Ahh, the exciting lives of homemakers over here in Belgium. We like to spend our time cutting coupons and swaping hints about keeping the perfect home. Here is a good one I just received...
I had a wonderful morning, the heating unit went out on my dryer! The repairman went in to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. We always clean the lint from the filter after every load of 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. Now, 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 and that's what burns out the heating unit. You can't SEE the film, but it's there. 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!
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Too funny - I got this same email and went home to my dryer and guess what - the water just sat there - it didn't rush through the tiny wholes. I've been paranoid about my dryer starting a fire - I even bought the dryer cleaner brushes from the SkyMall Magazine to clean out the dryer, but I still worried about it catching on fire. I didn't realize I could clean the lint trap - well now I've cleaned it and the water is rushing through - I loved this email. I hope everyone cleans their lint trap :)
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