At the annual meeting the other night, one of our members was explaining to that he had just returned home after a fire had damaged his house and forced he and his family to move out for an extended period of time. He explained that in some models in Park Lane, the clothes dryer vent vents upward through the wall and out through the roof. If too much lint builds up in the vent, the force of the air leaving the dryer may not be enough to overcome the force of gravity causing lint to block the vent. In his case, this caused heat to back up into the hose and back to the rear of the dryer eventually causing a fire.
Please take care to ensure that this doesn't happen to you. Either manually inspect your vent or call a professional out to do it for you. It's cheaper than having your house burn down.
Monday, January 25, 2010
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We totally need to do this - Greg went out and bought a cleaning kit, and we have yet to use it. Our house is the same model as the one that caught fire, I believe, and in any case, the dryer does vent through the roof - that's the area where our leak originated.
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Is there a company that someone can recommend?
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