Repair > Appliances > Clothing DryersAugust 18, 2005

Longer Life For Dryer's Heating Element

To give your dryer's heating element longer life, take out the lint catcher and clean with dish washing liquid and a scubbing brush. Fabric softner & dryer sheets put a flim on the lint catcher that you cannot see that blocks air from flowing through it. If you don't believe me, before cleaning it, run the lint catcher under water and watch to see if it runs through the screen on not! It's best to clean the screen every couple of months to save your heating element!

Anna

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08/18/2005

Don't use fabric-softener dryer sheets. It's not really necessary most of the time. Due to allergies we cannot use dryer sheets or liquid fabric softener in the washer. If you want a clean rinsing, softening agent, just add white vinegar to the softener dispenser in the washer. When you remove clothes from the dryer, give them a quick snap (shake), most clothing does not hold static after that. The vinegar helps soften the clothes & helps rinse trace amounts of detergent from them. Also will neutralize any odors & is a mild disinfectant.

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