Re: Important info on clothes dryer sheets and this happened to my best friend.

[Guest guest]

Thank You, I will pass this on. Good to know this. Ingrid

>

> Subject: hi-it's Pat and I tried this and it worked!

>

>

> INFO

> ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS

> I had a wonderful morning, the heating unit went out of my dryer!

Why

> does everything seem to fall apart this time of year!??? The guy

that

> fixes things 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, this thing

is

> like a mesh-I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint filter looks

like!

> - WELL......the hot water just laid 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! I certainly didn't know dryer sheets would do that.

So,

> thought I'd share!

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> PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK. NOT ONLY

COULD

> IT SAVE SOMEONES HOME, BUT IT COULD SAVE SOMEONES LIFE

>

> Stay Well,Pat & Joe