Lint Balls I have known

[jetcone]

Okay  we're starting a new thread here in Applianceville- Lint Balls you have known. Post your pics of your lint balls and where you got them!

 

( I tried to pick the right forum and IT sent me here )

 

These are obvious for "the where" but "the what" is more subtle- the flannel lining in my jeans.

 

 

 

 

[jetcone]

This is an assortment

2 from the new Speed Queen dryer and one from Artey's "toy"!  Okay its YOUR TURN!

 

 

[foraloysius]

That last picture reminds me of the woman who called the repair man because her new dryer didn't work anymore. When the repair man arrived she asked him if it perhaps needed a "new blanket..." lol

 

[ovrphil]

question before posting

I don't get too many of these and if I do, they're tiny balls. (haha). Anyways, is it a good or bad sign of a washer's gentleness if your washer is extracting this much textile and lint? Those are planetoid-size lint balls!

 

[chestermikeuk]

Fluff....

Like this one, I dont think it had ever been emptied in all its years , it was solid..ha ha..

 

[chestermikeuk]

Fluff Brick

Pinky..

 

[chestermikeuk]

FilterFlow

Starting to Build...

 

[chestermikeuk]

Dog Blanket Detritus

Yuk..

 

[jetcone]

Overphil Any size is good lint!

But I think you should see SOME lint , if you don't then there isn't enough mechanical action in the machine.

 

 

 

Yes Mike I get the best Lint Balls from dog stuff in my FilterFlo TOO! Nice flocculation there buddy!

 

[this post was last edited: 2/13/2013-13:36]

 

[ovrphil]

I'm SAVED ! I'm SAVED! PRAISE GOD!

...phew, we do get lint balls - not much, but the washer picks them up. I love how the FF works....you guys got me looking at FF's now....I have my eyes on a pair, but like the Maytags. No wonder you get diseased with all this.

 

[jetcone]

huh?

diseased???

 

[ovrphil]

Diseased - I'm from the Midwest - it's a term we used in a positive way - something you can't easily get rid of - it clings - like lint....or the pleasing semi-hypnotic trance that occurs when you start and use a new machine like a FF, for instance - i.e.: "It's a good thing"

 

[danemodsandy]

Phil:

Even if you do graduate to Filter-Flos later, a pair of classic Maytags would be a very good place to start getting comfortable with owning collectible laundry appliances.

Maytag's engineering is simple and robust, yet the machines can be as fully-featured as anything out there. The top-of-the-line 806s are two-speed machines that last forever with reasonable maintenance.

Other collectible machines can have more complex mechanicals that require more knowledge to repair. That may or may not be a drawback for you; you're the best judge of your mechanical abilities. But Maytags are a good place to start.

 

[ovrphil]

Wade in the Water

Just wading through the lint for now...I have two Maytags - and pleased...but the LK's, GE FF and Elites/Superba's are interesting..no experience with washers and dryers, so I am definitely a good target for the school of hard knocks. Have worked on a lot of things - cars are not easier than tearing apart a washer, but from reading here, there are some doozie horror stories. Everything has it's little jewel of hell awaiting the unsuspecting hobbyist. If I've read correctly, the Maytags are the easier to work on and the less likely to breakdown. Anyway - I like the LK, GE FF, Elites and Superba (kenmore and kitchenaids) of certain years....but know and appreciate the Maytag line and build..agree.

Thanks

Lint Wader (Phil)

 

[jetcone]

okay

lets get back to lint balls, anybody else??

 

[danemodsandy]

Ahem!

So sorry!

 

[ovrphil]

..sorry - contribution forthcoming!

 

[jetcone]

Yay!

More lint please

 

 

[gansky1]

Well, they're not balls exactly...

They do catch some lint & Newton hair!

 

[gansky1]

Maytag screen mesh only needs emptying once in a while - this is after two loads. Most of the lint heads out the vent to freedom on the prairie winds:

 

[gansky1]

Yes, Ladies have lint too -

 

[jetcone]

Fantastic Prairie Lint

Gansky1!! Good job!! love the rare "pancake" lint there too!

 

[kb0nes]

One for the BD Whirlpool fans. Not too copious, a well laundered load of jeans.

 

[rpms]

Expensive filter for the wringer washer.

 

[rpms]

A few lint balls.

 

[DADoES]

 

 

[jetcone]

Dadoes

that looks like dangerously deep lint, how do you remove it?

 

Nice wringer lint there rpms, well caught by the "nylon method"!!

kb0nes, your lint "striations" look difficult to remove, do you need running water?

 

LAUNDRESS!! where's the LINT DAMMIT!!

 

[DADoES]

 
<blockquote>dadoes, that looks like dangerously deep lint, how do you remove it?</blockquote> Thusly.

(My apologies for violating what likely should be a vintage-related discussion.)

 

[foraloysius]

I'm sure Hyacinth would call that a lint beker! lol

 

[ovrphil]

Lint-o-Rama

I had wadss of lint from the dryer, but threw it out, thinking you only wanted to see lint from the washer. our Maytag dryer LDE 482 does a nice job of extracting lint. Shot is LA482 load used and resulting tendrils of fibers.