Remove lint from vents. This refers to the large hose that connects your dryer to the wall or outside.
What to do?
Step 1: Disconnect power to Dryer
Step 2: Carefully (if necessary) pull dryer away from wall – ensuring you have adequate space behind dryer (2 or 3 feet)
Step 3: Disconnect large plastic or metal tube that connects dryer to wall – typically located at bottom of dryer. Disconnect from wall.
Step 4: Use vacuum cleaner to gently vacuum within plastic or metal tube
Step 5: Use vacuum cleaner extension to gently vacuum within area in wall. This tube typically leads to outside of home.
Step 6: Reconnect tube
Step 7: Move dryer back into place
Step 8: Reconnect power to dryer.
Materials and Supplies needed:
– Soft brush
Equipment to make it easier:
– Vacuum cleaner