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

Question: My husband wants to vent our clothes dryer directly into our garage in an attempt to keep our cars warmer in the winter months. I think dryer vents should be directed outdoors. Can you ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sometimes the list of things to do around the house is missing a few critical items. One is the regular inspection and cleaning of the clothes-dryer venting system. A couple of serious house fires in ...

Q: My wife and I are moving our laundry from the basement to the top floor of our three-story condo. What are the pros and cons of using a venting or non-venting dryer? Which is preferable?—Vic White ...

Very often in this space we will write about appliance designs or technologies that get tested for a few months in other countries before being fully introduced in the U.S. The technology behind the ...

QDEAR TIM: My husband wants to vent our clothes dryer into our garage to keep our cars warmer in the winter. I think dryer vents should be directed outdoors. Can you settle this debate? -- Cindy R., ...