Are you, your family, and your home at risk?

Did you know that an improperly installed clothes dryer is a fire hazard?

Did you know that having a clothes dryer professionally installed actually makes it more likely that a fire could occur?

If you or someone you know purchased a new clothes dryer on or after August 1, 2006 and had it professionally installed, you may qualify to join in a class action lawsuit designed to prevent the ongoing tragedies caused by improper dryer vent installation. You can get more information about the lawsuit by visiting www.ProtectingTheConsumer.com or writing to info@outsourced-writing.com.

These videos show how a poorly installed dryer vent can put you at risk of a devastating house fire:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmVGaagsQz8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPmbO4XCAkU

Most people arrange for clothes dryer delivery and installation through the appliance retailer at the time of purchase. Usually, the retailer will sell you an off-the-shelf flexible dryer vent so that their installer won't have to fuss over steel pipes that require more effort to install. Installers usually attach a flexible vinyl or aluminum vent because they're cheap and easy to fit. But flexible dryer vents can also be dangerous.

Flexible vents are nothing more than a coiled wire surrounded by a thin skin of inflammable vinyl or aluminum. If the vent becomes clogged with lint, it can ignite and quickly become engulfed in flames. It doesn't take long for these flexible vents to fill up with highly flammable lint, because the ridges from the coiled wire make perfect little lint collectors.

This is a dangerous problem that few people ever consider until it’s too late. Over 15,000 fires a year are caused by these dryer vents and there is now an effort underway to change standard dryer installation practices.

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