Horatio Chiorean's (horatio) Blog

Horatio Chiorean goes the extra mile, providing professional service and spending time with customers explaining how their dryer vent system works and offering tips to conserve energy   Coral Springs, FL -- "Don't Let your dryer start a fire; keep your home safe and sound," is Dryer Vent Wizard's...

Clothes dryers require air flow to operate efficiently and to prevent overheating that can lead to a fire.  Dryer vent cleaning promotes proper air-flow, improves the efficiency of your clothes dryer and prevents dryer fires.    Drying time increases as your dryer exhaust vents become clogged wit...

When you are washing windows and siding, sweeping the deck or pulling weeds from flower beds you are doing seasonal maintenance to keep you home looking nice.  While you're at it, look at the dryer vent.  Is the hood cracked or covered with moss?  When everything else is neat and clean, this will...

A cracked dryer exhaust vent with rusty screws and moss growing around it is a real eye-sore   Delray Beach, FL - This is the time of year everyone is washing windows and siding, sweeping and sealing the deck and pulling weeds from the flower garden.  Once this is done, the old cracked dryer vent...

A cracked dryer exhaust vent with rusty screws and moss growing around it is a real eye-sore   Boca Raton, FL - This is the time of year everyone is washing windows and siding, sweeping and sealing the deck and pulling weeds from the flower garden.  Once this is done, the old cracked dryer vent h...

Horatio receives daily letters and emails, thanking him for a job well done and for his advice on dryer vent maintenance and fire safety    Boca Raton, FL -- The U. S. Fire Administration reports over 15,000 dryer fires annually; most of these tragedies could be prevented with proper dryer vent c...

Dryer vent cleaning prevents dryer fires, prolongs the life of your appliance and reduces energy costs.  When you are folding your laundry do you notice holes in your clothes that were not there before?  New clothes are torn, sweaters are snagged and there are holes in your underwear!  Or worse y...

Besides being a fire hazard, insufficient dryer venting and exhaust systems cause a clothes dryer to use up to $300 extra per year in gas and electricity   Palm Beach, FL - As with any appliance, there are several things that can go mechanically wrong with a clothes dryer; however, maintenance ha...

Like with any appliance, there are several things that can go wrong with a clothes dryer; however, most problems are fixed with simple maintenance.  The most important thing your dryer needs in order to operate is air-flow.  Think about it; the heat and moisture from your wet laundry has to go so...

Over 15,000 fires caused by clothes dryers are reported annually, causing injury, death and loss of homes.  The majority of these fires could have easily been prevented with proper maintenance; dryer vent cleaning to remove lint build-up from the ducts, heating element, wiring, motor and behind t...