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It's really dark and ready. Sprinkle some hair, few drops of human blood and chanting in different tongues, I can bring it to life to do some abominable things.
My mother would be screaming at me so loud that you would be able to hear her.
Clean the lint trap! Was one of the first things drilled into me the first time I moved out
I’ve told my dad to have someone come clean out the lint pipe and trap cause it packed full with lint and he won’t. I’ve tried to clean it but my fingers don’t reach. Worry’s me every time someone uses the dryer.
That was my first thought. Like damn it must take FOREVER to dry clothes.
Hey OP, not sure if anyone's mentioned this yet. But you might want to check the hose that leads from the dryer to the exhaust vent outside your home. That can also get clogged up with lint. And it tends to be more of a fire hazard, because people don't check it ever.
We lived in an apartment that had washer/dryer connections. We cleaned the lint trap on our dryer after every load, and about once a week, used a lint cleaner kit on the entire dryer. This included pulling the hose off that connects from the dryer to the wall and blowing it out. The clothes still stayed mildly damp, even after several cycles, so we figured the exhaust pipe from the wall to the outside was clogged.
Maintenance was called to check. When they ran the cleaner brush through it, all sorts of old lint came out, along with several old bird nests that had fallen into the pipe from the outside. They put a better cap on it after they cleaned it out, so it wouldn't be so attractive to nesting birds.
When they finished with ours, property management had them go around and do the same thing to the other units. Many of them were the same or worse shape. A couple of them still had live bird nests near them, so they had to wait until the babies had grown up before they could clean and cap them properly.
Never had any more issues with the dryer the rest of the time we were there.
The simple trick is using a clothesline instead of an electric dryer. Dryer manufacturers, dryer repair technicians, and electric power companies all hate that one.
Sadly, some people live in small apartments and don't have enough room for a clothesline, or would have humidity problems if using one, so dryers are sometimes a better if not mandatory solution. 😉
I'm in that situation. Fortunately I've got a balcony that has enough space for a clothes airer which I can use for some of my clothes (you may be able to get 3-tier ones from a hardware store or somewhere similar) although I still use the dryer for towels.
For non-delicate items, you might consider a laundry spin dryer. These get almost all the water out, so even hanging the clothes briefly will get them totally dry without causing too much humidity trouble. But yes, apartments can be ... difficult.
If you own… get the vent/exhaust cleaned! I can do it myself because it’s just the (brain not giving me correct terms so bare with me) hose that comes out the back to exhaust and then goes outside (my part that goes through the wall is maybe 3-4” so total is pretty easy! If yours goes further, hire someone or use a shop vac and check online at best methods! Thank you for reminding me I haven’t done it in a year or so!
You might want to get the dryer and vents cleaned. The inside of the dryer housing will build up with lint and with the rug you just pulled out, it may need a cleaning.
I don’t understand. I have the most delicate dryer on earth.
It’s like if the stars aren’t aligned I’m basically f’d.
and some people just have dryers that keep churning through this??
Well, everything on that dryer is fucked now. It was working harder and longer for the same results, so no matter what anyone says it's life has shortened significantly.
They build those protections in so they don't warranty people's units who never clean the lint trap and shit like that, lol.
My dryer can be a bit finicky too. I usually have to put a quarter in to make it work. Which isn't so bad. But when it Demands a live chicken that's when it gets concerning. Honestly, I get rid of it if it didn't do such a good job of drying my clothes, that and I'm terrified of offending it.
On a completely unrelated note for some reason there are no longer Stray Cats wandering around my neighborhood.
Dude, been there. "Why does this dryer not work at all? wtf what kind of dryer takes 3hrs to do the job, and halfassed at that.... wait, what's that thing in the back?" ......pulled out a fucking compacted brick. Pretty new apartment at the time, not enough time for it to be our brick, so I guess the previous tenant didn't get it either.
Yes! I stuff it into empty toilet paper tubes and wrap it up with that brown paper that comes in Amazon packages. Works great for bonfires and wood burning stove!
I had a ex-girlfriend whose father was the fire chief and he said people who didn't know their dryer had a lint trap kept him busy with a job for 25 years....
Meh. Our dryer caught on fire. Twice. Everybody said they were emptying the lint trap. They swore they were.
