The Dryer Vent Doctor

I’m sure he’s awesome at what he does, but I will never know. Three voicemails on three different days, zero replies. I guess his business is doing so well, he can afford to blow off a certain percentage of inquiries!

I am really disappointed with the events of today. I called Mike on Thursday and set up an appointment for Saturday at 1:30pm. Mike took my address and said he’d see me on Saturday. Fast forward to 2:45pm on Saturday and Mike still hasn’t shown up. To be clear, I am well aware that things happen, that jobs get delayed, that things pop up unexpectedly and I can’t remember if I gave him my contact number but I am fairly certain I did. I called Mike at 2:45 and left a message asking him if he was still going to be able to make it out and to give me a call back and just let me know. It’s been 10 hours and I still have not heard from Mike.
Update: Mike called Monday morning apologizing for missing the appointment and stating that he had been very busy and wrote the date on the wrong calendar. He was trying to get out as soon as possible but due to schedules I couldn’t have it done till Thursday. He just left and he was very fast. Took 30 minutes and he was very nice.

I have a 6 month old dryer vent that has been giving me heck (unfortunately it was not installed by Mike)! I called Mike today and he took ten minutes out of his day to kindly explain to me how I can quickly and easily fix the problem. Anyone else would’ve charged me a trip fee to come to my house and who knows what other kinds of up charges. I am extremely grateful for the kindness and time Mike gave me today. Wish there were more business men like him out there.

Out of the 3 various contractors I scheduled to fix things on my day off, he was the only one that showed up when he promised. Very nice and helpful and hopefully resolved the issue I had with birds getting into my dryer vent! He was recommended to me by a friend, and I will recommend him to others.

I called Mike and left a message today, and he returned the call within an hour and was at my house later that same day. He gave me an actual appointment time and not a window. Although he had to push it back 15 minutes he called to let me know and see if that would still work with my schedule.
Upon arrival, he explained why I was having water in my dryer exhaust, and it matched what I had read online. He immediately got to work and was done in about 45 minutes. He charged the $ 75 flat rate which is posted on his website and didn’t try to up sell anything.
I wish there were more businesses out there that were honest like The Dryer Vent Doctor.

Mike was awesome. Super thorough job. He showed up on time, worked fast and efficiently, went up on my roof to make sure it was all clear (my dryer vent goes up there apparently), and he was very nice. $ 75 flat rate at the time (he was here a few months ago so I’m not sure if it has gone up). He saved the day (and probably my house from burning down — my bad). My washer dryer area was cleaner when he left than when he arrived too. Thanks Mike!

Is This business still operational? I have called twice and never received a return phone call. He does exactly what I need. Cleaning of one vent and installation of a new one. Wish I could have found him.

Mike is awesome. This was the most simple, frustration-​free home maintenance service I’ve ever gotten. Our dryer was taking hours to dry clothing and eventually the heating element just quit… for the second time. The repairman suspected the cause was debris in the vent and recommended the Dryer Doctor.
I wish all my home contractors were like him! He cheerfully rolled up in a super cool white body suit and some big loud tube device (I’m obviously not much of a vent cleaning guru). It’s like calling Ghostbusters. He was even patient with my puppy, who typically hates men, but decided that the Dryer Doctor was the new love of her life. The job was finished in lighting speed. He had discovered three bird nests in there (I guess it is pretty warm and cozy) and even screwed in a small screen to discourage future avian house hunters. He charged a super transparent flat rate as posted on his website. I love having zero unpleasant pricing surprises!
It’s always awkward calling strangers into your home for repairs or maintenance, but I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. In fact he’s so amiable I was half expecting him and half the neighborhood to break out into the dryer vent equivalent of Chim-​chim-​cher-​ee and have Mary Poppins float down from the sky.
Our dryer works like a charm again. Apparently it actually IS possible to dry a load of clothes in 30 minutes. Thanks Doc!

Mike is just awesome. I found him on Unilocal,after putting this off for over two years. To be quite honest, I was afraid to call someone because I was really afraid of how much it was going to cost. I saw someone say that he had flat rate pricing, so I took a chance.
As someone else mentioned, he explained everything, and even went the extra mile by vacuuming all of the lint that had collected in our laundry closet since we had disconnected the vent two years earlier… a lot of lint. Then he figured out the dryer vented through our roof… a VERY STEEP roof on a two-​story townhouse. If he had any reservations about it, he never let it show! I mumbled under my breath that we «would pay extra for the hassle.» He scurried up the ladder and in no time the vent was unblocked.
So you ask, «Kat, how much extra did he charge for this death-​defying act?» Nada, nothing. It was his standard fee. I tried to pay more, I really did. Anyway, I recommend Mike very highly… he is prompt, he provides top-​notch service at a fair price, and he’s also a fabulous nature photographer. Ask to see his pictures! (I noticed that his PayPal address had «pics» in the email address…)
Mike, if you’re reading these… THANK YOU! :-)

When we bought our house back in 2012 there was no dryer vent to the outside. The previous homeowners vented their dryer into a 5 gallon bucket. After much time spend pondering how we’d ever be able to vent outside, given the back patio cement slab that was likely an add on, we contacted Mike. We were sure that it just wouldn’t be possible to ever vent outside. When Mike arrived he almost immediately noted that venting outside to the back of the house wouldn’t work, but then he had an idea — we could vent to the front of our house! We have a dropped ceiling in our basement, so Mike quickly went to work installing our new outdoor dryer vent to the front of our house. Two and a half years and many, many improvement projects later, this is still my favorite improvement we’ve done on our home. Mike was on time, professional, and very, very reasonable. We’ll be calling him when we need a cleaning, for sure!

