Friday, Jun. 10, 2005 10:56 P.M.
Dryers Public Service Announcement.(Because you all know I like to make them.) I got this in an e-mail, sort of. The original was much scarier. I checked it out on Snopes.com and found that in essence, it was true. Check it out. I had a wonderful morning, the heating unit went out of my dryer! Why does everything seem to fall apart this time of year!???
The guy that fixes things went in to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. We always clean the lint from the filter after every load of clothes. He told us that he wanted to show him something. He took the filter over to the sink and ran hot water over it. Now, this thing is like a mesh - I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint filter looks like - WELL......the hot water just laid 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 and that's what burns out the heating unit. You can't SEE the film, but it's there. 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 out and 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, thought I'd share!
Note:
I went to dryer and tested my screen by running water on it. The water collected a little but ran though the screen. I dried it off and was ready to put it back in the dryer since the water ran through it but, I thought was the heck it won't hurt to wash it while I had it out. Warm soap water and a nylon brush and I had it done in 30 seconds.
I then ran the water over the screen and what a difference the water just gushed through it with no puddling at all and this time I was running the water at a faster rate. That repairman knew what he was talking about. The original said that it could cause a fire if not vented properly and ya know what? That makes sense to me. So either way, if you clean it like it says, best case scenario, you could save your life. Worst case scenario, you could save money. Either way, not a bad idea. Takes ten minutes and it can't hurt. Later,
Cosmic
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