Dryer Vent Cleaning?

[shana-lyons.livejournal.com]

We suspect our dryer vent needs to be cleaned out badly. Has anyone used a local cleaner that they feel like recommending? I'd like to find someone good because I think our situation may be challenging. Our dryer (and the vent) are on the 3rd floor and I'm not sure the dryer is moveable. It's wedged in so tightly into a converted closet that I suspect it's now structural.  I'm hoping for someone crafty because they'll probably need to go in via the vent.

Any suggestions are much appreciated!

Comments

[hiddenbear.livejournal.com]

I don't know any professionals, but I did our dryer recently. After moving the dryer and struggling for an hour to clean the vent from both the inside and the outside, I put everything back and there was no improvement. After some research, I found that the problem is often the dryer itself. I opened up the dryer and found a huge amount of lint in the dryer itself. After cleaning this out, the dryer works much better.

If you aren't up to opening and cleaning out your dryer, I've seen Dell's Appliance ((617) 625-1311) recommended on this journal before. I used them once for a microwave repair and they were very good.

[best1968]

There are also gadgets for dryer vent cleaning which I've not used but look considerably cheaper than the $70ish callout charge you will pay to Dell's Appliances.