(forwarded to me in 05 from a friend of mine...)
A friends clothes dryer went out. 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 (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, 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 in about 30 seconds.
Then when I rinsed it, the water ran right through 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 ADDRESS BOOK.
NOT ONLY COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOME, BUT IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE!!!!
