Dryer Vent Cleaning in San Diego, CA
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At Clearly Amazing, we take on all of the mess and risk so you don’t have to.
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
Clearly Amazing cleans dryer vents for homes and businesses across San Diego County, out of our office on Opportunity Road. Our crews are insured, and every estimate is free and done on site.
Call (858) 939-0040 for a free on-site estimate.
Why a clean dryer vent matters
The National Fire Protection Association puts the yearly average at 13,820 home fires involving a dryer (2014–2018). Failure to clean was the cause of 32% of them, and in 27% the first thing to ignite was dust, fiber or lint.
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 (858) 939-0040 for a free on-site dryer vent estimate in San Diego, or request an estimate online.
California allows a much shorter duct
California doesn’t use the national 35-foot figure. Under the California Mechanical Code, as the City of San Diego’s Development Services Department explains in its residential exhaust bulletin, a 4-inch smooth metal dryer duct can run 14 feet including two 90-degree elbows, minus 2 feet for every extra elbow — unless the dryer maker’s instructions allow otherwise. The duct must be rigid metal with a smooth interior, can’t be held together with sheet metal screws that obstruct airflow, and must end outside with a backdraft damper and no lint screen. A flexible connector behind the dryer can be no longer than 6 feet and can’t be hidden inside a wall.
What San Diego Fire-Rescue recommends
San Diego Fire-Rescue’s dryer safety sheet says to clean lint out of the vent pipe once a year, to make sure the outdoor flap opens when the dryer runs, and to use rigid or flexible metal venting. It also puts it plainly: the leading cause of home dryer fires is failure to clean them.