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Thread Number: 14792
What's all the fuss over " foo-foos"? |
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Post# 250959 , Reply# 1 11/29/2007 at 00:48 (5,985 days old) by launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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While automatic laundering was catching on during the 1950's dryers were not exactly common. Thus it was during the wash was the best shot a housewive had to deal with lint. Otherwise it was all over and had to be shaken, beaten, fluffed, or otherwise removed. This would be especially true if the household had pets, and or a family member who was around animals. If you want to get an idea of how much lint comes off laundry, try putting one of those hair catching strainers over the drain of your wash tub, then let a wash load of water drain out the machine. L. | ||
| Post# 250968 , Reply# 2 11/29/2007 at 01:29 (5,985 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi) | ||
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I'm gonna wash that lint right down the drain! Excellent points,Launderess.I never thought of it that way! | ||
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Post# 250974 , Reply# 3 11/29/2007 at 02:20 (5,985 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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They used to sell those woven metal sock like lint filter contraptions to put over the end of the washer drain hose, for when it drains into a laundry tub. I used one for a while once, but found it would clog up with lint fairly rapidly, and then start spraying drain water all over the place. So I took it off and never noticed a problem with the plumbing anyway (although I could see the usefulness of such a lint filter sock if one was doing suds saving).
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Post# 251032 , Reply# 6 11/29/2007 at 12:10 (5,985 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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I had a used Whirlpool BD - with super surgilator - that I got around '85. I believe it was an 83 model. Anyway, it had that stupid bed of nails lint filter. It was a pain to clean, plus, if it got clogged it would start to spray water in undesirable directions. Reminiscent of those metal mesh lint socks. | ||
| Post# 251104 , Reply# 7 11/29/2007 at 16:36 (5,985 days old) by pturo (Syracuse, New York) | ||
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There were also very little in the way of synthetic clothes in the 50's. Natural fiber clothes and sheets tend to produce a lot of lint. Almost all sheets and towels were white. The lint issue became less of course with the dryer and the advent of more man made synthetics. | ||
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Post# 251111 , Reply# 8 11/29/2007 at 17:18 (5,985 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 251272 , Reply# 9 11/30/2007 at 12:43 (5,984 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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Larry You know: "foo-foo" bad! No "foo-foo" good! The Wp filters are easy, but those 1-18's are contrary, I think | ||
| Post# 251612 , Reply# 10 12/2/2007 at 09:30 (5,982 days old) by mrcleanjeans (milwaukee wi) | ||
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who you gonna call? Fuzzbusters! I agree that the overflow rinse washers handled the "foo-foos" well without gooey manual lint filters. | ||
| Post# 251642 , Reply# 11 12/2/2007 at 12:56 (5,982 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Post# 251646 , Reply# 12 12/2/2007 at 13:29 (5,982 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 251671 , Reply# 13 12/2/2007 at 16:05 (5,982 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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I use a mesh drain hose sock religiously. Our plumbing system has a design flaw that can cause the line from laundry area to clog. I always keep a spare on hand to slap on when one gets too full and starts to spray. Generally the top of the sock is well below the top of the sink so any spraying is contained. Definitely gives you an idea of all the lint the washer removes.
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