We take dryer vents for granted. The venting concept is simple enough: It allows moist, hot air a direct path to the exterior of the house. Putting a vent in correctly can be tricky, but if you do it ...

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With every load of laundry you do, your dryer vent takes on just a little more lint — even if you clean out the lint trap religiously. And that slow, gradual accumulation of lint can lead to a myriad ...

Did you know that your dryer is more likely to cause a fire in January than at any other time of the year? Here's how to keep ...

Woman cleaning out dryer lint trap - Grace Cary/Getty Images A lot of us toss our wet clothes into the dryer instead of waiting for the sun to do the work. So if it's not running efficiently, it can ...

Have you ever watched professional dryer vent cleaning in action? I just did. Amazing how fast and efficiently that crew worked to take care of all 32 units in my condo complex. Equally amazing was ...

Q: I need your advice. My clothes dryer stopped getting my clothes dry. The problem was traced to the vent line being squished behind the dryer. I was also told the flexible plastic pipe was inferior.

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 ...

Have you ever watched professional dryer vent cleaning in action? I just did. Amazing how fast and efficiently that crew worked to take care of all 32 units in my condo complex. Equally amazing was ...