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Ensure Energy-efficiency with Dryer Vent Covers

Dryer vent covers are effective way to prevent animal or insect access to the dryer vent and a way to save energy. Vent covers also allow the free escape of air and lint, making them much less of a fire hazard. By allowing the vent opening to shut when the dryer is not in use, dryer vent covers prevent cold air from entering the home in winter or air-conditioned air from leaving home in summer months. The average dryer dries clothes by sucking in air from the surrounding room into the dryer. This air is pass through a heating element that heats the air. That heated air is pulled or forced through a rotating "drum" that holds the wet clothes. An exhaust vent in the dryer forces this heated air, which turns to steam as it is drawn through the wet clothing, to pass out of the dryer. The stream contains lint, small fibers of the fabric released from the clothing during the whole drying process. Some of this lint gets past the lint filter, especially if the filter isn't cleane

Top Reasons To Use Dryer Vent Covers

Many of us experience cool air coming into our laundry room that not only just makes our house dirty but also affects the temperature inside it. The major source of such interference is usually the dryer vent. This makes it essential for us to use a good cover for our dryer vents. The dryer vents need a flap/cover at the end to prevent air infiltration. When such cover is not used, the dryer vents allow the hot and cold air to leak inside the home/building.  Many people have a misconception that dryer vent covers as unnecessary. They believe so with the thought that dryer vent covers just serve as a decorative or cosmetic item. This is one of the major reasons that many people never add any cover to their dryer vents. But on the other side those who understand the importance and benefits of such covers never jeep or use their dryer vents without them. Such dryer vent users make sure their dryer vents are covered perfectly with a good quality sheet/cover. Some top reasons to use dryer