In the course of conducting home inspections, whether it's for a buyer or seller, it is not uncommon to come across flexible dryer vents made of plastic. These vents are popular, inexpensive, and sold at most hardware stores -- so they are everywhere!
Unfortunately, they can also be highly flammable! As dryer lint is also highly flammable, and somewhere in your dryer there is a flame (or element) generating heat, you may want to think about swapping your current plastic flex hose for an aluminum flex hose or rigid pipe system.
Here's an eye-opening video on YouTube as to what can happen if you have a spark catch hold in your plastic flex hose:
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Unfortunately, they can also be highly flammable! As dryer lint is also highly flammable, and somewhere in your dryer there is a flame (or element) generating heat, you may want to think about swapping your current plastic flex hose for an aluminum flex hose or rigid pipe system.
Here's an eye-opening video on YouTube as to what can happen if you have a spark catch hold in your plastic flex hose:
Click Here for YouTube Video
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