Q: We bought a new town house in 2007. It has a stacked washer/dryer set located in a utility closet that backs onto the interior shared wall of the third floor. The dryer is an electric model, which ...

An often overlooked fire safety hazard in homes and businesses are clothes dryers. Dryers require regular cleaning and maintenance to avoid devastating fires, and also to increase the efficiency and ...

Most dryer vent installations cost between $80 and $1,000 for labor and materials. The length of vent, the material selected, the type of vent, and local labor rates will be the biggest factors in ...

Even if your laundry routine doesn’t feel any different, winter shifts your dryer into overdrive. According to data from the ...

Q: Is it safe to vent the exhaust from my dryer into my basement instead of outside? A: Don’t do it. It adds moisture and heat to your home, but you don’t want it. The moisture will make your house ...

It was a blessing in disguise. A few years ago, an electrician friend was called to a home because the monthly utility bill had gone through the roof without explanation. After performing typical ...

Dear Action Line: On crawl-space mold prevention, should clothes dryers be vented outside with a horizontal duct through the crawl space or vertically through the roof? What is required to do this ...