Purl's Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Dryer Vent Cleaning’

Regular Dryer Vent Cleaning: Why It’s Important

Monday, June 16th, 2025

Most homeowners don’t think twice about their dryer vent—until something goes wrong. But at Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning, we know that neglecting dryer vent maintenance can pose serious safety risks and lead to costly inefficiencies in your home.

If your clothes take too long to dry, your energy bills are rising, or you’re concerned about fire hazards, regular dryer vent cleaning is a service you can’t afford to overlook. Here’s why it’s critical to your home’s safety, comfort, and energy performance.

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Planning for HVAC in the New Year: How We Can Help

Monday, December 23rd, 2024

As the new year begins, it’s the perfect time to make plans for your home’s HVAC system. Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning, your local HVAC contractor in Oakhurst, CA and throughout the Central Valley, is here to help ensure your heating, cooling, and ventilation needs are met all year long. Whether you’re looking to improve efficiency, replace aging equipment, or take care of overlooked maintenance, our team has the expertise to handle it all. Here’s how we can assist you in planning for a comfortable and energy-efficient new year.

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Why You Need Regular Dryer Vent Cleaning

Monday, May 27th, 2024

At Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning, we understand the importance of maintaining all aspects of a home’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. However, one critical component that homeowners often overlook is the dryer vent. Regular dryer vent cleaning is essential for the safety, efficiency, and longevity of your home appliances.

We’ll explain what the dryer vent is and why it can become a major hazard without regular professional cleaning. We’ll also help with the signs that it’s time to schedule dryer vent cleaning in Fresno.

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When Should I Schedule Duct Cleaning?

Monday, August 8th, 2022

We’re glad you’re asking this question, because far too many homeowners forget that duct cleaning is an important routine service. Air ducts are hidden from sight in a house, making it easy for people to forget them or realize that they may need occasional service like duct testing and duct cleaning.

We offer duct cleaning in Fresno, CA and have many years of experience handling this service. We can help you determine when it’s best to call us to schedule this job, whether as a routine maintenance service or because you’ve got extremely dirty ductwork.

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Have You Had Your Dryer Vent Cleaned Yet This Year?

Tuesday, December 14th, 2021

An important service our team offers customers is dryer vent cleaning in Fresno, CA. This is a job we recommend homeowners have done at least once year. Unfortunately, people often forget to schedule this vital cleaning service—and that’s why we’re glad you stopped by this blog for a reminder. Dryer vent cleaning may not sound like it’s as important as other maintenance jobs like heating system maintenance, but as we’ll explain below, the safety benefits alone make it essential!

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Dryer Vent Cleaning: What You Need to Know

Tuesday, August 11th, 2020

An important service Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning offers is dryer vent cleaning in Fresno, CA and the rest of the Central Valley. It isn’t the first HVAC service that pops into people’s minds, and they’re sometimes confused about what it is and why it needs to be done.

We want to clear up what dryer vent cleaning is and why it’s important—not just for your convenience and energy savings, but for the safety of your home.

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Signs You’re Overdue for Dryer Vent Cleaning

Monday, March 9th, 2020

You often don’t read about HVAC companies that offer dryer vent cleaning. But this is a service we believe in strongly—because cleaning the dryer vent helps to prevent the majority of house fires. We recommend you arrange for dryer vent cleaning in Fresno, CA with us if you haven’t done it before. You can choose to have it done in connection with the other ductwork and indoor air quality services we provide.

If you’re still uncertain if you need this job done or not, below we’ve listed the signs to watch for that will warn you that you’re overdue for dryer vent cleaning.

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Why We Recommend Dryer Vent Cleaning

Monday, December 16th, 2019

You probably don’t often think of your clothing dryer as a source of potential danger in your house. Unfortunately, fires due to clothes dryers are among the leading causes of residential fires. According to the National Fire Protection Association, nearly 17,000 dryer fires occur each year, leading to 51 deaths, 380 injuries, and a reported $236 million in property loss.

What causes these fires? Why would something as seemingly innocent as the clothes dryer turn into a major fire hazard?

The answer: clogged dryer vents.

Fortunately, there’s a basic solution to this problem, which is to call us to schedule dryer vent cleaning.

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Dryer Vent Cleaning Is an Important Job

Friday, December 15th, 2017

As one year ends and another begins, you will probably take a look over your house to find various cleaning and improvement projects. One that you may not have thought of, but which is a critical job to have done on a regular basis, is dryer vent cleaning.

What is dryer vent cleaning?

The dryer vent is the hose and outdoor vent that removes heat and moisture from a household clothes dryer. The vent can be located in a variety of locations, such as on the roof (as the one in the picture at the top of this post).

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Avoiding Fire Hazards with Dryer Vent Cleaning

Monday, January 2nd, 2017

As you settle into the new year, you are going to start searching for various improvements to make to your home as well as routine services that some of your appliances will need. One of the services that we recommend is to have professionals perform air duct cleaning. It’s a great way to give your entire HVAC system an easier year ahead, which means lower utility bills and fewer repair issues. You’ll even enjoy improved air quality.

But when you’re scheduling air duct cleaning, there’s another service we strongly recommend that you include: dryer vent cleaning.

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