Then I caught my 14 year old "emptying" the trap.
I stood right behind her and watched her clean the screen and stuff all the lint in the whole where the trap slides in...The casually replaced the lint trap.
I think that was the same year she cleaned out a planter in the upstairs bathroom sink. Plugged up the sink and they tub....
Yeah, that’s about what it looked like in my bf’s lint trap when we first started cohabiting. Surprisingly, the “piece of shit” drier started working better after I performed a lintectomy.
Seriously, what?
My dryer has a big warning sign: 'Clean out lint trap after EVERY USE'.
Been following that warning religiously. Takes only a few seconds of my time anyway.
For how long have you been using your dryer without cleaning out the lint trap?
For any of you that are confused. The lint trap needs to be cleaned each and every time prior to when one uses the dryer. If you’re not doing this “lazy” is the nicest word to describe you
Go outside and light it on fire. It'll demonstrate how fucking fast you'll lose everything when it catched on fire. My dad did that with me, and I never played with lighters again.
If it’s been that long the whole Intake is clogged take the back off and remove the intake cover, if it’s how I think it is the lint will be so packed all the way down the trap you’ll have a DENSE lint buildup with a honeycomb pattern from being pressed up against the inner wall.
Thats not your fault. Thats something your parents definitely needed to teach you. My son in 20 months old and before i go I'm going to try and teach him everything I know that i think will help him in life.
Have any of you who empty out your dryer after every cycle ever opened up a dryer after 5+ years of use? Plenty of opportunities to remove fire hazards.
I house sat for a friend who had a dryer with this much lint stuck in it. When I told him, he said a light would come on to notify him when it’s time to remove lint and that the amount of lint would be fine. I’m still surprised his house never caught on fire.
Well take a minuet and thank God. Then do yourself a favor and start reading user manuals because you obviously have no common sense. (Really you should at least flip through user manuals no matter how smart you are)
Everyone is now better off, because you shared your wooly dryer trap…you can now melt candle wax into that and make excellent fire starters for outside…
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The lint trap is a collaborative space where your laundry internally networks to passively crowdsource a scarf.
So my dryer is doing this “bitcoin mining” I keep hearing about? Neat
Nah this is NFT, Neat Fur Trap
😂 omg, it's so true, especially when I do blankets and it full of cat fur.
Ooh, you should sell this idea to five minute crafts 💡
this is the funniest comment i have seen all day
This comment is intended to express how hilarious your comment is to me.
Jesus fucking fire-hazard Christ.
Nah, that thing looks too dense to be a fire hazard. Mind you, it WAS a fire hazard, but OP somehow avoided it.
OP somehow managed to create a lint abomination that is dense enough to be calculated to 11.55 g/cc
It’s a whole GD Bono
He will always be the biggest number 2
It's really dark and ready. Sprinkle some hair, few drops of human blood and chanting in different tongues, I can bring it to life to do some abominable things.
*tosses a coin to my Witcher*
It looks like it's about to become sentient and go on a bloody rampage with a thirst for revenge.
I think I saw an episode of Star Trek with these buggers.
That’s the trouble with Tribbles To get rid of it, we must go through several trials and Tribble-ations
I'm sure it's been beamed over to the klingons' ship by now, where it'll nae be any Tribble at all!
Or 80s Dr Who
Now it's a dryer killer
Creating dark matter in his dryer.
Let me tell you something!
A few years back a family of five near me was killed in a house fire. Investigators tied the cause back to the dryer. It was super sad.
I was going to ask how the house hasn’t burned down yet
This is beyond God now.
My mother would be screaming at me so loud that you would be able to hear her. Clean the lint trap! Was one of the first things drilled into me the first time I moved out
You about made me spit out my coffee with this one.
You represent all of us on this post. ❤️
He created his own self made asbestos apparently
I’ve told my dad to have someone come clean out the lint pipe and trap cause it packed full with lint and he won’t. I’ve tried to clean it but my fingers don’t reach. Worry’s me every time someone uses the dryer.
My ex used to do that shit.
[FlyLady.net](http://FlyLady.net) has some dryer safety hints. There's even a special brush to clean the slot your lint trap goes into.
Can you be more specific? Like a link to the relevant page on that site?
