Dryer Fire Prevention For Your Philadelphia County PA Home

9/6/2023 (Permalink)

Keep your Philadelphia County PA home risk free with these simple preventative maintenance tips for your household dryer.

According to the National Fire Protection Agency, almost 16,000 homes were impacted by fires caused by large appliances of which 92% of the fires were from dryers. Dryer fires accounted for approximately $238 million in property loss, over 350 injuries as well as isolated fatalities. Dryer fires are a fairly common cause of home fires, the potential culprit of these fires were because they failed to clean the dryer vents.

Dryer Fire Prevention Tips

• Clean the lint trap after every load to avoid lint build up, so that it doesn’t cause a fire.
• Someone should be home and awake while the dryer is running.
• Clean the vents outside at least two times a year to clean any lint and dust buildup.
• Clean the motor area with a vacuum, the panel may have to be removed in order to get to it. If there’s lint build up it can ignite if it gets too hot.
• Don’t put mop heads in the dryer. The chemicals on the mop head can ignite from the dryer’s heat.
• Keep the area around the dryer clear. The heat from the dryer might ignite something left too close to it.

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