Dryer Vent Inspection in Bridgewater, NJ

What a dryer vent inspection actually involves

First the dryer gets pulled forward. The transition hose behind it tells most of the story. We check the clamp at the appliance collar, then the clamp at the wall. A camera goes down the duct where the run allows. Outside, we open or remove the hood and look back toward the house. Airflow gets read at the termination, not guessed at from the laundry room. Elbows get counted. The whole path gets mapped on paper.

Recurring finds here: white vinyl and foil flex still in service, duct crushed flat where the dryer was shoved back tight, sheet metal screws at joints holding lint like a beard. Disconnected sections are common in basements. Lint and moisture go straight into the joist bay or wall cavity.

Run type changes the inspection. Basement joist-bay runs to a rim joist or window well are easy to see end to end. Second-floor laundry closets with a vertical chase to a roof jack are not. Stacked townhome closets share a chase with no accessible midpoint, so the inspection relies on airflow readings and the roof cap.

Sometimes cleaning is the wrong answer. A collapsed vinyl run inside a wall needs replacing, and we will say so.