Subject:  Clothes dryer safety - serious!!!  (not my story, but worth passing on - )

 

> >>The heating unit in my dryer quit, so I called the repairman. The

> >>repairman went into the dryer and 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 and ran hot water over it. Now,

> >>this thing is like a mesh. I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint

> >>filter looks like.

 

> >>WELL......the hot water just laid 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.

 

> >>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, thought I'd

> >>share!

 

Note: I went to dryer and tested my screen by running water on it. The

water collected a little but ran though the screen. I dried it off and was

ready to put it back in the dryer since the water ran through it but, I thought,

'What the heck, it won't hurt to wash it while I had it out.' Warm soap water

and a nylon brush and I had it done in 30 seconds. I then ran the water over

thescreen and what a difference! The water just gushed through it with no

puddling at all and this time I was running the water at a faster rate. That

repairman knew what he was talking about.

Don't leave that dryer running when you leave the house, and don't leave that

dryer running when you go to bed. Ask any firefighter!

 

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.