The Staggering Numbers You Need to Know Here's something that should make every homeowner pause before tossing in their next ...

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 ...

Q. In a recent issue of our newspaper, one of your fellow writers said it was OK to vent an electric (NOT GAS) dryer indoors to gain heat and humidity with an indoor-outdoor venting system. I thought ...

The common mistake many people make is neglecting the dryer vent. Many people only clean their dryer's lint trap, which is an internal component in the machine. But you also need to be cleaning the ...

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 ...

Most dryer vent installations cost between $80 and $1,000 for labor and materials. The length of vent, the material selected, the type of vent, and local labor rates will be the biggest factors in ...

Q: Our home is 3 years old, custom built and has always had a laundry problem. The clothes in the dryer never become completely dry, no matter how long we run the dryer. Recently, while cleaning ...

For part two of our household appliance tips series with Renae DuHaime—an appliance repair technician and content creator with over 400,000 followers on TikTok—we ask her to provide us with some ...

You just moved into your new home, and it is 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 pipe that was ...

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 ...

Please excuse what may seem like over-sharing below; IMHO all the info is necessary: I live in a NYC apartment that was built in 1986 with a "closet" for a stacked electrical washer-dryer in the ...