INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS
I had a wonderful morning until 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. 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 through the
screen! There wasn't any puddling at all! That repairman k! new what he
was talking about!
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO OTHER PEOPLE. NOT ONLY COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOME, BUT ALSO IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.
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