INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS

               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. 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. It's what is in the dryer sheets to make your clothes soft and

Static free - that nice fragrance too, you know how they can feel

 Waxy when you take them out of the box, well this stuff

Builds up on your clothes and on your lint screen. 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 through 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 pooling of water at all! That

Repairman knew what he was talking about!