Thread Number: 64710
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Dryer Lint Filter Screens - Different Designs More Effective Than Others? |
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Post# 873602   3/21/2016 at 05:59 (2,929 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)   |   | |
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I noticed that some of the dryers have much different looking lint screens than others. I saw on on an LG that folded and it looked much better than what's on my 2005 Duet Dryer, which is just a single screen with felt on the bottom...
I can say that my screen does not capture no where NEAR all of the lint, that's for sure! I would say 30% of it goes past the screen into the vent run (or at least it did before I modified my setup. My question is, are these type of filter screens better for keeping any lint escaping the lint screen and ending up in the vent run or building up on the outside exhaust housing? Thanks |
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Post# 873632 , Reply# 1   3/21/2016 at 10:26 (2,929 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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Mark I've noticed over the years that GE and WP (now MT) seem to use larger mesh, harsh, metal screens that are not as effective at filtering lint. And they're rougher for removing it too.
The best ones I've ever used were from the old Maytags of yesteryear before the bankruptcy. They used finer, nylon mesh screens. They catch lots of stuff, and were easy to scrape clean too. The metal mesh screen on my Whirltag Maxima dryer is "ok." Seems to be better than GE's screens and is somewhere between the old Maytags and older WP top-mount screens. |
Post# 873636 , Reply# 2   3/21/2016 at 10:42 (2,929 days old) by glomain (tuscarawas cnty. (eastern ohio))   |   | |
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Post# 873640 , Reply# 3   3/21/2016 at 11:02 (2,929 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)   |   | |
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as much as I love my duet washer, I feel the same way about lint escaping the dryer. The reason I brought this up was a youtube vid I was watching on a review of LG washer/dryer and the lint screen folded and looked much more heavy duty than mine. It made me wonder if there are in fact some dryer lint screens that catch ALL the lint (and not just some of it)..wouldn't that be awesome? A lint screen that keeps your vent run clean! Next time I look at appliances, I'm going to check the lint screens it's something I never usually do.
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Post# 873650 , Reply# 5   3/21/2016 at 11:41 (2,929 days old) by glomain (tuscarawas cnty. (eastern ohio))   |   | |
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a buddy of mine said his duet dryer was taking for ever to dry,told him to check vent pipe & under the drum,the vent was almost clogged shut & he got a plastic bag full of lint out of the bottom!told him yer dang lucky it didn't burn yer house down!PS I told the guy I sold my (duets)to make sure to check & clean the dryer,he said his mother in law has one & he cleans it every couple months because it starts smelling HOT!
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Post# 873716 , Reply# 7   3/21/2016 at 19:36 (2,929 days old) by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY)   |   | |
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and prepare yourself when you open it. When I first checked mine after about 4 years, it was like 2 inches of perfectly level lint, almost like it snowed 2 inches, but it was lint. I vacuumed it out the best I could - but I remember thinking how FREAKING RIDICULOUS how much lint escapes the screens....but my duet dryer has never had a repair and it is 11 years old next month...
This is the FIRST house I've lived in that I own. All other houses or apartments I have rented, so I never really even gave this a thought or worried about it until moving in here... |
Post# 873789 , Reply# 8   3/22/2016 at 05:19 (2,928 days old) by retro-man (- boston,ma)   |   | |
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Thanks Mark Will open her up when I have some free time. Finished 4 loads yesterday and don't plan on doing anymore for a few days. Jon |
Post# 873842 , Reply# 9   3/22/2016 at 12:06 (2,928 days old) by glomain (tuscarawas cnty. (eastern ohio))   |   | |
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Post# 873877 , Reply# 10   3/22/2016 at 15:33 (2,928 days old) by Combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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The metal lint filters that whirlpool uses are far more durable than the mesh ones that's why they're used. While the fabric filters are easier on your fingers and may catch a little bit more lint they are not durable they tend to get torn and used that way and then you have real problems.
This metal lint screens that whirlpool uses and the metal lint filter housings are also very effective at stopping a fire from spreading it's a much better design than a fabric filter and plastic exhaust and blower housing's. The thick layer of lint that you see in the bottom of 27 inch whirlpool built dryers and bottom of Maytag dryers and other brands comes from leaks around the drum seals it is not from air that has gone through the lint filter. If you were seeing a heavy buildup of lint within five or even 10 years in these dryers it's because you have a lousy vent system and insufficient air is being sucked through the dryers. When there is insufficient airflow through the dryer air leaks out around the seals rather than air being sucked in around the seals. The other major reason for Lint inside dryer cabinets is just leaky connections at the exhaust system, when there is an air leak in the exhaust system air in the immediate for vacindy of the dryer it gets drawn back into the dryer and some of the lint settles on to the dryer floor. |
Post# 873924 , Reply# 11   3/22/2016 at 18:05 (2,928 days old) by glomain (tuscarawas cnty. (eastern ohio))   |   | |
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Post# 873957 , Reply# 12   3/22/2016 at 22:34 (2,928 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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