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maintenance: How to Properly Vent a Clothes Dryer - 04/24/12 04:16 PM
For savings and safety, don't neglect ducts
Your clothes dryer is one of the hardest-working appliances in your home. It's also a fairly basic appliance in how it operates, and if it's properly vented and maintained, it should give you years, even decades, of reliable service.
But "properly vented and maintained" is the catch. Because a dryer is such a simple appliance to install and operate, many people don't give it much thought. They set it in place, plug it in, vent it through that pipe coming up out of the floor -- typically with the wrong type of vent … (1 comments)
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maintenance: Appliance Maintenance: Clothes Washer & Dryer - 01/31/12 11:32 AM
Keep your clothes washer and dryer running efficiently and reliably with this simple maintenance routine that anyone can follow.
Anything that affects a dryer’s airflow can cause the appliance to fail and possibly create a dangerous fire hazard, warns Doug Rogers, president of the Mr. Appliance repair chain. And when it comes to washing machines, the leading cause of costly home damage is hose failure.
Here’s a list of maintenance tips to keep your washer and dryer running smoothly and safely:
Replace vinyl dryer exhaust ducts with metal ductwork to reduce fire hazards. Before every dryer load, clean out … (1 comments)
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maintenance: Energy-Saving Projects to Strengthen Family Ties, Reduce Stress - 12/28/11 05:05 PM
Include the family in these energy-saving, kid-friendly home maintenance tasks, and you’ll reduce stress while strengthening family ties
For some home owners, regular home maintenance is a chore and bore. But for Dr. Michael Warren, cleaning gutters and demolishing walls are family bonding experiences and stress reducers.
“Fixing up your home is a perfect way to take your mind off your problems or stress,” the doctor says in his column for a Texas newspaper.
We HouseLogic editors agree. And since October is Energy Awareness Month, we think buttoning up your home for winter is a great way to … (3 comments)
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