Clothes dryers are a convenience suited in many households and resident buildings. Unfortunately, clothes dryers can also be a fire hazard if they are not installed and handled properly. Due to their indispensability for many people and ubiquity, it is important to be aware of potential hazards in order to remain safe in your home or apartment.

Clothes dryers can become a hazard due to the way they work and their related components. Dryers force hot air into a drum containing wet clothes. Lint is created when clothes begin drying. Just about all of the lint is caught in the lint trap, yet some travels through the venting system along with moisture reducing airflow and creating a potential hazard. In addition, the nests of small animals or bends in the vents can block ventilation causing overheating.

Newer home construction allows for washers and dryers to be placed in multiple areas of the home such as the bedroom, bathroom, and hallway. This can increase the chance for danger in regards to the proximity of the start of a fire and nearby residents.

Certified electricians recommend proper maintenance and cleaning of the lint traps, vents, and surrounding areas of the dryer. When a dryer's ventilation is blocked, it must work harder to dry the clothes, thus producing an increased chance of overheating or igniting lint materials.

Combustible items such as clothing, boxes, and other things should not be placed atop or around the clothes dryer while it is in use. Furthermore, synthetic materials may catch fire more easily than natural materials, causing the potential to light faster and at lower temperatures. Any plastic, rubber, or foam material should not be placed in the dryer.

When it comes to their mood, people are often surprised to find that something as simple as the environment in which they are located in can have a huge effect. Scientists have found that the music one listens to, the ambient sounds of a room and even the colours of the wall or lights within a room can have a positive or negative effect on the mood, bringing great joy or seeding the room's occupant spiralling into a state of melancholy. Lately, as people have been changing the lights both in their homes and in the office, master electricians have been taking note on just how the colours of these lights can affect a person's mood. In studies conducted by Ohio University and the Salk Institute researchers found that master electricians were not simply cashing in on a consumer trend but that there was a legitimate scientific connection between the colour of light in a room and the mood of the people within.