"infiniteMPG" wrote in message
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Our clothes drier isn't very old and over the last year has slowly
taken more and more time to dry a load of clothes. The drier appears
fully functional, the heat seems to get quite hot, and we keep the
lint trap cleaned. We're suspecting the duct might be clogged up.
The round flexible drier duct hooks up to an outlet in the utility
room at the base of the wall. We're assuming there is some sort of
duct running up thru the wall and I have seen the round duct coming
from the wall up to the duct going thru the roof.

Just not sure how to go about tackling trying to clean this out.

Any hints or things to watch out for?

They make a brush with a long flexible handle for cleaning dryer vents. The same
problem can occur from clogs within the dryer. I suggest taking the dryer
outside, and blasting out all the air passages inside and out, and opening the
top and blasting out everything you can there, using an air compressor or leaf
blower. These tools could also clear the vent duct.