How to lower your electrcity bill - TRUE

[Jabba]

I found this on the internet and its true, I just checked it out....Try it out and see for yourself...I'm always into saving money...


"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 him 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!

[GGKoul]

I have a natural gas dryer....

[SirPeale]

I have a natural gas dryer....

It doesn't have a lint filter?

[Hoagie_one]

another way to save on your electric bill is to turn the freakin lights off

[Stingray]

I have a natural gas dryer....

It doesn't have a lint filter?

I would assume that it doesn't use electricity.

-S

[ChadTower]

I would assume it does unless he has a flint based starter.

What Peale was implying was that the technique would still save energy.  It would save gas instead of electricity.

[Stingray]

I would assume it does unless he has a flint based starter.

What Peale was implying was that the technique would still save energy.  It would save gas instead of electricity.

Yes, but what GGKoul was making was a joke. I don't expect you to understand, Mr. Grumpy.

-S

[SirPeale]

It's okay, I just completely overlooked that it didn't use electricity.  Right over my head!

[Jabba]

Went over my head too...but seriously, I'm not exactly sure why you would save electricity. I took the filter out, ran it under water, and sure enough, the water floated on the surface. I can understand loweing the wear and tear on your machine, but why save electicity?

[quarterback]

I'm not exactly sure why you would save electricity. I took the filter out, ran it under water, and sure enough, the water floated on the surface. I can understand loweing the wear and tear on your machine, but why save electicity?

But aren't you the one that posted it here and said it was true???

[ChadTower]

Went over my head too...but seriously, I'm not exactly sure why you would save electricity. I took the filter out, ran it under water, and sure enough, the water floated on the surface. I can understand loweing the wear and tear on your machine, but why save electicity?

The heated air from the dryer flows constantly through that filter.  That's how it grabs lint.  If the air cannot go through it, the heating element and air pump have to work harder to do the same amount of work.  That means wasted power, and it also means lint is not being trapped and as such is floating around the machine like crazy clogging stuff up.

This could well be why my exhaust vent chucks so much lint out the window.  I'll have to look into that.

[JB]

I found this on the internet and its true, I just checked it out....Try it out and see for yourself...I'm always into saving money...


"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 him 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!

I'm not convinced.
Water has this thing called surface tension. It likes to stick together, and tends to not go through fine meshes well regardless.

Soapy water WILL make it flow through, but not because it's unclogging the pores. Soap works by reducing surface tension, enabling water to go through things it wouldn't normally go through.

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And Snopes proves me wrong, as well as providing an explanation as to WHY your drier works harder when hot air can't get out as easily(because it's also MOIST air).
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/dryer.asp

[danny_galaga]

you could also try hanging your clothes out to dry and if its raining all the time, move! then you can save power by not using a dryer AND having solar hot water (",)

[Chris]

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/dryer.asp