The Dryer Vent Safety Council Podcast
The Dryer Vent Safety Podcast, presented by the Dryer Vent Safety Council, explores the issues, practices, research, and developments shaping dryer vent safety and the dryer vent industry. Through technical discussions, expert perspectives, education, and conversations with industry professionals and other stakeholders, the podcast examines dryer vent inspection, testing, maintenance, fire prevention, codes and standards, manufacturer guidance, certification, and emerging industry practices. Designed as a resource for dryer vent professionals, manufacturers, insurers, fire and life safety professionals, code officials, policymakers, safety advocates, and others with an interest in clothes dryer exhaust safety. Our purpose is simple: advance greater consistency, professionalism, and safety throughout the industry. Consistency Reduces Risk.
The Dryer Vent Safety Council Podcast
Latest Episodes
Distinguished Achievement Awards Presented
Distinguished Achievement Awards Presented for Landmark Fire Code ContributionsPRESENTATION — BRIGHTON, MI — OCT 10, 2026During the Brighton Area Fire Authority’s annual open house, two fire officers received special recogn...
The Federal Disagreement Over Clothes Dryer Airflow
The Federal Disagreement Over Clothes Dryer Airflow examines why the U.S. Department of Energy deliberately restricts the exhaust of vented clothes dryers during standardized laboratory testing and how the AHAM Standard Simulator...
Fire Prevention Month | October 2026 — Two Fire Officers. One Landmark Code Change.
Fire Prevention Month | October 2026 — Two Fire Officers. One Landmark Code Change. traces the history of fire prevention from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 to a modern effort to address clothes dryer maintenance in the In...
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) — Inside Its Dryer Vent Safety Guidance
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) — Inside Its Dryer Vent Safety Guidance examines what AHAM says about dryer installation, airflow, maintenance and cleaning, including its recommendation for annual professional c...
Long Radius Dryer Exhaust Elbows — Why Geometry Matters
Long Radius Dryer Exhaust Elbows — Why Geometry Matters examines why two 90 degree elbows can have dramatically different effects on a clothes dryer exhaust system. The 2024 International Residential Code assigns 5 feet of equivalent len...