CHICAGO -- Clothes dryers are second only to stoves when it comes to causing house fires, and are responsible for hundreds of them every year in Illinois alone, but experts say these fires are ...

Use dryer lint in the craft room or the garden.

Q: I had my clothes dryer serviced because my clothes took longer and longer to dry. The technician said to have the dryer vent checked because it might be clogged and that makes the dryer less ...

While you’re likely accustomed to cleaning out the lint trap after each dryer cycle, there’s another critical area that needs regular attention—the space just underneath the lint trap. Lint, dust, ...

Soggy camping trip? Dryer-lint fire starters to the rescue! “Simply fill empty toilet-paper rolls with dryer lint and wrap them in wax paper to seal the ends,” says Busch. “The wax paper acts as a ...