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Some vents cannot be cleaned back to working condition, and we say so on site. If a flexible foil run in the attic has split at an elbow, crushed flat under a stored box, or packed so hard with felted lint that brushing only bores a hole through the middle, cleaning it is a waste of your money. The same goes for a duct that has been patched with tape three times and sags a foot between trusses. In those cases we tell you what we found, show you a photo, and talk about repair or a proper rigid replacement run instead of charging you for a cleaning that will not fix the drying times. We also tell people the other direction: if the line is clear and the airflow at the hood reads fine, you do not need us this year, and we will say that before we take anything apart.

Citrus and Marion County housing is mostly slab-on-grade single-story block construction with the laundry set in or beside the garage or in an interior utility closet off the hall. Because there is no basement and no crawlspace, every dryer vent runs either straight out a block exterior wall or up into a vented attic and across to a roof jack or gable vent. Attic runs in this area are the problem cases: flexible foil duct draped over trusses, sagging between supports, collecting lint at each low spot, sometimes 20–30 feet of effective length with multiple elbows. Year-round high humidity means clothes leave the washer wetter and dryers run longer cycles, pushing more lint volume through the duct annually than in drier climates. In summer, attic temperatures and saturated outside air cut the duct's ability to shed moisture, so lint packs damp rather than blowing clear. In the short cool season, warm exhaust in an uninsulated attic duct condenses and binds lint into a felted layer. Retiree-heavy commun