Have you been in your house at least a year? Do you use your dryer alot? If so, it's time to clean out the dryer vent.
This is the vent that goes from the back of your dryer to the outside of your house. You can pay someone to come and do it, but it's not that hard.
Start by unplugging your dryer and moving it away from the wall. Disconnect the foil tube that goes from the back of the dryer to the dryer vent--clean it out carefully so you don't puncture the tube. Put the foil tube back on, put the dryer back and plug it back in.
From the outside of your house you'll need to clean the vent. I use a retractable sink snake that attaches to a power drill. I slide the end of the snake into the dryer vent, then attach the power drill and turn it on. The drill spins the snake all around the vent and loosens dried on lint. Be prepared to do this a few times, and if the vent is really dirty you are going to be covered with lint by the time you are done.
Not only is a lint filled vent a fire hazard, but it also costs you lots of money in extra power that your dryer needs to run.
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