My wife is always sending me bs type stuff which I normally delete (don't tell her). But this one I tried and it's true.
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 and 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 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 and 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!
Thanks for sharing. I had heard that before, but didn't think it was really true. Now that you have tried it, I will quit using my dryer sheets as that makes perfect sense. We have had our heating element go out several times, now I know why!
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Even though it checked out OK with Snopes I just checked our dryer screen out and it did not have any restricted water flow at all. Did wash is with soap and water since it was out but it won't ever be washed again since it does not seem necessary at all for this Amana electric dryer.
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The dryer I bought back in 1984 is still going strong. I had to replace the drive belt once and starting resister (or relay, can't remember) once. I'm thinking of changing the name tag from Speed Queen to EverReady. I don't scrub the lint trap but I do empty the trap after every use.
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I have found over the years that a liquid fabric softener is less messy as far a dust goes around the laundry equipment....If you use sheets swap to liquid and you will see the difference
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