Removing lint from the filter isn’t enough. The lint trap still needs additional cleaning to remove residue from dryer fabric softener sheets, and detergent sticky residue that blocks air flow. 3.

When it comes to whether you should empty the lint trap before or after a dryer cycle, Schmahl says you should do it each ...

The need to clean a machine that is already meant to clean things is frustrating but necessary. Prevent a fire by getting ...

House fires caused by dryer lint are a real thing. I don't want to add to your list of worries, so let me share a secret with you: cleaning this part of your front-loading dryer is easy. Plus, I ...

The lint trap opened, revealing it was completely full of lint. "Oh my God," Jillian, the woman whose dryer it is, said. "Jillian," the other neighbor said while turning to face her while holding ...

I sometimes use dryer sheets. When the load is dry, I use the sheet to wipe the lint screen. It takes the lint off easily. Recently, I took my mother to the doctor, and she had some tests run ...

Regular dryer cleaning could save your house from burning down. Clothes dryers cause thousands of house fires in the U.S. per year, and many of those are caused by excess lint.

“What a horrible place to put the lint trap,” one user remarked. “Never seen a lint trap in the back of the dryer. They are usually much more accessible,” another agreed.

BALTIMORE (WJZ) ― Making your dryer more efficient can save you time, energy and money. Mary Bubala reports the lint trap is an important energy saver.. If your dryer can't provide enough heat ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Help your dryer dry clothes more effectively and lessen the chance of fire by doing this. Linda Says: Why Clean It? Lint builds up on the trap and causes a blockage ...

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 ...