Developed in 19th-century England, the first mechanized clothes dryers were perforated barrels that rotated over flames. Today’s appliances are not so very different, at least in principle, with ...

Dear Action Line: On crawl-space mold prevention, should clothes dryers be vented outside with a horizontal duct through the crawl space or vertically through the roof? What is required to do this ...

You just moved into your new home yesterday and it is already time to wash clothes. The first load of laundry is complete and you throw it into the dryer. You connected the dryer exhaust outlet to a ...

Q: We recently moved into a new house and need to install a washer and dryer. We have a gas dryer and there is a pipe with a cap on it coming out of the wall. Where do I start? A: Installing the ...

Q–I just discovered that the clothes dryer exhaust in my new home dumps into the attic near a roof vent. There is a large collection of lint in the attic. The builder claims that this is perfectly ...

Is your dryer not drying your clothes all of a sudden? Take these steps to find the problem and fix your machine.