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Did You Know: Wash Your Dryer’s Lint Trap
Cleaning out the lint and fuzz from the lint trap between loads is something we all know needs doing. But did you know you should regularly wash the lint trap in warm, soapy water as well?
Here’s why:
…keeping the lint filter clean is one simple way to increase the efficiency and lifespan (and decrease the operating costs) of your dryer. Just removing the lint from the filter isn’t always enough – the fine mesh of most dryer filters can be clogged in ways that aren’t obvious at a casual glance. As suggested by the piece quoted above, softener sheets can cause waxy build-ups on lint screens that require a little extra effort – usually no more than a quick scrub and rinse in warm, soapy water – to remove.
Source: Snopes.com
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A quick way to see if the trap needs soap and scrubbing is to gently pour some warm water into it as if you were straining the water – if the water quickly runs through the holes, you’re good to go. If it pools and drips through slowly, it needs to be washed!
It’s also a good visual of what’s happening when the dryer is trying to run air through the trap