Developed in 19th-century England, the first mechanized clothes dryers were perforated barrels that rotated over flames. Today's appliances are not so very different, at least in principle, with ...

Q: My dryer vent blows lint out onto my back stairs, which means I am always having to sweep them. Is there any way I can prevent this? Brian Doucette A: We can think of at least three ways to solve ...

Have you ever watched professional dryer vent cleaning in action? I just did. Amazing how fast and efficiently that crew worked to take care of all 32 units in my condo complex. Equally amazing was ...