How is yours vented? Out the back wall, through the floor or through the attic to outside?

Sure you can have a go at cleaning it yourself. Pull out dryer, unplug electrical cord and disconnect hose and vacuum out both the dryer vent hole and as far as you can reach in the duct and flexible connection. Fire safety people don't advise flexible ducting, only the semi rigid metal to connect your dryer to avoid excess lint build up. I did buy a duct cleaning brush on a fexible cable but of course it is too short to reach the full length of ducting, so my next step was to use an electric leaf blower to blow any remaining lint forcefully out the outlet. I did this at mother in law's place-she needed two cycles to dry clothing-wow! was there lint in her very long run of vent, seal a rag around leaf blower into vent to minimize lint backing up in your face. It took me a number of cycles of blowing into vent, then going outside to clear the huge clumps of lint stopped up at the vent flap and repeat. Success!!, clothing dry in one cycle and a plastic grocery bag stuffed full of lint, she tended to use a lot of liquid softener and dryer sheets. You might also want to wash your dryer lint screen in hot detergent water in case the softener agents have partially invisibly obstructed the screen mesh. If a stream of water does not easily flow through the mesh you need to clean it.

After many years you may find bird nests and and gobs of lint obstructing the vent. If it's complicated, call a pro. If it's simple and short, use a shop vac. While you're at it, if you're using cheap corrugated plastic, consider replacing it with smooth metal.

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If you are only having a problem w towels drying, do you use fabric softener? If so that can cause longer dry time (I use 1/2 c of vinegar instead).

I asked how it was vented because that can effect drying time plus best way to clean. And if you have a bird guard over the vent outside, it can clog and you can remove it and clean it. Also add one or two old dry towels to your wet load. Helps them to dry faster.

A blower( leaf) is the best way to clean out the vent pipe.

It's vented with a flexible vent up to the roof. I'll have my husband pull off the tubing and take a look. He can also go up on the roof next week and look at the vent. I will also get the leaf blower out and have it handy. Thanks everyone!

The leaf blower works well! I tape mine so there is less leaking out of the vent. I had purchased one of the electric drill adapters and I works great! I cleaned mine 2 weeks ago after 10 mos. and it was full of lint. Also, if you can take your dryer apart and sweep it all out, I would suggest that.

Changing the flexible vent to ridged smooth venting will give you better air flow. That in turn will cause less lint build up and quicker drying time, not to mention less of a fire hazard.

Would love to, but we can't. I had to switch the position of the 2007 Bosch washer & dryer due to the opening positions of the front loader's doors. The washer won't work on the side next to the wall. The door wasn't able to be swapped. We had no choice but to extend the flex venting. Thanks for the heads up.

The leaf blower has to be used from inside the house, behind the dryer, up toward the roof, right??

Oly, correct.

YES! If you do it the other way, you will not be happy with the mess. Trust me. I tried to use the drill attachment from the inside and that was bad enough. Typically I have a sweeper handy.