Question: It seems like every year or so there is a local news story about a clothes dryer catching fire. I remember a few years back reading about a dryer fire that spread among several homes in ...

In 2024, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports that dryers and washing machines cause an average of 15,970 fires annually, with dryers accounting for 92% of these incidents, often ...

You probably think of your dryer as one of the safer appliances in your home, yet the vent behind it can quietly turn into a fire risk, a moisture problem, and a money drain. The most common issue is ...

Most of us treat our dryer like a household workhorse, tossing in wet loads without a second thought and walking away. It is ...

Willard Power Vac, Portland’s longest-operating duct cleaning service with nearly five decades of experience, is emphasizing the urgent need for annual dryer vent inspections as preventable ...

Image Credit: Shutterstock/Stenko Vlad. Many parents may not realize the importance of regularly checking and cleaning the dryer lint trap. While most people understand that the lint trap is designed ...

Save your dryer lint for birds looking for soft materials to line their nests. Put it in a mesh bag and hang it from a tree branch so birds can pull it out through the holes. It’s important to only ...