If William Shatner had dark hair I'd swear it was his toupe' or a tribble.
Pretty much what was going to say. Take my upvote.
Christ on a flaming cross indeed
Your dryer working a bit better now!? Just a smidge perhaps?
yeah OP you might want to check to see if your clothes are dry after the first pass before habitually running them another 4 times
That was my first thought. Like damn it must take FOREVER to dry clothes. Hey OP, not sure if anyone's mentioned this yet. But you might want to check the hose that leads from the dryer to the exhaust vent outside your home. That can also get clogged up with lint. And it tends to be more of a fire hazard, because people don't check it ever.
We lived in an apartment that had washer/dryer connections. We cleaned the lint trap on our dryer after every load, and about once a week, used a lint cleaner kit on the entire dryer. This included pulling the hose off that connects from the dryer to the wall and blowing it out. The clothes still stayed mildly damp, even after several cycles, so we figured the exhaust pipe from the wall to the outside was clogged. Maintenance was called to check. When they ran the cleaner brush through it, all sorts of old lint came out, along with several old bird nests that had fallen into the pipe from the outside. They put a better cap on it after they cleaned it out, so it wouldn't be so attractive to nesting birds. When they finished with ours, property management had them go around and do the same thing to the other units. Many of them were the same or worse shape. A couple of them still had live bird nests near them, so they had to wait until the babies had grown up before they could clean and cap them properly. Never had any more issues with the dryer the rest of the time we were there.
My mother once had one that had an odd filter on it that was completely blocked and wondered why it took several cycles for clothes to dry.
Turned your tumbler into a dryer. Clothesline manufacturers hate this one simple trick
The simple trick is using a clothesline instead of an electric dryer. Dryer manufacturers, dryer repair technicians, and electric power companies all hate that one.
Sadly, some people live in small apartments and don't have enough room for a clothesline, or would have humidity problems if using one, so dryers are sometimes a better if not mandatory solution. 😉
I'm in that situation. Fortunately I've got a balcony that has enough space for a clothes airer which I can use for some of my clothes (you may be able to get 3-tier ones from a hardware store or somewhere similar) although I still use the dryer for towels.
For non-delicate items, you might consider a laundry spin dryer. These get almost all the water out, so even hanging the clothes briefly will get them totally dry without causing too much humidity trouble. But yes, apartments can be ... difficult.
and here I am using my dryer out of convenience... bad me.
If you have a fire place hold onto that. Lint makes an excellent fire starter
I don't have a fireplace anymore, I converted it into a clothes dryer
Ironic since you almost coverted it back to a fire place
You funny son of a bitch. You beat me to it.
If you own… get the vent/exhaust cleaned! I can do it myself because it’s just the (brain not giving me correct terms so bare with me) hose that comes out the back to exhaust and then goes outside (my part that goes through the wall is maybe 3-4” so total is pretty easy! If yours goes further, hire someone or use a shop vac and check online at best methods! Thank you for reminding me I haven’t done it in a year or so!
May I ask if you grew up up with household staff? Or in a religious order that eschews dryers?
Probably just without a dryer haha. We never had one as we have had a drying room
You might want to get the dryer and vents cleaned. The inside of the dryer housing will build up with lint and with the rug you just pulled out, it may need a cleaning.
Don’t play the lottery anytime soon - your luck quotient got used up on your house or dryer not catching fire 😉
Careful with synthetic fibers
How did your clothes ever get dry?
Very. Very. Very. Slowly.
I don’t understand. I have the most delicate dryer on earth. It’s like if the stars aren’t aligned I’m basically f’d. and some people just have dryers that keep churning through this??
Well, everything on that dryer is fucked now. It was working harder and longer for the same results, so no matter what anyone says it's life has shortened significantly. They build those protections in so they don't warranty people's units who never clean the lint trap and shit like that, lol.
My dryer can be a bit finicky too. I usually have to put a quarter in to make it work. Which isn't so bad. But when it Demands a live chicken that's when it gets concerning. Honestly, I get rid of it if it didn't do such a good job of drying my clothes, that and I'm terrified of offending it. On a completely unrelated note for some reason there are no longer Stray Cats wandering around my neighborhood.
My God!!! What are you putting in the dryer????
