Dryer Vent & Duct Cleaning in Colorado Springs

When a load needs two or three cycles, the laundry room turns into a sauna, or the top of the dryer is too hot to touch, check the duct between the dryer and the outside before anything else. We clean dryer vents in homes across Colorado Springs, in Monument and around Fort Carson — from the back of the dryer all the way to the hood on the outside wall or the roof.

Some lint always slips past the screen and settles in the duct. As it piles up, the dryer runs longer, overheats, wears out sooner and eventually blows its thermal fuse. And because lint catches fire easily, a packed duct is also a fire hazard.

Signs it’s time

• A normal load needs a second cycle
• The top of the dryer, or the clothes, come out very hot
• You smell something burning during a cycle
• Lint shows up around the door seal or on the wall outside
• Outside, the hood flap hardly lifts while the dryer runs

Why some homes clog faster

• Long runs. In many two-story homes in Briargate, Stetson Hills and other newer neighborhoods, the laundry room is upstairs or in the middle of the house, and the duct travels a long way, with several bends, to the roof or a side wall. Every bend collects lint.
• The hose behind the dryer. A foil or vinyl transition hose that gets crushed when the dryer is pushed back, or one far longer than it needs to be, can choke the airflow all by itself.
• A screen on the outside hood. It catches lint and clogs within weeks; dryer vent terminations shouldn’t have one.

Snow, wind and birds

In winter, drifting snow can bury a low vent hood and ice can freeze its flap shut, so check the outside hood after every storm. In spring, birds like to nest in hoods with broken or missing flaps. A roof cap takes the brunt of hail and wind, and once it’s damaged, water and debris get into the duct.

What the cleaning includes

• Disconnecting the dryer and cleaning the whole duct to the outside hood
• Clearing the hood and making sure its flap opens and closes freely
• Checking for crushed, kinked or disconnected sections and replacing them if needed
• Reconnecting the dryer and checking that it heats and vents properly

Price

You know the exact price before the work starts. It depends on the length of the duct and how hard the outside end is to reach. If a damaged duct has to be replaced, the price for dryer duct installation is on our prices page.

Dryer still not heating after the cleaning? That’s a repair we do too — see dryer repair.