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 ...

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 ...

If your dryer is in the basement and the basement is underground, run duct up the exterior wall and out the rim joist. Set the vent a minimum of 12 inches above the outside ground. Pro tip: Use no ...

The first step in any home improvement project is determining which parts and tools you’ll need. When building your dream laundry room, a key task is installing a dryer vent. There are two ...

You just moved into your new home yesterday and it is already time to wash clothes. The first load of laundry is complete and you throw it into the dryer. You connected the dryer exhaust outlet to a ...

Dear Action Line: On crawl-space mold prevention, should clothes dryers be vented outside with a horizontal duct through the crawl space or vertically through the ...

Q. In a recent issue of our newspaper, one of your fellow writers said it was OK to vent an electric (NOT GAS) dryer indoors to gain heat and humidity with an indoor-outdoor venting system. I thought ...