A dryer fire is not some freak accident with an unknown cause. According to data from the US Fire Administration, 2,900 home dryer fires are reported each year – resulting in five deaths, 100 ...

Tinfoil-coated dryer hose is OK for short distances, but anything over 8 feet in length should be rigid metal pipe. • Do not vent the warm, moist air to the interior of the home.

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Keep in mind that a good vent system is one that is as short and straight as possible with the discharge far away from your air conditioner. The dryer must vent to the outside and not into 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 ...

If you clean inside the vent and that doesn't work, Ashby recommended checking its installation instructions to make sure you installed the dryer vent system correctly.

Nick Christman, a local firefighter who has been serving the area for more than 10 years, recently opened Dryer Vent Wizard of the Grand Strand after realizing there weren’t too ...