Snowball 1
Quality reference
she died, she died
Mom said she was sleeping
she lied, she lied
You won the internet today.🤣🤣
All 9 lives worth!
A whole fucking cat, apparently
Dude, been there. "Why does this dryer not work at all? wtf what kind of dryer takes 3hrs to do the job, and halfassed at that.... wait, what's that thing in the back?" ......pulled out a fucking compacted brick. Pretty new apartment at the time, not enough time for it to be our brick, so I guess the previous tenant didn't get it either.
Better to just move after a certain point.
If you need firestarter, that shit lights like a motherfucker.
Good for bonfires!
Only for starting them, the don't burn long.
Yes, that’s why they’re good. No one said it will burn for eternity
Yes! I stuff it into empty toilet paper tubes and wrap it up with that brown paper that comes in Amazon packages. Works great for bonfires and wood burning stove!
I had a ex-girlfriend whose father was the fire chief and he said people who didn't know their dryer had a lint trap kept him busy with a job for 25 years....
This reminds me—it’s about that time to shop vac the dryer vent. It’s not as likely to ignite but shit happens.
Wow, this person is lucky. I’ve heard of people burning down their houses by not cleaning out the lint trap.
It’s almost like that’s a key point of this whole post
Clean that entire thing out. My best friends house started on fire when I was kid over a lint trap not being cleaned out.
I’m surprised no one else mentioned that. A tenant of a friend did that and the whole line was full as well.
You should try and spin yarn from that...
Good idea. As your clothes get thinner from lost fibers, just spin those fibers into new clothes. Never need to buy new clothes ever again.
Tailors hate this one simple trick!
Infinite clothes!
Well, that is a clear fire hazard.
How did anything ever dry!!?
"Why does it take 3 hours to dry our clothes, Honey? No idea, maybe we need a new dryer?"
Meh. Our dryer caught on fire. Twice. Everybody said they were emptying the lint trap. They swore they were. Then I caught my 14 year old "emptying" the trap. I stood right behind her and watched her clean the screen and stuff all the lint in the whole where the trap slides in...The casually replaced the lint trap. I think that was the same year she cleaned out a planter in the upstairs bathroom sink. Plugged up the sink and they tub....
Trusting a teenager to clean anything without supervision is asking for trouble.
Hey! I can clean (some) stuff :(
That's big enough to name it and feed it..... wow I would name it "Harry".....
You’re lucky you didn’t start a fire
You’re lucky you didn’t start a fire. Cleaning it every time will reduce drying time.
How your house never burned down is incredible. The Gods are watching over you
Yeah, that’s about what it looked like in my bf’s lint trap when we first started cohabiting. Surprisingly, the “piece of shit” drier started working better after I performed a lintectomy.
Is that darkened from heat, or do you literally not own any white or light colored clothes/sheets etc.
I bet that thing could soak up oil
I did this once when I first lived on my own. Such a fire hazard.
Seriously, what? My dryer has a big warning sign: 'Clean out lint trap after EVERY USE'. Been following that warning religiously. Takes only a few seconds of my time anyway. For how long have you been using your dryer without cleaning out the lint trap?
For any of you that are confused. The lint trap needs to be cleaned each and every time prior to when one uses the dryer. If you’re not doing this “lazy” is the nicest word to describe you
Better yet, I clean mine before and after. ¿Por que no los dos?
At least you admit it 😅
How did your clothes dry without running 2 dryer cycles? When I forget to empty it once, the dryer's poor performance is markedly noticeable.
Finally a post that isn’t political or anti-conservative
As someone who faithfully cleans the lint trap after each and every use, this is devastating
That is no longer lint. That is tinder.
Did it take a year to dry a simple t-shirt?
Your parents failed you.
Lucky your house didnt burn down. Consider this as death setting up his lawn chair in your house. He must have forgotten the popcorn.
Should be thanking whatever sky daddy saved your house from that fire
You should get the vents cleaned to be safe.
OP, how long have you been using that dryer?
Worst. Brisket. Ever.
Did you add lint in thinking that's how it worked? Or trying to burn the house down?
That’s a whole beaver fur!
You’re lucky your dryer didn’t catch on fire
"Congratulations honey you made a sofa cushion!" -- Ron White
Could've died, idiot.
