Neglecting this habit can actually be a hazard to your home. Learn why it’s important to clean under the lint trap, plus how and how often to do it.

Jerry O'Connell shared a photo of the mountain of gray fuzz in a relatable Instagram. "Don't want to gross everybody out but our washer/dryer broke yesterday and this was found inside," he wrote ...

If you don’t clean the lint traps often — like every time you use the dryer — you run the risk of the lint building up, getting into the vent and even into the cabinet of the dryer.

'Who else went to make sure they didn't have a lint trap on the back even though they knew they had the front trap,' a user admitted. 'Never seen a lint trap in the back of the dryer. They are ...

And the lint trap is in the back of the inside of the dryer. It appears to be overfilled with gray lint. “That’s linty,” @lintawayductcleaning says, shocked.

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Lint-rolling the walls in the living room didn’t yield much of a result, either. Caroline Mullen/NYT Wirecutter Plus, if you’re like me and looking to cut down on dust in your home as a whole ...

After you’ve inspected the lint trap on the dryer to ensure it’s functioning, disconnect the vent and clean it using a brush and vacuum. Once the vent is clean, it can be reconnected to the dryer.

During a family Christmas breakfast in County, Tennessee, Kailey Bradley discovered her sister Delaney Neal had never cleaned her dryer's lint trap in two years. The revelation was shared on ...

After the incident, Delaney threw away all the lint. Kailey says she hopes this serves as a reminder to her sister — and to everyone else — to clean their lint traps.

I heard it again just now as Daughter No. 3, home for a Thanksgiving visit, cleaned up after clawing a small sheep’s worth of fluffy, wool-like lint from below the trap in our dryer.