Post by sg4ever on Aug 5, 2007 20:29:26 GMT -5
Body: Body: IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS:
Body: I'm reposting this valuable information and so should you. Please read:
The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and he went over to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter.
It was clean.
(I always clean the lint from the filter after every load clothes.)
He told us that he wanted to show us something; he took the filter over to the sink, ran hot water over it.
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 and that's what burns out the heating unit. You can't SEE the film , but it's there. It is the chemical in the dryer sheets to make your clothes soft
and static free - you know how they can feel waxy
when you take them out of the box. This stuff builds up on your clothes and on your lint screen. This is also what causes dryer units to catch fire and 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!
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 & I had it
done in 30 seconds. Then when I rinsed it the water ran right through thescreen! There wasn't any puddling at all! That repairman knew what he was talking about!
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO OTHER PEOPLE.
NOT ONLY COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOME,
BUT IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE
I got this tip from my sister.
Body: I'm reposting this valuable information and so should you. Please read:
The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and he went over to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter.
It was clean.
(I always clean the lint from the filter after every load clothes.)
He told us that he wanted to show us something; he took the filter over to the sink, ran hot water over it.
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 and that's what burns out the heating unit. You can't SEE the film , but it's there. It is the chemical in the dryer sheets to make your clothes soft
and static free - you know how they can feel waxy
when you take them out of the box. This stuff builds up on your clothes and on your lint screen. This is also what causes dryer units to catch fire and 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!
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 & I had it
done in 30 seconds. Then when I rinsed it the water ran right through thescreen! There wasn't any puddling at all! That repairman knew what he was talking about!
PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO OTHER PEOPLE.
NOT ONLY COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOME,
BUT IT COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE
I got this tip from my sister.
