A home fire insurance claim. The fire department at your door. Worse yet you may be away for the weekend at your summer or weekend lake cottage retreat only to come home to find your property in a cinder – “Cinderville” or “Cinderella ” it might be called. All because the home owner was too careless to clean out their utility room electric or gas clothes drier lint traps and exhaust hoses.

You would be amazed how just like many people never think of checking the air pressure in their vehicle’s tires , take their transmission fluid in their autos for granted for years and years without inspection and routine maintenance that many if not most property owners and renters never think about the dust and lint that fills the exhaust pipes and systems of their homes and abodes. Yet it all very simple , quick and does not take much time or effort at all.

Anything and everything that you as home or property owner can do to prevent fire and damage to your property and dwellings is time and energy more than well spent . A little bit of prevention on your or your family’s part will pay it part in spades. To ensure maximum as well as dependable and trustworthy safe dryer performance it is best to :

One step often not though of or adhered to on an ongoing basis , is to simply to work to remove lint and dust from the vent or vents at the rear or back of the appliance. Sure a dryer can be heavy and substantial to move. As well you may not want to rip or damage a linoleum floor. Options – 1 ) when you have the clothes dryer installed – have rollers placed under its base , or if necessary ask for a helping hand before. Muffins and a hot cup of coffee are always a good bait for male helpers. Home made cookies are nice too.

Smokey the Bear prevents forest fires. You as a homeowner or resident in an apartment block should prevent dryer lint exhaust pipe fires. Imagine one little dust bunny in your home clothes drier exhaust pipe system can result in a major occurrence of a household fire with resulting damage , destruction to your property as well as increased property insurance premiums for your real estate in the future.