Question: It seems like every year or so there is a local news story about a clothes dryer catching fire. I remember a few years back reading about a ...

Q: I had my clothes dryer serviced because my clothes took longer and longer to dry. The technician said to have the dryer vent checked because it might be clogged, and that makes the dryer less ...

Q: I had my clothes dryer serviced because my clothes took longer and longer to dry. The technician said to have the dryer vent checked because it might be clogged and that makes the dryer less ...

CHICAGO -- Clothes dryers are second only to stoves when it comes to causing house fires, and are responsible for hundreds of them every year in Illinois alone, but experts say these fires are ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Routine maintenance on your home’s dryer can help prevent a fire from igniting, as well as other complications from happening to your machine over the years. This week, the ...

It’s easy to think of your clothes dryer as a set-it-and-forget-it type of appliance. But before you start your next load tumbling and walk away, consider this: When was the last time you cleaned out ...

Neglecting this habit can actually be a hazard to your home. Learn why it’s important to clean under the lint trap, plus how and how often to do it. While you’re likely accustomed to cleaning out the ...

What you can't see can hurt your wallet, or worse. Some of the biggest threats and money sieves at home are things you can't see, like your clothes dryer vent. The easily neglected piping, which in ...

When it comes to home maintenance, one of the most neglected appliances might be the clothes dryer. Outside of discarding the lint (which you should always do, by the way), learning how to clean a ...

You can finally bid adieu to this pesky problem. One of the peskiest issues with laundry is lint. Constantly having to remove it is kind of a nuisance—and it's even worse when you can't find (or just ...

Just like Joni Mitchell said, we don’t know what we’ve got until it’s gone — and that goes for the miracle that is a properly working clothes dryer. Tim Smith of Chimney Sweeps of America is an ...