lint in clothes dryer

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Category: Appliances - Topic: Lint In Clothes Dryer

If you own a clothes dryer, proper maintenance of the duct is needed to keep it functioning properly.

The clothes dryer duct should be cleaned twice a year, and also consider the fact that the build up of lint in the duct is a fire hazard. Use a dryer duct cleaning brush and push up and down the dryer duct to dislodge the clogged lint. Follow this with vacuuming to remove the dislodged lint.

Remember to clean the lint screen after every load is dried. Failing to do this will prevent thorough drying of the clothes.

If you have the accordion shaped exhaust hose, this should be removed and cleaned every few months. built up lint wastes energy, and is a fire hazard. If you can replace the accordion tubing with sheet metal ducting which is less prone to clogging.