Dryer Vent Cleaning in Santee, CA

That's the most common call we get here. In those single-story and split-level tract homes, the garage laundry usually vents up into the attic space or straight out a side wall. After decades the duct has often been crushed behind stacked storage, sagged at a joint, or been extended with flexible foil when a previous owner moved the dryer over a few feet. Lint packs into every sag and elbow. Once we pull the buildup and check that the run is still connected end to end, most of these dryers go back to one cycle per load. If the duct itself is damaged or the flex is kinked, we'll show you what we're seeing before anything else happens.

Yes, and it's the job we take the most care with in Santee. Manufactured homes vent down through the floor and out a short duct in the underbelly, and that run has a hard life. The floor boot works loose and dumps lint and moist air into the belly insulation. The duct gets crushed by skirting work or anything stored underneath, and rodents get in through gaps and nest in it. We clean it from the dryer side and physically inspect the underbelly section and the exterior termination rather than assuming the air is getting out. If the boot has separated or the duct is collapsed, cleaning alone won't fix it, and we'll tell you that plainly.