| Now you're probably wondering, how can a dryer | | | | happened at my home while I was at work. |
| vent become a common home fire hazard? Most | | | | We were taking care of a foster child who was |
| people can see how cigarettes could start a fire, | | | | nine years old and he saved our house. The rest |
| especially if someone fell asleep who was smoking | | | | of the family was playing a game in the back |
| in bed, but dryer vents, come on. | | | | bedroom, while the washer and dryer were |
| Let's start with cigarettes, a long time ago, | | | | running. I had recently done some modifications |
| cigarettes were more of the hazard than they | | | | or, you might call it remodeling to my garage and |
| are today. Today most cigarettes are made to | | | | never got around to fixing the dryer vent, |
| go out quickly if they aren't being smoked. This | | | | properly. In other words it wasn't venting to the |
| has decreased deaths and fire damage from | | | | outside of the house like it should have been |
| smoking in your home, drastically. | | | | The problem with this, was that the dryer vent |
| However, cigarettes should always be put out in | | | | was starting to accumulate lent behind the dryer. |
| an ashtray and never thrown away in a regular | | | | You might find this hard to believe, but this dryer |
| trash can, filled with paper and other flammable | | | | lint caught on fire, while the hot air was coming |
| waste products. This is still a problem today and | | | | directly out of the back of the dryer and could |
| with a little common sense and a lot of education, | | | | have burnt the whole house down, except for the |
| this problem seems to be going away, as the | | | | young boy who smelled the smoke and notified |
| years go by. It's not a bad idea to put your | | | | someone who put the fire out. |
| finished cigarette out in a bottle filled with water. | | | | I've since learned my lessons and that's why I'm |
| That's good advice, think about it if you're a | | | | sharing my story with you, so that it doesn't |
| smoker. | | | | happen to anyone who reads this article. There is |
| Now, what you've all been waiting for, how can a | | | | a reason for your pipes and duct work in your |
| dryer vent, become a common home fire hazard. | | | | home, so make sure that they are hooked up |
| Well, it's story time. Here's something that actually | | | | properly and cleaned regularly. |