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SPOT THESE DRYER HAZARDS

Apr 13, 2025
1 min read

Updated: Jul 1


Your dryer is a SAFETY HAZARD and is NOT CODE COMPLIANT if:


  • You have aluminum flex hose connected to the back of your dryer.

  • There are holes anywhere in your flex hose.

  • There are any seams that aren't taped.

  • There's a disconnect somewhere.

  • You have any plastic pipe/hose.

  • There are screws present anywhere in the vent pipe.

  • Your entire dryer vent (from the dryer to the building exterior) is longer then 35 feet. Keep in mind that per CODE, every 90 degree bend adds 5 feet and every 45 degree bend adds 2.5 feet.



You NEED your dryer vent CLEANED if:


  • Your dryer is taking longer than 70 minutes to dry clothes.

  • The dryer gets increasingly hot while in operation (fire hazard).

  • Condensation starting to build up around the dryer while in operation.

  • The dryer cutting off mid-cycle.


Aluminum flex dryer vent hose behind a dryer showing a fire hazard that should be replaced
If you have aluminum flex hose that looks like this, it is a fire hazard and should be replaced immediately.




 
 
 

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