Maintaining your dryer vent can have many benefits, according to Black Goose Chimney of Newport News. Keeping the flammable lint cleaned out of the vent will reduce your risk of having a fire.

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Have you ever wondered why your clothes were still damp after running a dryer cycle? Have you ever wondered why the area around your dryer is always cold in the winter? Have you ever wondered why the ...

When did you last check the vent hose on your clothes dryer? It's something most of us never think about, but problems with that hose can create dangerous conditions. First, look at its location. It ...

A broken clothes dryer can devastate your laundry routine. But here are three common problems and how to fix them yourself. Taylor Martin CNET Contributor Taylor Martin has covered technology online ...

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 ...

Easton firefighters called for a fire alarm Saturday afternoon found clothes smoldering inside a clothes dryer. The fire was "essentially out" by the time they got to the call in an apartment building ...

Q: The design of the dryer vent in our home is very bad, and appears to have been something the builder did just to get the house on the market. It vents up to the roof, over 30 feet, and as a result ...

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 ...