Name: Diamond Certified Expert: Troubleshooting Dryer Vent Issues
Uploaded: 2015-05-15T22:51:52Z
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SANTA ROSA — Host, Sarah Rutan: If your dryer is dirty or doesn’t seem to be functioning properly, it may be due to a problem with the dryer vent. Today we’re in Santa Rosa with Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Andy Gatley of Best Chimney Sweep to learn more.
Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Andy Gatley: Hi, I’m Andrew Gatley with Best Chimney Sweep. A couple questions &#8211; different questions that customers have asked me over the years. One is how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? I don’t know. The other one is with their dryer vent or their dryer. It’s taking too long. The unit is overheating. And either ‘a’ &#8211; I just recently had it cleaned, so it really shouldn’t be dirty, or the line is so short I’ve never had any issues with it in the past.
So, a couple of things that could be going on. One, the line that goes from the unit itself to the wall &#8211; sometimes the unit will get pushed back and crushed. Then you can’t, you know &#8211; no air flow going through. Especially if you have those &#8211; either the [Mylar] or those plastic runs &#8211; they have a tendency to crimp and be problematic, so that will shut that off. And a good way to check that is, you know, either take a peek in the back, and if you can’t then a good old mirror or flashlight &#8211; check in the back and go from there.
Not only do you want to check on the inside for the crimped lines and whatnot, but just want to check on the outside, because what can happen is if you’ve got plants or bushes &#8211; somebody walks by &#8211; a dog hits it or whatever &#8211; you’ve got this, and now you’ve got this. And that will block it off. Something else I find from time to time are kids love to stash toys and things like that in here, so that will definitely block them off. And then of course the other thing, when these things are much higher a lot of times birds will get in there and they’ll put their nest right here, which is great for them. It’s a rent free condo with heat during the winter, but not so good for you. And again, it can cause a problem with drying time and fire hazard.
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Video: Troubleshooting Dryer Vent Issues

Andy Gatley, Owner of Best Chimney Sweep, a Diamond Certified company, explains if your dryer is dirty or doesn?t seem to be functioning properly, it may be due to a problem with the dryer vent.

Diamond Certified Expert: Troubleshooting Dryer Vent Issues from Andy Gatley of Best Chimney Sweep.

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Host, Sarah Rutan: If your dryer is dirty or doesn’t seem to be functioning properly, it may be due to a problem with the dryer vent. Today we’re in Santa Rosa with Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Andy Gatley of Best Chimney Sweep to learn more.

Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Andy Gatley: Hi, I’m Andrew Gatley with Best Chimney Sweep. A couple questions – different questions that customers have asked me over the years. One is how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? I don’t know. The other one is with their dryer vent or their dryer. It’s taking too long. The unit is overheating. And either ‘a’ – I just recently had it cleaned, so it really shouldn’t be dirty, or the line is so short I’ve never had any issues with it in the past.

So, a couple of things that could be going on. One, the line that goes from the unit itself to the wall – sometimes the unit will get pushed back and crushed. Then you can’t, you know – no air flow going through. Especia

Diamond Certified Expert: Troubleshooting Dryer Vent Issues

Troubleshooting Dryer Vent Issues


if your dryer is dirty or doesn't seem
to be functioning properly it may be due
to a problem with your dryer vent today
we're in Santa Rosa with diamond
certified expert contributor Andy gatley
of best Chimney Sweep to learn more hi
I'm Andrew gatley with best Chimney
Sweep um a couple questions different
questions that customers have asked me
over the years uh one is how many licks
does it take to get to the center of her
Tootsie
Pop I don't
know um the other one is with their
dryer vents uh or their drier it's
taking too long the unit is overheating
and either a I just recently had it
clean so it shouldn't really be dirty or
um the the line is so short I've never
had any issues with it in the past um so
a couple things that that could be going
on um one the line that goes from the
unit itself to the wall sometimes the
unit will get pushed
back and Crush then you can't you know
no air flow going through um especially
if you have those either the the the
myar or those plastic runs they have a
tendency to crimp and be problematic so
that will shut that off uh and a good
way to check that is you know just if
you either take a peek in the back and
if you can't then a good old mirror a
flashlight check in the back and go from
there not only do you want to check on
the inside for for the crimp lines and
whatnot but you also want to check on
the outside because what can happen is
if you've got plants or bushes somebody
walks by a dog hits it or whatever you
got this and now you got this and that
will block it off um something else I
find from time to time or kids love to
um stash toys and things like that in
here um so that will definitely block
them off um and then of course the other
thing when these things are up much
higher a lot of times birds get in there
and they'll put their nest right here uh
which is great for them it's a rentree
condo with heat during the winter but
not so good for you and again can cause
a problem with um drying time and and
fire
hazard to learn more from local top
rated companies visit our Diamond
certified expert reports at experts.
Diamond certified. org

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