sawali

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Do you regularly clean the lint filter in your clothes dryer.

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+5 Views: 1087 Answers: 21 Posted: 13 years ago

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Clonge

Yes. Every time I use it. Not to do so creates a fire hazard.

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ROMOS

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Yes.

13 years ago. Rating: 16
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jhharlan

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Yes, I clean my filter after every load of laundry.......

13 years ago. Rating: 15
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lewboy

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Filterers should be cleaned after every full cycle use especialy if situated in door of dryer

13 years ago. Rating: 14
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FISH-O

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Yes I do. ... and the one leading to the great outdoors. If that one is plugged up the dryer won't work and too much lint can cause a fire.

13 years ago. Rating: 13
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daren1

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No but now that you mention it i think i should, i believe it can cause a fire as well as burn up electricity..

13 years ago. Rating: 13
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carmaxable

and cause your dryer to work inefficiently. mine was so full i had to take the back off to get all the lint out. how it got there, i dont know. my dryer worked so good after that it was amazing;

commented 13 years ago

Ann

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Of course. That is common sense

13 years ago. Rating: 12
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Mr.Den

I think Sawali was asking those w/o common sense...{:D

commented 13 years ago

ed shank

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Every day I check it and if it needs it, it's cleaned.

13 years ago. Rating: 12
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ROMOS

Just like my bed sheets, once a year whether they need it or not...lol..KOTF

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daren1

lol..

commented 13 years ago

clu

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Not me . I have to go to laundromat to do laundry! Our septic system can not handle all the water from a washer.

13 years ago. Rating: 11
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Yvonne57

That's a total bummer. I hated going to the laundromat.

commented 13 years ago

Jenn

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yes.. and we save the lint in a ziplock bag for fire starter when we camp of make a fire outside.

13 years ago. Rating: 11
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doolittle

That is a great idea! thanks Jenn!

commented 13 years ago

Bob/PKB

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More often than I check for lint in my bellybutton!

13 years ago. Rating: 10
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sawali

nice but surprised coming from you 'the belly..'part.

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Bob/PKB

Oh, yes, sawali. I am most self-conscious of it.

commented 13 years ago

eggplant

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I don't own a clothes dryer, but I do know that you need to clean them out after every load.

13 years ago. Rating: 9
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Shootah

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Yes, you always clean the lint filter after every load.

13 years ago. Rating: 9
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Flip

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Yes I do, after every load. I also clean the shutter where the hot air exits the vent. Poor air flow = poor drying.

13 years ago. Rating: 9
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Darci13

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No I wait until the damn house burns down and let the Fire Marshall do it.

13 years ago. Rating: 9
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tabber

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every time. thank you.

13 years ago. Rating: 8
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melandrupert

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yes I do but I rarely use the dryer as its exspencive to run due to the high electricty bills and also I belive in trying to help the enviroment!

13 years ago. Rating: 7
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doolittle

Doolittle likes this answer best!

commented 13 years ago

melandrupert

doolittle thank you I am glad someone is on the same hym sheet as me thanks again xxxx

commented 13 years ago

nomdeplume

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We dry our clothes in fresh air on a rope in the garden, but I understand that in the USA these are considered as ' flags of poverty '. In Oz, most people have a device in their yard called a ' Hills Hoist' to dry their laundy. An export opportunity perhaps?

13 years ago. Rating: 6
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sawali

nothing better than fresh air and dried in sun. It is very healthy.

commented 13 years ago

Bob/PKB

My mom had a clothesline for years when we were growing up. It is something I would certainly use. I hang everything to dry unless I am overwhelmed with towels, sheets, and blankets. Yes, a "hills hoist" would be welcomed by me.

commented 13 years ago

doolittle

I don't know about poverty...I don't have the space for a clothes line at my apt...and when I visit Doolittle's menagerie of animals...well the goats have eaten my clothes LOL

commented 13 years ago

doolittle

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Yes! Doolittle's are a bit fire-phobic

13 years ago. Rating: 5
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Dollybird

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I dont have clothes dryer, either put them on clothes line in garden, or on clothes stands indoors, during bad weather. To make sure they are dry, put them on radiator .