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Just swamped. Oy. I will try to check in now and then, but the amount I have to do in the next 8 weeks is a kind of sick joke the Ohio Supreme Court plays on law school graduates. I have not read anyone except hubby, sorry. I still love you all....
Anyway, I thought I'd just give y'all a PSA that could save you from a house fire or at least keep your dryer from burning out. I got this from an email someone sent at work - usually the source of unmitigated urban legend bull-pucky. Seems that dryer sheets coat lint traps with enough goop to make them all but impermiable. As the email said, this woman's dryer burnt out, and her repair man asked if she used dryer sheets (yes), then took her lint trap and ran water into it and the water just sat there in a pool, but once he scrubbed it with an old toothbrush the water ran right through.
So, there I was, putting clothes in the dryer, and I thought, hmmmm.
Took lint trap to sink. Turned on water. Filled lint trap. Nothing went through. Seriously, I might as well have been holding a bucket.
Grabbed stray toothbrush and began scrubbing. Within minutes, water was not even pooling momentarily, just running straight through.
Go forth and do the same. If nothing else, it'll probably save you drying time and therefore electricity.
Anyway, I thought I'd just give y'all a PSA that could save you from a house fire or at least keep your dryer from burning out. I got this from an email someone sent at work - usually the source of unmitigated urban legend bull-pucky. Seems that dryer sheets coat lint traps with enough goop to make them all but impermiable. As the email said, this woman's dryer burnt out, and her repair man asked if she used dryer sheets (yes), then took her lint trap and ran water into it and the water just sat there in a pool, but once he scrubbed it with an old toothbrush the water ran right through.
So, there I was, putting clothes in the dryer, and I thought, hmmmm.
Took lint trap to sink. Turned on water. Filled lint trap. Nothing went through. Seriously, I might as well have been holding a bucket.
Grabbed stray toothbrush and began scrubbing. Within minutes, water was not even pooling momentarily, just running straight through.
Go forth and do the same. If nothing else, it'll probably save you drying time and therefore electricity.
