Is it time to deal with your dryer vent build-up? It may be time to check your dryer if your clothes haven’t been drying as fast as they used to. Your lint trap may need a helping hand. That’s what ...

While you’re likely accustomed to cleaning out the lint trap after each dryer cycle, there’s another critical area that needs regular attention—the space just underneath the lint trap. Lint, dust, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Leaving lint in your dryer can be downright dangerous. The soft, dull, grayish material that accumulates after you dry your clothes is made ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Laundry, the job that is never done, at least for me. I am blessed with efficient and time-saving washers and dryers, but even though I know ...

A lint-filled dryer vent is not just a lot of fluff. The clogged vent increases drying time and energy use, and worse, lint can cause dryer fires. Consumer Reports latest dryer tests found that ...

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 ...

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One house was destroyed by a fire that started in the dryer vent. And another home was destroyed by a fire that started in a clothes dryer. Fire officials say lint had built up in the dryer's ducts ...