Your washer and dryer need a little spruce up. Live in an apartment without on-site laundry for a while and you'll really learn to appreciate these super-convenient machines. Yet, we often overlook ...

When it comes to home maintenance, some tasks are easy to overlook—and cleaning the dryer vent often falls into that category. But this is one of those jobs you’ll want to tackle; not just because it ...

Experts recommend cleaning your dryer vent at least once a year, or more often if you have pets, use the dryer frequently, or have a long vent run. A clogged dryer vent isn’t just inconvenient—it’s a ...

Between loads of laundry and hustling to get other chores done, one place that is easy to forget to clean is your dryer vent.

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, ...

I’m always telling you how important it is to keep your dryer lint filter clean because the lint builds up on it. You should clean that after every load. And I use a used dryer fabric softener sheet ...