Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Cassidy was an updates editor whose main responsibility is to write and edit ...

I've always said that cleaning your dryer vent twice a year — with the daylight savings time changes — is an easy, and very satisfying chore. Some experts recommend doing it quarterly. Unfortunately, ...

GLV's Flexible Square Semi-Rigid Clothes Dryer Transition Duct, listed to UL2158A, attaches to a standard 4-inch round dryer exhaust pipe and 4-inch dryer vent pipe. It requires only 3.3 inches of ...

Q: My dryer vent blows lint out onto my back stairs, which means I am always having to sweep them. Is there any way I can prevent this? Brian Doucette A: We can think of at least three ways to solve ...

Q: We bought a new town house in 2007. It has a stacked washer/dryer set located in a utility closet that backs onto the interior shared wall of the third floor. The dryer is an electric model, which ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The newspaper headlines read, “An early Friday morning house fire killed a mother, her daughter and another family member.” The fire probably started “in or near a clothes dryer inside the home.” ...