30-Feet Dryer Vent Cleaner Kit - Innovative Lint Remover Reusable Strong Nylon| Flexible Lint Brush with Drill Attachment for Faster Cleaning 30 Feet Long

For a homeowner this is money well spent.

A product that is worth the money and performed very well. I have about 20 feet of dryer duct that includes a 90 degree bend and was partially plugged, triggering my dryers vent cleaning warning. The dryer cleaning brush was able to remove about 1 cu foot of lint from the duct with ease. I used the drill attachment to remove the most stubborn blockage at the 90 degree bend. The 16 inch extension rods are sturdy and flexible enough to bend without breakage. Saved a professional cleaning visit for 1/5th the cost.

I rarely write reviews these days, as people are either paid to do so (and I am not) or they are fake (this is not). Anyway...I am leaving this review because a family member recently had a house fire due to dryer lint. They are ok, thank goodness, but thousands of dollars in repairs and aggravation galore. So, I started to become more aware of the seriousness of this matter. My last house had a dryer that backed to an outside wall so there was not need to do anything bu occasionally disconnect the dryer hose and dust the 8 inch tube to the exterior. Easy.Fast forward to my newly built home of about a year and a half. While building it, I actually took a pic of the dryer vent as I knew I would have to deal with dryer lint-ugh!. The dryer vent pipe is approx 25 feet in total and at about the 10 foot mar it takes about a 115 degree turn. So, about 3 months ago we noticed chunks of dryer lint outside of our house and some coming out of the roof vent. We decided to take our leaf blower and from the inside we stuck it up the dryer lint pipe-we put a towel around it to help with air leaks and kept the blower on for maybe 2 minutes, while we watched a few chunks fly our the roof vent. I knew that the lint was still stuck on the side walls of the vent and this bothered me, but I was just happy to remove a portion of the lint and keep the air flow moving to prevent a fire. Then I started googling and found companies that clean these vents...$150 on up depending on length of vent. No Thanks! I then saw these diy flexible vent cleaning kits. I read tons of reviews and event put the reviews thru the scam review programs. This one came up decent. So, I took a chance and purchased the 30 foot kit, to be sure that it was long enough to get all the way to the roof.We disconnected our dryer hose and moved the dryer out of the way. Things you'll need-drill, pair of pliers (as the connections get super tight as you use it). We opted to put a small piece of duct tape around each fitting, as I have read that if you do something wrong the sections can disconnect and get stuck in the pipe. We slowly sent up 1 section at a time until we felt it hit the roof (it stopped advancing). it took is 19 sections to get to the top. The thing that you have to do is when determining the direction of the drill, it is the direction that tightens the rods. and ONLY use this one direction the ENTIRE time it is in the vent pipe. If you put the drill in the other direction, the sections and brush will disconnect and get stuck. If you do it the right way, you don't even need the tape that we used for extra precaution as the connections tighten so much that you will need the pliers to separate them. Once we got to the top we spun it and started to take out one section of connectors at a time and spun in between each removal until we had them all removed. As you can see, we did not have a lot of lint. That is the lint that was stuck to the pipes as we blew our vent out a few months before. I plan to do this at least once a year. It takes about an hour. I feel great knowing that I can easily clean out that long pipe and prevent a fire. After we finished removing the last section, we did take our outdoor blower and blow out the vent again. There was some more lint that blew out that was loosened from the pipe walls, but had not come out with the tool. So, that was just an extra final push of whatever was remaining. I hope my long review wasn't too boring. My main comment would be, make sure you use drill in the direction that tightens the rods the entire time the rods are in the vent. That is the only way I can see this failing is if you use the drill in the wrong direction.

It worked exactly the way it was supposed to work. It solved our new dryer issue of not heating.

I don't write many reviews, but I do when I feel there's value in adding my voice. In short, if you have a dryer that vents to the roof or has a long run to wherever it vents, I urge you to get this tool (or something like it) and clean the vent pipe. I was shocked at the amount of lint I pulled out of my pipe this morning.Why is this important? If your dryer can't breathe well, it can cause excessive heat build-up which of course is a fire hazard. Second, the better your dryer can breathe, the more efficient it will be. Shorter drying times and less energy used. This became plainly obvious after watching a number of YouTube videos on the subject.This device pulled at least one half cubic foot of lint out of my pipe (I cleaned out my shop vac before and after to get an idea). The cleaning procedure is best done with a drill to turn the rod (the kit comes with an adapter that secures into the drill chuck) and someone to operate the drill while you feed the brush and rod assembly up into the pipe. Have a vacuum cleaner standing by (preferably a shop vac) to clean up the mess as it comes out.You probably won't need to assemble all 20 feet of the rods, but at least 8-12 feet. Make a couple of passes to get everything out. And wear a mask - the old caked-on lint is very irritating to your nose and sinuses. Don't forget to clean the lint out of the flex pipe that runs to the fixed pipe, and the area where you insert your lint trap. You will likely need additional tools for the latter.If your place is more than a few years old, and you've never done this (or had it done) spend a few bucks, set aside 30 minutes, and get it done. You will be glad you did.

While this product did remove lint, it also ended up pushing a ball of lint into the hard-piped 90 fitting which ended up blocking the dryer flow. After cleaning the vent, I went outside to check that the vent cover "flapper" was opening. It was not. If I wouldn't have checked that, who knows what could have happened! Here, I came to discover there was a blockage and I had to disassemble the vent, which was no easy task as it is partially behind a finished wall. Came to find that the 90 degree elbow was completely clogged with lint. I would say if you have a fairly straight vent system and/or access to any elbows, then the product is fine. Otherwise, proceed at your own risk.