WOW! So, I have learned that my plan for making my own dryer sheets did not work out quite as well as I had hoped.....they got moldy. Very sad day! So, Plan B!
Make home made fabric softener, as mentioned in previous post. Put in a spray bottle (you can buy these for $1 or less at Wal-Mart or the Dollar Store). Keep dry rags in a container. When you are ready to put a load of laundry in the dryer, gently shake the spray bottle of fabric softener and spritz the rag before tossing in the dryer!
Hope this helps!
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Monday, March 5, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
What I have learned about my dryer....
I have learned so much about my dryer this week....things I would have never thought about needing to know and things I would have never thought would matter!! I found all this new information after reading an article attached to a tip I found on Pinterest!!
I learned that simply removing the lint from your dryer's lint filter is NOT enough! If you use storebought dryer sheets they cause an invisible film on the mesh/screen that catches the lint. Apparently this is caused by whatever is in the dryer sheet that keeps the clothing from becoming 'staticy' :) So, I decided to test out my lint filter - I took it to the bathtub and sure enough it held water!! Which means that when the dryer is running it is not 'breathing' properly - which can cause a fire to start in your dryer. WOW. So, I use a small amount of dish soap and a soft scrub brush and cleaned my lint filter until water ran through it.
I look forward to seeing how the home-made dryer sheets I made will make a difference!!
I also learned that balled up piece of aluminum foil (from your kitchen cabinet) will help prevent static cling in your clothes after they have been through the dryer!! I was a little cautious of this at first..but I tried it yesterday (after reading many reports of others good luck with this) and it works!!!
I look forward to hearing any other tips or ideas you may have!! Please, share!
I learned that simply removing the lint from your dryer's lint filter is NOT enough! If you use storebought dryer sheets they cause an invisible film on the mesh/screen that catches the lint. Apparently this is caused by whatever is in the dryer sheet that keeps the clothing from becoming 'staticy' :) So, I decided to test out my lint filter - I took it to the bathtub and sure enough it held water!! Which means that when the dryer is running it is not 'breathing' properly - which can cause a fire to start in your dryer. WOW. So, I use a small amount of dish soap and a soft scrub brush and cleaned my lint filter until water ran through it.
I look forward to seeing how the home-made dryer sheets I made will make a difference!!
I also learned that balled up piece of aluminum foil (from your kitchen cabinet) will help prevent static cling in your clothes after they have been through the dryer!! I was a little cautious of this at first..but I tried it yesterday (after reading many reports of others good luck with this) and it works!!!
I look forward to hearing any other tips or ideas you may have!! Please, share!
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