Gina Fazil serves the Sacramento and Orange County area. Visit http://dryerventsgoinggreen.com/ to learn more.
About Dryer Vent Wizard:
Dryer Vent Wizard is a member of the National Fire Protection Association and the largest chain of dryer vent cleaning, repair, replacement and alternation specialists in the U.S. with over 60 franchisees in major markets. Dryer Vent Wizard franchisees work to promote public awareness on the importance of dryer vent cleaning to prevent dryer fires and save energy. Consumer education while making clothes dryers safer and greener are the main focus of DVW franchisees.
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