Dryer Vent Inspection in Campbell, CA

Dryer vent inspection in Campbell, told straight

Most reports here start behind the machine. Foil accordion hose is still everywhere in Campbell laundry closets. It crushes against the pedestal and traps lint in every rib. We check whether the wall boot is sealed to the drywall or floating in the cavity. That gap vents into the wall, not outside.

Then the run itself. Slab ranches on the flats near Campbell Avenue usually punch through a garage sidewall, short and easy. Homes with raised foundations run the duct beneath the floor. Under there, the duct sags between joists and lint packs the low belly. Hangers rust off and nobody notices for years.

Townhomes and stacked units near the Pruneyard vent vertically to a roof jack. Elbows at each floor line are the pinch points. Roof terminations also cook in full sun and the plastic flapper goes brittle.

Outside, look at your own hood right now. Lint mat on louvers, oak pollen, valley dust, wasp nest, or a flapper propped open. Any of those means the run behind it is worse.

Sometimes the honest answer is replace, not clean. Duct held together with dried-out tape inside a wall does not survive brushing, and we will say so before touching it.