Dryer Vent Inspection in Edison, NJ

What a dryer vent inspection actually involves in Edison homes

First the dryer gets pulled out. The transition hose comes off at both ends. We look at the hose itself. Crushed foil behind the dryer is the most common find in tight basement and closet installs. Then a camera goes up the duct from the appliance side. We follow the run to the termination and watch the flapper from outside while the dryer runs. Airflow gets measured at the hood or cap, not guessed at.

The run tells us what to expect. Capes and ranches here often exit low through the rim joist. Splits terminate on a garage wall. Newer colonials and townhomes run a second-floor closet vertical up to a roof cap. Condos and mid-rise apartments use interior soffit runs that nobody has opened in years.

Screws are the usual culprit. A drywall screw or a long fastener driven through the duct catches lint and builds a dam. Spring brings bird and wasp nests in wall hoods. Winter brings damp lint caking near cold exterior terminations.

Two cycles for towels, a hot laundry room, a burnt odor, mildew on closet walls. Those are the reports we hear before we find the blockage.

Annual works for short basement runs. Roof-terminated or daily-load households need it every six to nine months.