How to Clean Out Your Dryer Vent and Exhaust

The best way to clean your dryer vent yourself is with the right tools. There are a variety of brushes available to clean the dryer vent, the dryer vent ductwork and also the exterior vent hood.

Keeping your clothes dryer and your clothes dryer exhaust system free of built up lint is a necessity as a home owner. Excessive lint in clothes dryers accounts for over 17,000 fires residential fires annually, and by following these easy steps, you can keep your dryer free of lint and your home safe.

Keys

Here are the keys to keeping lint at bay:

• Clean your lint filter / screen between every drying cycle.

• Annually clean your dryer exhaust duct of built up lint.

• Annually check your dryer duct to make sure it’s rigid, safe and secure.

• Annually check your exhaust vent hood on the exterior of the home for lint build up or pests.

Tools

Here are the right tools you need to keep your dryer free of lint:

• Dryer Vent Cleaning Brush

• Dryer Vent Vacuum Attachment Kit

• Lint Trap Cleaning Brush

• Exterior Dryer Vent Cover

Everyday Workbench Tool Box

Here is the Everyday Workbench tool box! It’s our curated collection of tools that every homeowner should consider to keep their home maintained, improved and beautiful! It's ever changing and never complete, but it's a good start:

• Milwaukee Cordless Drill

• Channel Lock Pliers

• Teflon Tape

• Klein Tools Multi-Bit Screwdriver

• Craftsman 16 oz hammer

• DAP Wall Patch Kit

• CLR Pressurized Drain Cleaner

• Thrift Drain Crystals

• Milwaukee Work Gloves

• Powerwasher

• 6ft Little Giant Step Ladder

• Ook Picture Hanger Kit