The LintAlert…don’t get burned

LintAlert Dryer Vent Alarm System As avid proponents of home, car, and child safety, we never hesitate to introduce novel new products that attempt to alleviate common dangers within these settings.  Such is the case with the LintAlert clothes dryer vent alarm. When I think of dryer lint, I think back to my days as a Boy Scout.   We would collect the lint from our mother’s dryers before each camping trip and store it in a small plastic bag.  Then, we’d use it as kindling for starting campfires with flint and steel.   It took a single spark to ignite the lint – thus my first hand experience with the flammability of this stuff. So when was the last time you cleaned your clothes dryer vent?   LintAlert claims that more than 40 dryers catch fire daily in the U.S., typically due to lint build up on dryer vent walls.  This build up prevents hot dryer exhaust gases from escaping, thus initiating heat spikes that can easily ignite the flammable lint. Operation of the device is so simple it ag ...