Protect Your Home with Expert Dryer Vent Cleaning Near Elkton & Wilmington
Your dryer works hard—make sure it’s venting safely.
Most families use their dryer multiple times a week – sometimes daily. But few realize that clogged dryer vents are a leading cause of house fires, causing thousands of preventable incidents every year.
If it’s been more than a year since your last cleaning, or you’re unsure when it was last done, it’s time to schedule a professional dryer vent service. For dryer vent cleaning services near you, we’re the team to trust.
Call 855-977-2323
AI Assisted Appointment Booking: 240-875-5929
🔥 Why Are Annual Dryer Vent Cleanings Important?
It is recommended that you have your clothes dryer duct cleaned annually because lint and debris can build up and cause your dryer to exhaust at less than optimum efficiency. This creates potentially hazardous conditions, including carbon monoxide intrusion and the possibility for fires.
How might these threats occur? Lint, dust, animal nests, and debris build up inside dryer vents over time—especially in newer homes where dryers are often placed far from outside walls, requiring longer ductwork with more turns.
That buildup can:
- Block airflow
- Cause your dryer to overheat
- Increase drying times (and energy bills)
- Allow dangerous carbon monoxide into your home
- Create a fire hazard from trapped, flammable lint
Annual cleaning reduces these risks and keeps your appliance running as efficiently as possible.
🔍 What’s Included in a Dryer Vent Cleaning?
When you schedule with Ace Chimney Sweeps, you get more than a quick vacuum job. Here’s what we do:
- Full system inspection by a certified dryer exhaust technician
- Safe removal of built-up lint, dust, and debris
- Check for pests or nests (birds, mice, insects)
- Verification that your vent system is properly sized and installed
- Replacement of unsafe plastic connectors with fire-safe metal ductwork (if needed)
- Recommendations for future maintenance and safety
We clean the parts you can’t see—but that matter most to your safety.
These inspections are more necessary now than they once were because dryers in newer homes are typically located away from outside walls (in places like bathrooms, kitchens, and hall closets), creating longer venting distances with more bending. As a result, dryer ducts are harder to access, and this extra length means more surface area where lint can collect and animals and birds can hide.
🚫 Is DIY Dryer Vent Cleaning Okay?
We don’t recommend it. Incorrect installation is one of the leading causes of dryer fires. Dryer vent cleaning might seem simple, but DIY jobs often:
- Miss deeply packed lint or debris
- Push blockages further in
- Damage older or flexible ductwork
- Leave dangerous flammable materials behind
Hire a professional to hook up your clothes dryer so that you can rest easy, knowing that it is venting properly and safely.
Professional tools and training make the difference – especially in longer, hard-to-reach ducts.
🐦 Got Birds or Rodents in Your Vent? We Can Help.
Birds, mice, and other pests and insects can enter your dryer vent (usually from the outside of your home) and make a nest there. This infestation typically compromises your dryer’s venting capability, and can eventually lead to a dryer failure or a fire.
We are happy to rodent-proof your dryer duct. We’ll clear the obstruction and rodent-proof the vent to prevent future infestations.
🤔 Why Would a Chimney Company Clean Dryer Vents?
It might surprise you, but cleaning dryer vents is a natural extension of chimney work. Both involve:
- Accessing tight, hidden ductwork
- Removing dangerous buildup
- Ensuring safe exhaust of gases and heat from your home
Your dryer vent is essentially your dryer’s chimney…so it makes sense to trust certified venting professionals.
🛡️ Peace of Mind Starts with Prevention
Don’t wait for warning signs like slow drying times, strange odors, or overheating. Prevent fire hazards and improve efficiency with expert care from Ace Chimney Sweeps.
📞 AI Assisted Appointment Booking: 240-875-5929
Your safety is too important to leave to chance.
We do dryer vent cleanings, chimney cleanings, and even air duct cleanings…make us your go-to crew for it all.
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