shais_mom
09-20-2005, 11:56 PM
INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS
> 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
(& 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.
>
> 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
(& 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.
>