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Commercial clients and community managers. The savings can be significant!

Commercial clients and community managers. The savings can be significant!

Imagine you manage a community with 100 units. Let's say each resident does three loads of laundry per week, with an average of 2 residents per unit, which comes out to 31,200 loads per year! The average cost of drying one load is $.32, so that's $9,984 in energy per year! Now imagine that the dryer...

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Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning

Commercial Dryer Vent Cleaning
Does your business have a clothes dryer? If so, you have a hidden hazard! Dryers, especially those used frequently for commercial use, can collect excess lint and debris in the vent line. This excess lint is the most common ignition source for dryer fires, which account for 15,500 fires every year. In addition to the risk of fire, excess lint and debris can...

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Winter Fabrics and Their Impact on Increased Dryer Fires

If you live in a cold climate, you know winter can be long and burdensome. From neverending cabin fever to extra layers and bundling up, winter always seems to go on forever as you search for the first signs of spring.
But those extra layers add more than just warmth. According to FEMA, dryer fires happen most frequently in January due to the consistent drying of bulky items like warm,...

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I can get a cheap 3-louvered cap from a big box store.

I can get a cheap 3-louver cap from a big box store.

It's true, you can get a cheap 3-louvered cap or even a plastic hood-style cap from a big box store or even some websites. These caps might work for a while, but over time they deteriorate, crack and become brittle in the sun. The plastic used in these products is not UV resistant. Over time they fail, causing lint to...

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Why is the top of my dryer getting hot?

Why is the top of my dryer getting hot?

If the top of your dryer seems too hot, STOP using the dryer right away! Lint can build up inside of the dryer, or the vent line can be restricted. This restricts the airflow and traps all the heat from the heater inside the dryer. When your dryer overheats, the element can become brittle and break. When that happens, it might spark and ignite a...

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