The #1 preventable cause of home fires. We clear it in 45 minutes.

Once a year for most households, every 6 months for heavy laundry loads (kids, multiple pets, home gyms). Multi-unit buildings should be on an annual schedule by code. If you can't remember the last time it was done — do it now.

A home kit will clean the first few feet. It won't reach the middle of the run, won't touch the lint-trap cabinet, and won't verify airflow. For ground-floor, short-run dryers it's a decent stopgap between professional cleanings. For anything longer — don't.

Usually yes — but some carriers are starting to require proof of annual vent cleaning to honor the claim. We provide a dated, photographed service report with every visit that satisfies most policy documentation requirements.

It means a longer run and typically a roof-line vent hood, which is the hardest kind to clean from inside the home. We bring extended brush kits and, when needed, a certified roof tech to service the exterior terminus. Routing like this is typically handled under our Stacked Dryer Vent service when access requires disassembly, but most second-floor runs are still covered at the standard $149 price.

Typical homes recover 20–50% of dryer run time after a full clean — which means 20–50% fewer kWh or therms per load. For a family of four, that's often $10–25/month on the PG&E bill alone, plus meaningful wear-and-tear reduction on the dryer itself.

Yes — we service both gas and electric. Gas dryers produce carbon monoxide that exits through the same vent, so a clean, properly-terminated line is actually more critical. We confirm the gas shutoff before disconnection and check for CO buildup on reconnection.