This is true...it's snopes certified. OL
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.
This is also what causes dryer units to catch fire potentially burn your house down
with it! 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!
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESSBOOK. NOT ONLY
COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOME, BUT IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.
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Meow
OL...someone sent this to me last week. It's one of those people that sends all those "chain" type emails that I generally loathe, but this was informative. How come in my MANY years of drying clothes, this has not been an issue? I promise I will soak my lint trap today just in case!!!
Thanks for looking our for us!!!
Thanks for looking our for us!!!
SoWal Expert
I know that dryer sheets also leave a film on towels, making them less absorbent.
I wonder if placing the dryer lint screen in the dishwasher would work? Sounds like less work.
I wonder if placing the dryer lint screen in the dishwasher would work? Sounds like less work.
little sugar
I have read this before!! thanks for the reminder......I do at least three loads a day and sometimes forget to do this!!! 
Meow
I have read this before!! thanks for the reminder......I do at least three loads a day and sometimes forget to do this!!!
GET OUT!!!! THREE loads a day????? Do you work at a laundromat???
little sugar
Miss Kitty sometimes it feels like it!!!!!! 
I have a hubby and two kids and a grand daughter ( who I watch four days a week) if I dont do laundry everyday it gets overwhelming!!!!! ;-)
I have a hubby and two kids and a grand daughter ( who I watch four days a week) if I dont do laundry everyday it gets overwhelming!!!!! ;-)Meow
Miss Kitty sometimes it feels like it!!!!!!
I bow to you oh Laundry Goddess!!!!!
SoWal Insider
Thanks for this tip!! I never knew that!! I'm printing this info out and giving it to co-workers and family at Thanksgiving!
percy
I wonder if placing the dryer lint screen in the dishwasher would work? Sounds like less work.This, from a person who just made a hat...?!
Meow
This, from a person who just made a hat...?!
hee hee hee...guess he needs to find ways to grab some time! I want to know how he knits and posts at the same time!!! Pearl one...post one...
beats on hood
GET OUT!!!! THREE loads a day????? Do you work at a laundromat???Exactly. I do laundry once every three weeks and, thanks to my Jiffy Steamer, I only iron twice a year, whether I need to or not. LOLOL. I used to have a "household manager" (calling her a maid would be an insult), but she retired at 75 and I can't find a replacement.
Even when my daughter lived at home and changed clothes 6 times a day, I only did laundry once a week. I still only ironed twice a year.
If something needed ironing before the six-month time period was over, we just had to take it to the dry cleaners.percy
Exactly. I do laundry once every three weeks and, thanks to my Jiffy Steamer, I only iron twice a year, whether I need to or not.Wow--with 4 young kids in the house, laundry is an ever-present issue. If I let it go too long, we're able to practice our mountain climbing skills on the dirty clothes.
Don't need to iron much myself, either, but I do hate to see my impressive ironing skills put to use so infrequently. My 'bama mama taught me some mad ironing skills; nobody irons better than a Southerner!
Beach Fanatic
I have read this before!! thanks for the reminder......I do at least three loads a day and sometimes forget to do this!!!
I do at least three loads a day too SGL! (Three kids and that dirty husband... hee hee)
Miss Kitty.... Can I be a laundry goddess too!! 
I just turned my old washer and dryer in (14 years old) for the new front loader type.... Laundry is soooooooooo much faster now. Hmmmmmm, should I sound so happy about laundry equipment?
Beach Fanatic
Exactly. I do laundry once every three weeks and, thanks to my Jiffy Steamer, I only iron twice a year, whether I need to or not. LOLOL. I used to have a "household manager" (calling her a maid would be an insult), but she retired at 75 and I can't find a replacement.
Even when my daughter lived at home and changed clothes 6 times a day, I only did laundry once a week. I still only ironed twice a year.
I'm looking at some steamers at Linens N Things. What type do you have? I have friends who swear by them and I really, really hate to iron. My ironing pile gets soooo high sometimes, my husband thinks I bought a new piece of furniture....
Beach Fanatic
Thanks for the tip. I did as you suggested. Now I have a clean filter also. :clap_1:
SoWal Insider
My 'bama mama taught me some mad ironing skills; nobody irons better than a Southerner!Ain't that the truth!!!
(I still take our shirts to the cleaners, tho, $1.05 each saves me a ton of time!)
SoWal Expert
Wow--with 4 young kids in the house, laundry is an ever-present issue. If I let it go too long, we're able to practice our mountain climbing skills on the dirty clothes.When I was about 8 yrs old, my mother, and I love her dearly, told me that if I wanted clean clothes, I needed to learn how to operate the washer and dryer. Sure, I may have had some colors bleed on occasion, but I never had to ask her to wash my clothes again. My mom is a smart lady.;-)
Don't need to iron much myself, either, but I do hate to see my impressive ironing skills put to use so infrequently. My 'bama mama taught me some mad ironing skills; nobody irons better than a Southerner!
percy
When I was about 8 yrs old, my mother, and I love her dearly, told me that if I wanted clean clothes, I needed to learn how to operate the washer and dryer. Sure, I may have had some colors bleed on occasion, but I never had to ask her to wash my clothes again. My mom is a smart lady.;-)Yeah, I think my kids are spoiled. (Was that your subtle way of leading me to that conclusion...?)
Whatever she did, it sure seems to have worked, SJ. You've turned out purty good from what I can tell.
Meow
I do at least three loads a day too SGL! (Three kids and that dirty husband... hee hee)
I just turned my old washer and dryer in (14 years old) for the new front loader type.... Laundry is soooooooooo much faster now. Hmmmmmm, should I sound so happy about laundry equipment?
CoS!!!!! I am so happy about your new appliances! Yes, indeed you should sound happy! It will make your life a little easier and make doing the laundry actually FUNN for a while. I just got the best dishwasher ever!!! It is one of those with the DRAWERS and I have been using just the top drawer...no bending (my aching back!) and it's like the most fun to load and unload and see CoS...even "stable" people like me can go a bit nutty over appliances!!!
beanAuthor
Thanks for the tip. I did as you suggested. Now I have a clean filter also. :clap_1:
I guess I should do the same since I originated this post. I posted and ran this morning...church, lunch and then a school musical..Joseph and the Amazing Tech. Dreamcoat. MY all time favorite musical. Then out to dinner. It was a good day.
) Off to rinse out the filter...SoWal Expert
Yeah, I think my kids are spoiled. (Was that your subtle way of leading me to that conclusion...?)
Not my intention to do so, but good for you if you are realizing something that. There is nothing like experience to teach you anything.
Meow
Confession: I pulled out the filter when I put a load in the wash this morning. I just went to dry the load (ADD) and put the filter back in without cleaning it....maybe TOMORROW, TOMORROW, I'll do it TOMORROW! Where all the FUNN's anyway?
Beach Fanatic
Crap. I just bought a new dryer from Sears yesterday. Guess I could have tried that first. 
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
Crap. I just bought a new dryer from Sears yesterday. Guess I could have tried that first.
I am going to try it when I get home, because mine has not been getting as hot as it used too. I hope it does the trick!!!
little sugar
Kathy D.....love the doggie pic 
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
Kathy D.....love the doggie pic
Thanks girlfriend...that is my Buddy dog..the one I rescued from my horrible neighbors who had him tied up to a tree for a year and half, until I finally got him. He is great now, fat and happy!!! How is the little duke doing?
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