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You May Be In Danger Of A Dryer Duct Fire

The danger of a dryer duct fire is very real. Check out this video which offers some excellent tips on how to prevent a dryer duct fire from occurring in your home. Dryer vent cleaning will significantly reduce this fire hazard and will give you peace of mind. It also reduces the amount of time it takes to dry each load, which in turn saves you money on your hydro bill.   If you notice ANY of the following it may be time to schedule a cleaning: Damper (flappers) on outside exhaust termination barely opens when dryer is on. Clothes...Read More
January 20, 2012 , , , Dryer Ducts, Duct Cleaning Services, Energy Tips, Fire Restoration Services, Maintenance Tips 2 Comments »
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Fire Restoration Duct Cleaning

Since our inception, City Duct Cleaning has been very much involved in the restoration of fire and flood damage in homes and businesses in the Greater Toronto Area. The air vents and diffusers in the photos below look like regular dirty vents that you'd see almost everywhere. But these particular ones came from a duct system that was serving an office area that had a recent bad fire.   These vents smelled very bad because of the smoke, and in fact, they were so sooty that we choose to gather them up and bring them back to our office to...Read More
November 27, 2011 , , , , , , Commercial Duct Cleaning, Fire Restoration Services Comments Off on Fire Restoration Duct Cleaning

Disaster Restoration Cleanup From Fire Wind And Water

Tornados Hit Maple, Ont. in August 2009    At City Duct Cleaning we've always been involved in water and smoke damage restoration, and we have done some tornado jobs in the past too. But those ones never seemed to be all that close to home. The tornados that hit Maple, Ontario back in the summer of 2009 was a huge disaster where literally dozens and dozens of homes were so badly damaged that it required many people to have to vacate their homes. Our part in the restoration started with the removal of the attic insulation. Many homes had large parts of their...Read More
October 8, 2010 , , Air Duct Cleaning, Commercial Duct Cleaning, Duct Cleaning Info, Duct Cleaning Services, Fire Restoration Services, Photos Comments Off on Disaster Restoration Cleanup From Fire Wind And Water

Dryer Duct Fires and How to Help Prevent Them

There are hundreds of clothes dryer fires every year which causes death, injuries and millions of dollars in destruction. How many people toss a load of wash in the dryer and then go to work or simply go to bed? Watch this story and you probably won't want to ever do that again. What causes dryer fires? Experts say its a combination of heat and lint. Not just the lint you can see on your lint trap but the lint you can't see in the dryer's exhaust. It's a combination of heat and blockage of proper venting. If there's a...Read More
October 2, 2010 , , , Air Duct Cleaning, Dryer Ducts, Duct Cleaning Services, Fire Restoration Services, Maintenance Tips One Comment »

Candles Are Pretty But Also Deadly

Did you know that it only takes seconds for a flickering flame to engulf your home? In past years, the popularity of candles has increased greatly and so has the number of house fires. People leaving a candle burning on a table do not realize the potential damage awaiting them. Fires will spread quickly and the heat, smoke, gases, soot and toxic fumes could be deadly.Your home's furnace ventilation system, when running, acts like a vacuum and can draw in all the smoke from a candle and spread it throughout your home in a matter of minutes creating a sooty...Read More
July 1, 2010 , Duct Cleaning Services, Fire Restoration Services, Uncategorized Comments Off on Candles Are Pretty But Also Deadly
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