clothes dryer warning

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 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!
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 & 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!

(I received this email as a forward.  It is not my personal text... but I did it too and had the same before and after experiences!)