Thread Number: 35808
What does your LINT FILTER Say? |
[Down to Last] |
Post# 533947   7/31/2011 at 09:23 (4,624 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
"Clean Before Loading"? "Clean Before Unloading"? "Keep The Screen Clean"?
I'm sure the "notices" vary between makes and years made... I saw a Maytag in a used appliance store long ago that had a label stickered on, which stated: YOU WILL NOT GET GOOD RESULTS & WILL HAVE DAMAGED CLOTHES IF THIS LINT FILTER IS NOT KEPT CLEAN AND KEPT IN PLACE! --Or something like that... So tell us your "Message To Empty Your Fluff"...! -- Dave |
|
Post# 533956 , Reply# 1   7/31/2011 at 09:48 (4,624 days old) by pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
1    
|
Post# 533961 , Reply# 2   7/31/2011 at 10:21 (4,624 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 534745 , Reply# 3   8/3/2011 at 10:14 (4,621 days old) by franksdad (Greenville, South Carolina)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
The message on the lint screen on my Bosch dryer says to clean before each use. I believe the lint screens on my Lady Kenmore and Elite dryers had the same message. I, however, have always cleaned the lint filter on all my dryers after each load. I have always kept a clean 1 inch paintbrush in my laundry room to "sweep" the filters after I pull the lint off. No, I'm not anal. |
Post# 534747 , Reply# 4   8/3/2011 at 10:30 (4,621 days old) by mattywashboy (Perth, Western Australia)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 534749 , Reply# 5   8/3/2011 at 10:35 (4,621 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 534757 , Reply# 6   8/3/2011 at 11:01 (4,621 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 534766 , Reply# 7   8/3/2011 at 12:15 (4,621 days old) by searsbest (Attleboro, Ma)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 534769 , Reply# 8   8/3/2011 at 12:44 (4,621 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 534785 , Reply# 9   8/3/2011 at 14:12 (4,621 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 534786 , Reply# 10   8/3/2011 at 14:15 (4,621 days old) by franksdad (Greenville, South Carolina)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 534801 , Reply# 11   8/3/2011 at 15:06 (4,621 days old) by MaytagA710 ()   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
This is a fun thread! Mine, from the portable, reads: "Clean after each load, filter cleans best when wet. To release lint, tap filtering area on firm surface. Flush loose lint from filter reinsert firmly in place." |
Post# 534814 , Reply# 12   8/3/2011 at 16:38 (4,621 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
1    
My DG408 (1977, center dial, daily driver) says "Clean Before Loading", but it's my practice like several here have already said to clean the screen after emptying the dryer. I also clean the lint filter in the washer after each wash. After all, who wants to come back to dried washer lint and try to remove it? Yuck!
I remember when I got my first Filter-Flo pair back in the mid-70's reading GE's instructions for cleaning the filter. They said to first touch the tip of your finger to your tongue, then draw your moistened finger across the lint screen and all of the lint would come off. It works! I've always followed those instructions, no matter the brand of dryer. Lawrence |
Post# 534884 , Reply# 13   8/4/2011 at 00:57 (4,621 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
My dryer has a light that just says "clean", when the lint filter is clogged. CLICK HERE TO GO TO PhilR's LINK |
Post# 534914 , Reply# 14   8/4/2011 at 07:09 (4,621 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
On my 29" WP built gas dryers I always put the load in and clean the lint filter after I start the next load. This way the dust that is produced when you remove lint from the screen is sucked out of the house. I also don't clean the filter if it just has a very light layer of lint on the screen from the last load. A lint filter will filter out much more lint and keep the duct work cleaner if it has a thin layer of lint on it already. |
Post# 535069 , Reply# 15   8/4/2011 at 17:06 (4,620 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
While we're on the topic of lint filters, I'm amazed at how fine the mesh is on my 2010 Frigidaire dryer's filter. My Frigidaire 2002 was more screen-like, with larger holes.
There's a very wide-holed "screen" on the vent that comes out of my house. I used to have to take the thing off and clean the accumulated lint out of it about once a month. I've had to do that only twice in the year I've had my new dryer. It is apparently not letting any lint escape! Hopefully it's all being caught by the fine mesh filter and not building up somewhere within the dryer, LOL! |
Post# 535097 , Reply# 16   8/4/2011 at 21:55 (4,620 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 535112 , Reply# 17   8/5/2011 at 00:47 (4,620 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 535113 , Reply# 18   8/5/2011 at 00:47 (4,620 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 535114 , Reply# 19   8/5/2011 at 00:48 (4,620 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 535168 , Reply# 20   8/5/2011 at 09:29 (4,619 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
--Which looks like my KENMORE Filter!
Great stories so far! I clean my lint off after the last load, before the next load, myself... I also use a blunt object to remove the clumps of lint around the trap & even have a long-handled lint removing kit, too... (Though still can't yet get it through my duct-work! My vent is actually a "louvered door"!) So far, nobody's told me whether anyone's lint trap says anything"Audible"--that is, do any of you have a Lint Filter ALARM? -- Dave |
Post# 535174 , Reply# 21   8/5/2011 at 09:56 (4,619 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 535184 , Reply# 22   8/5/2011 at 10:50 (4,619 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 535209 , Reply# 23   8/5/2011 at 15:31 (4,619 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
That's a little excessive, isn't it?
I have only washed the lint filter in my Frigidaire dryer (daily driver the last 13 years) 4 times since purchasing it. The first time was 4 or so years ago. I’ve only needed to clean it about once a year since. My Maytag 9900(?) electronic control dryer (Thank you again Russell!) has a magnet on the lint filter and of you don't pull it out before starting it again, the display shows "CHECK FILTER" in red. Since my arms are full after emptying the dryer, I always clean the filter just before doing the next load. Kevin |
Post# 535228 , Reply# 24   8/5/2011 at 17:34 (4,619 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
Yeah. It is just a habit I have gotten into as I have grown tired of cleaning out the long exhaust that runs above the garage. It can be so hot in the attic space, I hate going up there unless I have to. Keeping the dryer filter in tip top shape will minimize the duct cleaning. If I don't do it on a regular basis, I will end up forgetting about or letting it go too long.
Malcolm |
Post# 535238 , Reply# 25   8/5/2011 at 18:20 (4,619 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
Malcolm how does keeping the filter extra clean keep the duct system any cleaner? A slightly clogged filter will trap several times as much lint, it may not dry as fast however. But not nearly as much lint can escape into the duct system. Even just the act of removing the filter in most dryers destroys the lint seal that develops around the edge of most lint filters and doing so allows more lint to bypass the filter and end up in the duct system. |