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As a Philadelphia Property Management Company, JG Real Estate likes to share common sense maintenance tips. With a fast paced every day life, sometimes the small things (which lead to huge things if left uncorrected) escape us.?According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there are an estimated annual 15,500 fires, 10 deaths and 10 injuries which are attributed directly to dryer fires.?Today, lets take a moment to chat about how to prevent dryer fires, and improve your energy?efficiency?at the same time.

• How Dryer fires start: According to?www.laundry-alternative.com ?Lint accumulation and reduced airflow feed on each other to provide conditions ripe for a fire. Lint is a highly combustible material, which, interestingly enough, is one of the ingredients in a recipe for home-made fire starters. A number of dryer vent problems contribute to this. ??
• Clean your dryer?s lint screen: It seems so obvious, right? Clean the dryer lint screen every single time there is build up on it. It?s shocking how many people don?t take the 3 seconds which is necessary to run your finger over the screen, ball up the lint, and toss it away. Doing this will allow your clothes to dry faster, thus lowering your electric & gas consumption resulting in lower utility bills.
• Properly vent your dryer: When possible, rigid metal ducting should be use rather than flex lines which can sag and lead to lint accumulation. In fact, in Philly, it is code to use rigid metal ducting rather than flex lines when the duct is hidden behind a wall; this is common is upper floor laundry rooms, as opposed to the basement.

Philadelphia investors; protect your property & your tenants by properly venting your dryer and instructing your tenant on proper use of the equipment. Want us to take relieve you of the burden? Visit our property?management philadelphia section for more detail!

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How to Clean Filter and prevent dryer Fire

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