IS THERE A WAY OF VACUUMING PARTS OF THE DRYER?
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From: "Mike Monett" <[email protected]>
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > thanks mike !
>
> > man! what an ordeal you've been dealing with! good thing that at
> > least you seem to somewhat enjoy this mechanical process and are
> > resourceful and inventive enough to move through obstacles you run
> > into. i'm thoroughly impressed and send you way-way-way-well
> > deserved blessings for reaching your objective. soon !
>
> > thanks for the detail. it was fascinating. but a bit intimidating,
> > i must admit. i think i'll continue to hang out my laundry on my
> > clothing line, to the continued huge chagrin of my shi-shi-la-la
> > neighbors.
>
> >angel
>
> Hi angel,
>
> Thanks for taking the time to read it and the nice compliments. I
> forgot to mention, the lint that builds up in the dryer is not only
> a fire hazard, it is also a terrible source of mold spores. Mold
> just loves cotton lint. This is the reason I had to spend so much
> time taking the dryer apart to clean it. Here's a quote from a web
> page:
>
> "Plant fibres such as cotton, flax (linen), jute and hemp are very
> susceptible to attack by cellulolytic (cellulose-digesting) fungi.
> Indeed, the complete degradation of cellulose can be effected by
> enzymes, produced by the fungi and known as cellulases..."
>
> The mold that grows is invisible and requires high magnification to
> see it. Here's a scaning electron microscope image of mold growing
> on a cotton fibre:
>
> http://fungus.org.uk/images/mildew.jpg
>
> And here's the url for the article:
>
> http://fungus.org.uk/nwfg/rot.htm
>
> Mold spores are everywhere. Doctors are starting to recognize that
> clothing spreads aspergillus spores that can be deadly to some
> patients. Here's a quote:
>
> "Hospital patients who are immunocompromised, for example due to
> AIDS, chemotherapy, or organ transplants, are highly susceptible
> to opportunistic fungal infections caused by inhaling spores of
> the fungus Aspergillus. Spore-related illnesses such as pulmonary
> aspergillosis can account for up to 40% of deaths among leukemia
> patients. If bone marrow transplant patients become infected, the
> death rate may exceed 90%. Infectious disease specialists know
> that bacteria can spread disease via contaminated clothing.
> Recently, researchers published the first research showing that
> clothing also spreads Aspergillus spores."
>
> The article was published by the National Institute of Environmental
> Health Sciences, which tends to give some credibility. If you are
> interested, the full article is here:
>
> http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2001/109-8/forum.html
>
> But you do not have to be a patient in a hospital to be affected by
> spores. My own experience shows that many of the vague symptoms that
> afflict people are very similar to the symptoms I experience due to
> different types of mold.
>
> Unfortunately, even high quality cs has no effect on the mold
> toxins, so it does little to relieve the symptoms.
>
> The spores are not affected by anything we can do in a home
> environment. Ozone is the only thing left to try, but it cannot
> penetrate the cloth and kill buried spores. Ozone is difficult to
> measure without very expensive equipment, so the concentration is
> difficult to control. I am working on a machine that I hope will
> solve all these problems, and will report the results here if it
> works.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike Monett
>
>
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