info about your clothes dryer

[Jo McDonald]

INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS



The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things around the

house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and he went over to the

dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. (I always clean the lint from the fil-

ter after every load clothes.) He told us that he wanted to show us something; he

took the filter over to the sink and ran hot water over it. The lint filter is made of a

mesh material... I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint filter looks like. Well ...

the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn't go through it at all! He told us

that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh that's what burns out the heating unit.

You can't SEE the film, but it's there. It's what is in the dryer sheets to make your

clothes soft and static free... that nice fragrance too. You know how they can feel

waxy when you take them out of the box ..well this stuff builds up on your clothes

and on your lint screen. This is also what causes dryer units to potentially burn your

house down with it! He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long

time (and to keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter outand wash it with

hot soapy water and an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months.

He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long! How about that!?!

Learn something new everyday! I certainly didn't know dryer sheets would do that.

So, I thought I'd share!

Note: I went to my dryer and tested my screen by running water on it. The water ran

through a little bit but mostly collected all the water in the mesh screen. I washed it

with warm soapy water and a nylon brush and I had it done in 30 seconds. Then when

I rinsed it... the water ran right through the screen! There wasn't any puddling at all! T

hat repairman knew what he was talking about!

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.

NOT ONLY COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOME, BUT IT COULD SAVE

SOMEONE'S LIFE.

[pam]

I didn't know this either till my dryer quit a few years ago. Myhusband asked me if I was keepin the lint cleaned out and I said yeah and he showed me the same thing. That and lint can build up inside the vent and UNDER the screen and plug stuff up and catch on fire too. Stuck a clothes hanger down the front in the screen vent and pulled out a big wad! Never occured to me

[Devyn-Leann]

I clean out my lint trap with a baby bottle brush.