Your clogged dryer vent could start a house fire. How to keep it clean and stay safe. Terry Baddoo. USA TODAY. Tumble dryers are a home appliance that many of us take for granted.

You will know if your dryer vent is clogged, if the dryer takes longer than usual to dry the clothing; if clothes are still damp; if the dryer feels colder or hotter than normal on its exterior; ...

Learn how cleaning your tumble dryer of lint can help prevent the second leading cause of house fires in the U.S.

When's the last time you cleaned out your dryer vent? If it's been a while, one expert says you could be missing out on ...

3 For long dryer vent runs (between 3 and 30 feet), place the nozzle of the leaf blower into the vent terminal and turn it on. Have a helper check the outside of the house.

Dryer Vent Is Clogged. While some issues may be obvious to many homeowners, the next steps may be more complicated and require tools. Dryer vents and vent hoses fill with lint even when a screen ...

If your dryer used a soft foil-style vent to link to the wall duct, get rid of it. These hoses are a known fire risk. I personally replaced the original semi-rigid venting with a pair of 90-degree ...

We take dryer vents for granted. The venting concept is simple enough: It allows moist, hot air a direct path to the exterior of the house. Putting a vent in correctly can be tricky, but if you do ...

LAKEWOOD – A dryer vent is being blamed for a house fire. On Tuesday around 3:30 p.m. the Lakewood Fire Department along with Ashville, Busti, and Celoron Fire Departments were dispatched to a ...