These electric, gas, and compact models will dry your laundry quickly and efficiently When choosing a dryer, you’ll want to prioritize models with moisture sensors and sufficient drying capacity. By ...

Heat pump technology makes air conditioners and refrigerators work, which isn’t new. But some of its applications are. Residential heat pump systems, which may replace gas and resistive heat furnaces ...

When it comes to picking a dryer, more expensive doesn’t necessarily mean better. In fact, some of the best dryers we test are also among the least expensive. CR’s clothes dryer ratings of over 190 ...

High heat = heavy-duty drying. Use the “Regular” or “Heavy Duty” setting for sturdy items like towels and jeans. Medium heat = wrinkle-fighting. “Permanent Press” settings apply medium heat with a ...

It’s a simple truth: No fire department can succeed at ensuring the well-being of its personnel without using all of the tools that are at its disposal. Among the essential components to maintaining a ...

When you're shopping for a new clothes dryer you'll finally see the Energy Star logo on some dryers. Washing machines have long carried the Energy Star but for years dryers used about the same amount ...

Have you ever raced against the clock—squeezing in a load of laundry before work, a job interview, or Happy Hour? Then you open the dryer door to discover your clothes are still wet—a real tumbler ...

A heat map showing the distribution and concentration of fibers from the test blanket in 14 plots that were sampled. The bigger and darker the circle, the more fibers were found at the test location.

The newspaper headlines read, “An early Friday morning house fire killed a mother, her daughter and another family member.” The fire probably started “in or near a clothes dryer inside the home.” ...