I will start by saying I found Mike on Unilocal after I was a little concerned there were no ratings of the company my appliance repair guy recommended (Wizard). I called Mike and he came out the next day. He explained what he was going to do and preformed the job quickly with no «up charges». He even added a barrier to keep future birds out of my vent line. I will use him again the next time this service is needed. It’s nice to find an honest company these days

The Dryer Vent Doctor just came to our house after another company reschedule 3 times. I was able to make an appointment with him the same week I called. When he showed up, he was clean, nice, and very informative. It only took him 30 minutes to clean our vent and he did a little extra by locating and removing 3 coins that were lodged somewhere in our dryer. He charged exactly what his website stated ($ 75) and didn’t try to up sell us. I would highly recommend The Dryer Vent Doctor and already gave my friend his card.

I just love The Dryer Vent Doctor. Bought a $ 1200 gas dryer that would not dry anything! Had a professional duct and vent cleaner out to the house. The kid, and I do mean kid, showed up to my house, didn’t know where the ducts/​vents were, asked to use our ladder, and never went on the roof. The dryer ended up going out and I had to have a repair man out. Needless to say, found out the duct/​vent was NEVER cleaned in 14 years! Mike came out ASAP and did the job in under 40 minutes. My new dryer is working beautifully and I couldn’t be happier. Mike is fair, honest, trustworthy, and hardworking. I would recommend him to anyone who needs to have this type of service done. What an awesome guy!

We are really happy to join Dryer Vent Doctor’s and Mike’s fans! He is a diligent, knowledgable, and extremely helpful professional. We’ve been in our townhome for 7 years and had never hired anyone to clean out or even locate the exit location of all the dryer lint. Our dryer is in our basement, and Mike located its exterior vent in the roof of the garage. As we are with some repair people, we expected someone to scold us, make a big deal out of the location of the vent, spend a ton of time cleaning the pipe/​duct and vent and charge at least $ 100 to clean it all out. We were embarrassed and felt inept and irresponsible. Until Mike arrived, because obviously he knows what he’s doing, is highly skilled and doesn’t judge. He works with ease, he’s organized, thorough and ethical. He thoroughly and efficiently cleaned the entire dryer vent system and the area around the dryer. Before we knew it, he was done and the price was excellent. We highly recommend Dryer Vent Doctor and Mike D Smith to ANYONE. Don’t wait as long as we did. Doing so creates a truly serious and dangerous fire hazard, so why wait when you’ve got Mike?

What a nice, honest man. He gave me the price upfront ($ 69) and was cheaper than his competitors. He was very quick and did a great job. Even replaced a part for free! HIGHLY recommend him.

Mike just left my house and he was AWESOME!!! A gem of a find!!! He was honest too and not of shady character at all. I told him I heard I should have ducts cleaned every year since my setup is «funky» as my vent goes down and then up to the roof! — and he easily could have agreed but he said I COULD have it done every two years… I am not easily pleased on a customer service level and Mike clearly surpassed my «impossible to reach» excellence in customer service. I don’t know Mike except for my appointment I just had but look forward to having him back out.

I hired Mike for the first time a few years of ago. I’d lived in my house for 12 years by then and had never cleaned the dryer vent. After reading an article about a house fire in Denver caused by lint in a dryer vent igniting, I looked up on the web about this regular home maintenance. This is one thing most people NEVER think about. Then, I remembered that a close friend lost her childhood home to a dryer fire (we were only 10 years old), but I don’t remember if it was caused by lint in the vent or bad wiring. However, my chiropractor, and my then massage therapist, lost their businesses due to water damage from a sprinkler system that went off when a dryer vent lint fire triggered it. The vent was in an adjoining wall between them and the office next-​door. The dyer that started the fire was in the office next door. This was back sometime in the late 1990s. So, after a bit of thought, I figured I’d better put this on my calendar as an annual to-​do item.
When I had a wood burning fireplace and/​or a wood burning stove, I had the chimneys checked and cleaned annually. I have my home appliances checked, cleaned, and repaired (when needed) annually too. But, most people don’t think about the dryer vent. Well, they SHOULD!
Mike explained to me what he does over the phone and that this is all he does… cleaning and repair/​replacement of dryer vent hoses. He cleans the vent all the way to the outside, not just a foot or two. His price was more reasonable than all the others I called. He has a stellar rep on BBB and Angie’s List too. Why would you use anyone else? He doesn’t need to offer discounts or coupons since his price is already less than anyone else’s; so just call him. You’ll be so pleased and relieved too.
Mike is courteous, knowledgeable, does great work, and is NOT a rip-​off. He shows up and does his work, even if it’s snowing! At least that’s what happened the first time he came to my house. He was not on time that first time, but he called to say he was running a bit late, but only by 15 – 20 minutes. After all it was snowing then and the roads were bad! But you know what? He still came and did the job and was done in about 40 minutes. He did have to replace my dryer vent hose as it was cracked in several places. You should have seen the MESS behind my dryer! He cleaned it up for me and found a few socks and other items that had found their way back there too.
I’m so glad I called him. Best of all, my dryer time was cut by a ¹⁄₃ after that. Really! That has saved me some money and time, but the best part is knowing how clean it is and I feel a lot safer.

Mike was on time, affordable ($ 69.00), thorough, polite and tidy. He was very pleasant and professional on top of all that. My last cleaning several years ago cost more and was less pleasant. I will use him again for sure.