Smells

• Smells that come from a dryer exhaust can be completely normal, like the scent of clean laundry and your dryer sheets. You might also notice an unpleasant, smoky odor coming from your dryer exhaust. The smoke odor is the one that should concern you.
  
  

Causes

• The smell of fresh laundry comes through your dryer exhaust as the unit vents moist air through the exhaust system. The smoke odor occurs when lint builds up inside your dryer's lint trap. It overheats when the dryer runs and emits a smoky smell. This smoke can permeate your laundry and is blown out through the dryer's exhaust.
  
  

Considerations

• If you smell smoke through the dryer exhaust, clean out the lint trap on your dryer. You can purchase wands at most home improvement stores that reach further into the trap to clean it out. Clean out the lint trap after every load of laundry to prevent future buildup.