How to remove lint from dryerPOPULAR MECHANICS
Follow the steps below to clean the lint filter on your tumble dryer. We recommend cleaning the lint filter after each load. Please note: Some washer / dryer combos do not have a lint filter. The lint is removed from the drum by the drain pump instead. For these machines, it is ...
One of the easiest ways to keep your dryer running efficiently is to clean out its lint trap, screen and vent. Over time lint, (aka “formerly known as your clothes”), will build up in these areas and prevent your dryer from moving air efficiently, causing your dryer to work harder to...
Insert the vacuum into the vent and remove any leftover lint or dust. Vacuum up the lint from the duct and inside the dryer as well. Go to the exterior vent outside your home and vacuum it. (If your vacuum is for in-home use only, skip this step and just clean with the brush.)...
Next, use a vacuum hose attachment to collect lint or dust trapped in crevices. It's also a good practice to follow these more detailed steps for cleaning a dryer vent duct. Step 7: Inspect and clean the exterior vent You can find your dryer’s exterior vent outside of your home—...
Some Dryers with electronic controls have a "Clean Filter" reminder that appears after each cycle is finished and will stay on the display until the next load is run. This is a reminder message (not sensor based) and appears on the display even if the lint filter has been cleaned. It ca...
Wash dryer lint filter with detergent to remove invisible chemical residues that can restrict airflow. Every Year Remove and clean out the entire exhaust duct line from dryer to exterior. Clogged ducts cause thousands of house fires every year. More Tips 1. Replace vinyl dryer exhaust ducts with...
Cleaning A Dryer Vent When you consider that 15,000 fires start in the laundry room every year and that these fires are mostly due to lint build up in the clothes dryer or a clogged dryer duct it makes you wonder why we don't do something about it. Annua
• Next, disconnect the dryer from the power source. • Then, disconnect the flexible duct from the back of the dryer as well as from the wall vent. Using a vacuum cleaner hose, clear the duct of all lint. Also use thevacuum hoseto clean up any lint that is clinging to the wall...
Clean The Clothes Dryer Too This is a great time to get out yourvacuumand clean in and around that opening where the lint screen sits. The crevice tool works well for getting into tight spaces like this. (I’m so glad I took all of these pictures of all the individual attachments in ...