Abstract: The present invention is a cover for a washer and dryer made of windowless waterproof material which covers the entire top portion and front side portion of the washer and dryer so that moisture and other elements cannot seep onto the washer and dryer at the location of the washer entry door and the dryer entry door. Optionally, the present invention also includes a side cover which covers and protects the left and right sides of the washer and dryer. The cover is retained on the washer or dryer by magnets located on a rubber bumper positioned on the inside side apron of the cover so that the cover remains in place and further permits a portion of the cover to be rolled back to expose an entry door. Magnets beneath the top portion and the front side portion further serve to keep the cover in place on the washer or dryer.

Abstract: A vent check strip for checking a dryer or a vent pipe connected to a dryer. The vent check strip has a temperature sensitive area that changes its color at a threshold temperature within a working temperature range of the dryer when the dryer functions normally. The vent check strip can be placed inside the dryer or the vent pipe so that after the dryer is turned on to perform its normal drying function for a period of time until the dryer reaches the working temperature range, the vent check strip can be retrieved for examination. If the vent check strip does not change its color, then it indicates that the dryer is malfunction or the vent pipe is clogged, kinked, broken or otherwise damaged and needs to be serviced.