
Bathroom Vents
I recently learned a hard lesson about bathroom vents. Despite being in the venting industry, I had never taken the time to look at my own bathrooms to see how they were vented. As it turns out my home was built in the 1980s. The fans in my upstairs bathrooms (it’s a colonial with an […]
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How Often Should I Clean My Dryer Vent?
The biggest question I’m asked when in the field is always “How often should I have my dryer vent cleaned?” Although this is a simple question there are several factors to consider. In the following post I will do my best to explain the rationale behind the cleaning maintenance recommendations. When asked for a recommended […]
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Signs your Dryer Vent is Not Connected
Whenever I get a call for urgent work it is usually to deal with a clogged dryer vent. Clogs are a big problem in this business, but disconnected dryer vents have become an increasing issue I wanted to post about as well. Over the past 2 weeks I have traveled to Bolton, Glastonbury, and Rocky […]
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PVC Dryer Vents
Over the past month I have responded to several problematic dryer vents in homes where the venting material used was PVC piping. In the following post I hope to explain why this material is sometimes used, why it isn’t recommended, and what to do about it. PVC pipe is sometimes used for dryer vent construction […]
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Signs of a Clogged Dryer Vent
Recently I received a call from a homeowner in Glastonbury Connecticut. Their dryer wasn’t drying and, after a call to a repairman, they determined that the vent was clogged. Throughout this article I want to relay the signs you, the homeowner, can detect so that you can save yourself some money and call a vent […]
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Roof Top Dryer Vents
We wanted to share our thoughts on a rare, but very problematic, dryer vent situation. The dryer vent that exits the home through the roof is, by far, the most over looked of all the dryer vents. This vent is difficult to access, and therefore never addressed. For these vents the “out of sight out […]
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