The WP 27" filter
What does your LINT FILTER Say?
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The WP 27" Filter :
--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
--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
the only one that I owned that ever made a sound is a 1985ish Lady K, Ultronic care Dryer, it had a whistle, which would sound if the filter wasn't cleaned before the machine was started for the next load........probably one of the better choices rather than a little light, which would get ignored
My KitchenAid dryer has a whistle-signal when the filter is obstructed. I don't think I've ever heard it, never let the filter get clogged enough to trigger it.
You wash the filter with soap & water bi-weekly??
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
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
mrb627
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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
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
KEEPING LONG DUCT WORK CLEAN
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.
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.
