Darn you, Polly Esther

Er, . . . ummmm. . . I suppose this means that when I drop by to check on your dryer safety that I better bring my own @#! tea? Polly

"teleflora" Don't mention another word about stuff going wrong!

I once lived in a house where they vented the dryer up through the roof. That would have been ok, except for the fact that the builder put a screen in the vent at roof level. My dryer kept overheating and would shut off. They couldn't figure out why. Finally one of the repair guys climbed up on the roof and found the problem - the screen was completely clogged with lint. This was after 3 or 4 service calls. He was pretty disgusted with the builders. It was a new house & we had not lived there very many months when this happened.

Donna in Idaho

Well, no, I'll MAKE you tea. Just don't look at my appliances.

Cindy

OMG! i think i would've called a lawyer and had the builder run over hot coals. amy

wrong!

I would have just hired someone to break his legs ... retaining and lawyer is just ... vicious! ;-)

No, the builder built the house and then sold it. That's what a "spec (speculation) house" is. If he had built ME a house, I would never have chosen plans where the utility room was not on an outside wall.

Speaking of which, I'm looking at house plans and I think I want my utility room to be big enough to hold 2 dryers. I don't do laundry every day. Have never been the type to just throw in a load now and them. I pick one day out of the week and do it all. That's just my way. It always seems like I'm waiting on the dryer. So I want 2.

Cindy

You may find that your dryer will dry heaps faster now that it is clean and free-blowing. Both my sister and DDIL have told me that they can dry about

3 times faster now that they've heeded my dryer-alert. The only change I've noticed about my own newly-clean dryer is that the 'just inside the door' lint filter collects lots more lint now. I don't have any idea why that is. Polly

Maybe there is a better "suction" through the lint filter now that your duct is clean.

Most of the front-loading washers spin out a lot more water, so the clothes dries a lot faster. Saves on the energy bill two ways: they use less water and you need less dry time. Plus you'd only need one dryer.

Julia in MN

CINDY ! I mentioned your coming home to wet lint clogged venting beneath the house and out to DH. He says you are *very lucky* . I don't guess it seemed that way at the time. Polly

Oh, yeah, and the dryer light bulb burned out. That may not be entirely your fault, but still...

Cindy > and I had to go to 3 places to find one that fit. Looked like a night light bulb, only 15 watts instead of 4. 4 watts is NOT enough to light up the inside of your dryer. Do you know there was even lint inside that little place?

The only reason I have ever hesitated to buy a front loader is because with almost every load, I find something else that needs to go in after the cycle has started. I'd assume that's a little more difficult to achieve in a front loader.

C>>> OMG! i think i would've called a lawyer and had the builder run over >>> hot coals.

No, it didn't seem that way and if your ears were burning Sunday night when I was squeezed behind that dryer, that's the reason why. Oh, did I mention that I came home to one dog with diarrhea?? Huh? Did I also mention that? And that the second JR came down with whatever it is last night? Nothing sadder than a Jack Russell with the stomach flu.

Cindy > I'm never leaving home again

Why do you need a lamp in your dryer? Is your laundry afraid of the dark?

;-)

Lizzy - whose dryer is gas heated and has no lamp.

It's like the light in the refrigerator. It should just be there when I need it.

Cindy

I just looked up the magazine online, Taria. Wouldn't you just know that the article you mentioned isn't one that they'll let us see without buying the entire thing? :S I'll have to go look for that issue at the bookstore, since one day I'm planning to get one of those front-loaders.

My first dryer had a light. It was really nice to be able to see inside, especially in a not-so-well-lighted basement. That was a feature I missed when I bought a new one. My first washer also had a light in the tub; I missed that one too. It's nice to be able to spot that one sock that never quite seems to come along with the rest of the load. :)

Julia in MN

Do you wash your loads starting with the thinnest items and ending with the thickest? IE: sheets first, then shirts, then jeans, then towels, then quilts? Less time spent waiting on the dryer in the early loads so more gets done and put away earlier. Jeans, towels, and quilts take less time to fold so all the long to dry but easily and quickly folded items are last. Debra in VA See my quilts at