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Does air duct cleaning include the dryer vent?

No. Air ducts and the dryer vent are two separate systems, so an air duct cleaning does not include the dryer vent unless it is asked for. Your Neighbor's Air Care cleans both, and they can be done on the same visit if you ask for both in the quote.

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Why are air ducts and the dryer vent separate?

The air ducts belong to the heating and cooling system. They carry air from the furnace or air handler to the rooms through the supply runs, and back through the returns, around and around. The dryer vent belongs to the clothes dryer alone. It carries hot, damp, lint-filled air one way, from the back of the dryer to a hood on the outside of the house. The two never connect, and they collect different things: household dust, hair and debris in the ducts, lint in the dryer vent.

What does an air duct cleaning cover?

An air duct cleaning from Your Neighbor's Air Care covers the supply and return runs, the trunk lines and plenum, and the registers and grilles, cleaned with rotary brushes under a negative-air machine and filmed before and after. Bathroom exhaust fans and the system's air filter can be added. The dryer vent is not part of it unless it is asked for.

What does a dryer vent cleaning cover?

A dryer vent cleaning from Your Neighbor's Air Care covers the whole run from the back of the dryer to the outside hood, brushed with a rotary brush while a vacuum pulls the lint out, plus the lint trap and the housing it slides into, and the outside hood and its flap. The airflow is checked before and after, and a crushed or damaged run is photographed and pointed out.

Can both be done on the same visit?

Yes, and it is the sensible way to book them. Your Neighbor's Air Care has the brushes, the vacuums and the camera for both jobs on the same van, so one visit can cover the air ducts, the dryer vent and the bathroom fans. Ask for each one by name when you request the free quote, so the quote and the visit include everything you want done.

Which one matters more for safety?

The dryer vent. Lint is combustible, and the National Fire Protection Association names failure to clean as the leading cause of home clothes dryer fires. The U.S. Fire Administration reports that failure to clean (31%) was the leading factor contributing to the ignition of clothes dryer fires in homes from 2018 to 2020. If you can only book one job this month and the dryer is slow to dry, start with the dryer vent.

What should you say when asking for a quote?

Tell Your Neighbor's Air Care which jobs you want: air ducts, dryer vent, bathroom fans or all of them. For the ducts, say how many heating and cooling systems the house has. For the dryer vent, say roughly how long the run is and whether the outside hood can be reached from the ground. The free quote comes back covering exactly what you asked for, before any work starts.

Want it done? Your Neighbor's Air Care does dryer vent cleaning across the Hudson Valley, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island, with a free quote before any work starts.

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What else do people ask Your Neighbor's Air Care about this?

Does air duct cleaning include the dryer vent?

No. They are separate systems. Your Neighbor's Air Care cleans both, and does them on the same visit when both are asked for in the quote.

Is dryer vent cleaning part of HVAC duct cleaning?

No. HVAC duct cleaning covers the heating and cooling ducts. The dryer vent is a separate run from the dryer to the outside, cleaned as its own job.

Can Your Neighbor's Air Care clean the air ducts and the dryer vent on the same day?

Yes. Ask for both in the free quote, and one visit covers both.

Which should I do first, the air ducts or the dryer vent?

If the dryer takes more than one cycle to dry or the laundry room gets hot, the dryer vent first: a clogged dryer vent is a fire risk. Otherwise book both on the same visit.

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