Dryer Vent Cleaning in Fort Myers, FL
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At Clearly Amazing, we take on all of the mess and risk so you don’t have to.
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Clearly Amazing cleans dryer vents for homes and businesses across Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Estero and the rest of Lee County, out of our office on Hemingway Drive. Our crews are insured, and every estimate is free and done on site.
Call (239) 481-0083 for a free on-site estimate.
Why a clean dryer vent matters
Dryers were involved in an estimated 13,820 home structure fires a year from 2014 to 2018, according to the National Fire Protection Association, causing an average of seven deaths, 344 injuries and $233 million in property damage each year. The leading cause, at 32%, was a failure to clean.
Signs your dryer vent needs cleaning
- Clothes are still damp at the end of a normal cycle, or drying takes longer than it used to (CPSC).
- Towels and jeans take a long time to dry, or clothes feel hotter than usual at the end of the cycle (U.S. Fire Administration).
- The flap on the outside vent doesn’t open while the dryer is running, or you can’t feel exhaust air coming out.
- The duct behind the dryer is crushed, kinked, or made of white plastic or foil. The CPSC recommends rigid or semi-rigid metal duct instead.
Call (239) 481-0083 for a free on-site dryer vent estimate in Fort Myers, or request an estimate online.
Florida’s dryer duct rules
The 2023 Florida Building Code (Residential) keeps the national limits — a 4-inch metal duct, ending outside the house with a backdraft damper and no screen, and no longer than 35 feet minus an allowance for each elbow — but it adds two Florida-only rules. Ducts can’t be joined with screws at all, and a dryer duct may be 4-inch Schedule 40 PVC where it runs horizontally under a slab. A new edition of the Florida code takes effect on December 31, 2026.
The no-screen rule is worth knowing: the U.S. Fire Administration warns that wire screen or cloth over a vent collects lint and clogs it.
How often to clean it
The National Fire Protection Association’s advice is to clean the lint filter before or after every load and to clean lint out of the vent pipe once a year. The U.S. Fire Administration adds that the venting system should be serviced periodically by a professional, especially when clothes are taking longer than normal to dry.