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, ...

Cleaning your dryer vent is essential for keeping your dryer running optimally. Too much lint buildup can eventually lead to a dryer fire. A vent brush and vacuum hose attachment provide the most ...

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The first step in any home improvement project is determining which parts and tools you’ll need. When building your dream laundry room, a key task is installing a dryer vent. There are two ...

A few months ago our electric clothes dryer died. It was expected as the thing was getting close to 18 years old, and I had done a few basic repairs over the years. There often comes a time when it's ...

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 ...

Is it safe (and a good idea) to vent an electric dryer in a basement to the main sewer vent. We’re thinking of putting an electric dryer in the basement but to vent it we’d either have to cut through ...

I would like to know the issues with venting an ELECTRIC dryer into an unused chimney shaft. The building’s water heaters / boilers vent through an aluminum shaft inside the chimney. The bathroom fan ...

When your clothes dryer takes twice as long to dry clothes as when it was new, chances are you have a lint-collection problem and a fire waiting to happen, says the Chimney Safety Institute of America ...