Inside the house, rotate the dryer vent brush in the attached vent pipe. Frequently remove the brush and clean it off. Clean the entire dryer vent tube with the shop vacuum or vent brush.

A dryer vent that's clogged with lint doesn't just reduce the appliance's efficiency—it is a potential fire hazard. Here’s ...

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The air return is a vent inside the house that cycles room air back to the AC. Your home’s air return may have a filter, too. If so, it is usually dirtier than the filter located in the air ...

2 Detach the flexible connector that leads from the back of the dryer to the vent terminal on the inside of the house. You’ll clean this part of the vent separately. Once it’s disconnected ...

Our 30-year-old house has ridge vents only over the front entrance and garage. But the main roof peak, running the length of the house, doesn’t have ridge vents. Instead, ...

You can use some of the same techniques used to find any air leak in the house, including lighting an incense stick and holding it near the dry vent hose or duct to see how the smoke blows ...

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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 ...

Welcome to Your Place Inside and Out, where F.H. Furr gives local homeowners important tips on safety, efficiency, and saving money. Dryer vent cleaning is a cr ...

Lint had clogged the dryer screen and vent, and the back of the unit was covered in the stuff. This condition not only contributes to more than 15,000 house fires every year, but those fires ...