Few household chores are as crucial and often overlooked as cleaning the lint trap in your clothes dryer. The lint trap is used to catch the majority of the lint from your laundry before it gets into ...

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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The National Fire Protection Association says firefighters respond to more than 13,000 house fires each year caused by a common appliance - the dryer. The cause of many of these ...

An appliance expert says you should empty the trap each time you put wet clothes in the dryer. Cleaning the dryer lint trap keeps the appliance running smoothly and reduces fire risk. Experts ...

Lint buildup in your dryer vent can cause your dryer to run poorly and even lead to a house fire. Clean it out annually with ...

While you’re likely accustomed to cleaning out the lint trap after each dryer cycle, there’s another critical area that needs regular attention—the space just underneath the lint trap. Lint, dust, ...

Even if you have your laundry routine down to a science, you might not even know that your washing machine has a lint trap—much less that it requires regular cleaning. But, much like your dryer’s lint ...

CHICAGO -- Clothes dryers are second only to stoves when it comes to causing house fires, and are responsible for hundreds of them every year in Illinois alone, but experts say these fires are ...

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 ...

In response to Delia, who cleans her dryer lint filter with a toothbrush, I clean my dryer filter by wiping it with the used ...

• Use a dryer fabric softener sheet to remove the lint from the filter. • Add HOT water into a sink. • Add liquid dish soap. • Place Filter into the water to let soak for 10-20 minutes. • Use a soft ...