Like the Smoke Detector Thing
You know how "they" always tell you to change the batteries in your smoke detectors when the time changes?
I've got another little event-based task for you to consider - if you own a dryer, open it up and clean out the lint on Super Bowl Sunday. It only takes an hour or so - if you're not hosting a party or something you should be able to squeeze it in.
This will accomplish two things - one, it will allow air to flow through your dryer as intended, improving the efficiency of the dryer. This will save you energy, and therefore save you money. Two, it will prevent a lint fire from breaking out in your dryer, possibly saving your life.
Ok, end of sermon.
I will leave you with this thought on lint - why is it all grey? And if our clothes are shedding all that grey, shouldn't they get brighter with every pass through the dryer?
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Did we learn this the hard way (i.e. by having a fire)?
The dryer works best if you empty the lint trap after every load, perhaps two... ONCE A YEAR!? Good grief man, what are you a bachelor? ;)
I've seen blue-ish lint after jeans, and reddish lint after colors.
Dino
The only explanation I can come up with is that your wife does the laundry and you didn't realize that she cleans the lint filter every time.
I'm a bachelor, and even I clean it before every load.
No, no, NO! Not that lint trap. I know about that one.
Some lint gets through that trap. Over time, it will block up the duct that leads to the back of the dryer.
I did witness an "almost fire" of this type. My mom had complained about the dryer not working much. When we opened it up, it was cram-packed with scorched lint. Nice.