How to Tidy and Unclog Your Clothes Dryer Vent for Improved Performance Keeping an unclogged and tidy dryer vent is vital for ideal efficiency and safety. Over particles, time and lint can gather in the air vent, obstructing airflow and causing the clothes dryer to function harder, enhan

Lint that accumulates in dryers contributes to a third on the 2,900 dryer fires claimed each and every year, according to the US Hearth Administration. Incredibly hot air builds up during the vent when lint blocks airflow, and in some cases the air is scorching sufficient to ignite the lint.