Home and laundry experts agree this common household item can quietly wreck your washer.

You already know it’s wise to look at care labels on your clothes before you toss them in the laundry, to prevent shrinkage, bleeding dye and other damage. But here’s one thing you probably haven’t ...

Contemporary washing machines can clean more than you might think, but if you need to launder these particular items, keep them out of your appliance.