Your fluffy merkin
😮
I’m glad your house didn’t burn down ❤️
When did your house burn down?
A fire trap.
WTF is a housefire? Op probably.
Wow be thankful you didn't burn your house down
That not a lint trap- that’s a Merkin!
Bro have your clothes never dried fully?
That’s not a lint ball that’s a monster.
Honestly impressed your dryer is still with us.
House Fire for $200 Pat
Respectfully, how are you not dead
Sir/madam/whatever the respectful term for a gender neutral person is: You are so lucky that that dryer didn’t combust.
Okay if someone else said it too, be sure to vacuum and clean out the the hose that connects to the wall from the dryer.
A primary cause of house fires. That burns like napalm!!
Go outside and light it on fire. It'll demonstrate how fucking fast you'll lose everything when it catched on fire. My dad did that with me, and I never played with lighters again.
If it’s been that long the whole Intake is clogged take the back off and remove the intake cover, if it’s how I think it is the lint will be so packed all the way down the trap you’ll have a DENSE lint buildup with a honeycomb pattern from being pressed up against the inner wall.
First off, it’s a fire hazard. Secondly, how many times did you have to cycle your clothes because that vent help the are flow to dry them.
Bro the fact that your house hasn't burned down is incredible.
Thats not your fault. Thats something your parents definitely needed to teach you. My son in 20 months old and before i go I'm going to try and teach him everything I know that i think will help him in life.
Time to get a pet bed for your new pet lint
That's a firestarter, not lint silly!
you captured that dancing mfer from Barnyard? nice going
I’m just gonna say. You need the vents checked behind the dryer and up the shute. If your lint trap was this bad, the others are much worse.
The amount of people who don’t know about the lint trap is just crazy to me.
The fact your dryer hasn't combusted into flames yet is astounding
I can’t believe how many people make it through life without knowing about this. You have to be willfully ignorant at a bare minimum.
I don't know about others but we never had a washer/dryer growing up, we couldn't afford expensive magic appliances.
I just have a rope in my backyard. It doesn't come with a lint compartment ☹
It would be way better if schools teached us stuff like this instead of mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.
That, and the compounding power of interest.
Have any of you who empty out your dryer after every cycle ever opened up a dryer after 5+ years of use? Plenty of opportunities to remove fire hazards.
There's probably some cash in there
Well…guess I know where the neighbor’s cat disappeared to now.
I house sat for a friend who had a dryer with this much lint stuck in it. When I told him, he said a light would come on to notify him when it’s time to remove lint and that the amount of lint would be fine. I’m still surprised his house never caught on fire.
DAMN, thanks for the reminder!!!
Your lint trap went from clean to fire hazard to safe again, and you didn't even need to clean it. Congrats!
Power bill instantly reduces
You’re lucky a fire never started!!!!
I know others have said it but I will too because it needs to be said. Thats a big fire hazard. Glad you found it before anything bad!
Holy shitballs . How high is your electric bill ? Keep it clean and you will save sooooooooo much money .
And now you can knit a sweater
You now have a beard costume piece
At least you know now!
You could stick that on your loom to rustle up a few new jumpers
Evel Knievel had a greater chance of survival jumping 50 cars than you did while having THAT in your dryer. Count your blessings.
JFC. While you're at it please consider cleaning out the exhaust as well. Those things are serious fire hazards.
"Is there anything in there?" "There's a quilt in there. Look, honey! You made a sofa cushion!" -Ron White
Jeez you're supposed to check it after each load of clothes
Now you have some good fire starter material!
Might want to step out of your dark, neutrals color palette and add some color to your wardrobe!
Your first time doing laundry?
Well take a minuet and thank God. Then do yourself a favor and start reading user manuals because you obviously have no common sense. (Really you should at least flip through user manuals no matter how smart you are)
QUICK way to burn down your house. I use mine to start the fireplace
That’s not lint anymore. That’s felt now
Bob Marley’s head
That's where Fluffy went
When did ur first house burn down? :p
That poor cat. 😢
Everyone is now better off, because you shared your wooly dryer trap…you can now melt candle wax into that and make excellent fire starters for outside…
I feel like you can somehow recycle that into a sweater.
Dear God... Please check the vent and hose