Consider this a spring cleaning wake-up call: Blowing off dryer maintenance can cost you time, money, clothes, and even your house if you’re not vigilant. A neglected dryer poses a serious fire hazard ...

If your dryer is in the basement and the basement is underground, run duct up the exterior wall and out the rim joist. Set the vent a minimum of 12 inches above the outside ground. Pro tip: Use no ...

Remember the time you painted the bathroom and about a month later the mildew started to show up again on the ceiling? Have you ever had to scrape out the caulking from your shower because the mildew ...

Summer's a great time to knock out the chores you've been putting off, and cleaning your dryer vent should be near the top of the list. It might not seem as urgent as wiping down shelves or clearing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dryer vent coming out of a brick exterior wall - Robbie Becklund/Shutterstock You pull your dryer away from the wall for the first ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- 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 ...

Many homeowners are finding unwelcome critters living in and around their dryer vents at this time of year. The Home Depot's Joe Autry explains the supplies it takes to get rid of those small animals ...