Posted on Jul-21-05 at 03:23 PM (Eastern) by 205.188.117.10thought i'd pass this on.........
INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS
I had a wonderful morning, the heating unit went out on my dryer! Why
does everything seem to fall apart this time of year!???
The guy that fixes things went in to the dryer & 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 us something.
He took the filter over to the sink & ran hot water over it. Now, 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.
He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (& to
keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out & wash it With
hot soapy water & 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 & tested my screen by running water on it.
The water ran thru a little bit but mostly collected all the water in
the mesh screen. I washed it with warm soapy water & a nylon brush & I
had it done in 30 seconds. Then when I rinsed it the water ran right
thru the screen! There wasn't any puddling at all! That repairman
knew what he was talking about!
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