If you’re only doing it occasionally, it’s time to rethink your routine.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few household chores are as crucial and often overlooked as cleaning the lint trap in your clothes dryer. The lint trap is used to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A dirty dryer lint trap screen - Boontoom Sae-Kor/Shutterstock From long dry times and ...

When it comes to home maintenance, one of the most neglected appliances might be the clothes dryer. Outside of discarding the lint (which you should always do, by the way), learning how to clean a ...

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 ...

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, ...

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Image Credit: Shutterstock/Stenko Vlad. Many parents may not realize the importance of regularly checking and cleaning the dryer lint trap. While most people understand that the lint trap is designed ...

1. Clean it after every use. You should clean the lint trap in your dryer before or after every use. It’s a good habit to get into, even for small loads. If you make it part of your routine, you’ll be ...