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Residential Dryer Fires… You mean I have to clean?
Submitted by DonHester on Tue, 08/05/2014 - 08:55.
Residential Dryer Fires… You mean I have to clean?
New report from USFA on Residential Dryer fires. Chelan Home Inspection Services
(Don’t let this be you)
I tell my client on every home inspection that cleaning your dryers should be done on a regular basis. The USFA has just released a report on residential dryer fire “Clothes Dryer Fires in Residential Buildings (2008–2010)”. This back up my recommendations to my clients during a home inspection.
(Transition Duct)
Another very important piece is that you want to use a proper transition duct, this hooks the dryer to the dryer ducting. Remember just because you can buy in the box store does not make it proper or safe. Many of the cheap transition ducts are dangerous and may void warranties on your dryer.
The International Mechanical and Residential Building Codes specify “UL2158A Listed” materials to be considered as code compliant. Listed products should meet and/or exceed flame burning tests of at least 430 degrees Fahrenheit.
According to the report:
An estimated 2,900 clothes dryer fires in residential buildings are reported to U.S. fire departments each year and cause an estimated 5 deaths, 100 injuries, and $35 million in property loss.
Clothes dryer fire incidence in residential buildings was higher in the fall and winter months, peaking in January at 11 percent.
Failure to clean (34 percent) was the leading factor contributing to the ignition of clothes dryer fires in residential buildings.
Dust, fiber, and lint (28 percent) and clothing not on a person (27 percent) were, by far, the leading items first ignited in clothes dryer fires in residential buildings.
Fifty-four percent of clothes dryer fires in residential buildings were confined to the object of origin.
Report Link-
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/statistics/v13i7.pdf
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