Harold wrote: > Thanks for the info Mike. The dryer now is fairly new. I am alone > now and it doesn't get used that much. It was amazing how much the > exhaust tube to the outdoors was plugged too.
Thanks Harold, I didn't mention the exhaust pipe to try to minimize the length of the post. But it would be obvious it needed cleaning as soon as it was removed from the dryer. Walmart sells a cheap, plastic version with accordian folds. These trap lint badly, and the plastic will catch on fire at fairly low temperature. Walmart recommends they not be used for dryer vents, but they are made for dryers. They have the correct diameter to fit, and they are usually kept right next to the dryer accessories. Even galvanized pipe will build up a layer of lint. I have seen some that are almost completely plugged. This certainly contributes to fires starting in the dryer. There are two types of dryers. The filter in one type is long and narrow and goes into the top of the dryer. This model has a fatal design flaw. If you remove the lint filter to clean it, and something happens to fall down the chute, it will destroy the fan blades the next time you trun the dryer on. I have seen many of them taken apart in the back of appliance stores waiting for disposal. The fan blades are missing large sections of the outer portion. So besides making a lot of noise and frightening the daylights out of someone, they no longer work. Again, it is very inexpensive and easy to replace the fan, but stores would rather tell you the dryer is unrepairable and sell you a new one. The filter in the second model of dryer is accessible from the front when you open the door. It is much smaller and won't hold as much lint. The thig about this design is there is a gap of about 1/4 inch at the rear. You can feel it with your fingers if you remove the lint filter and reach in behind and underneath. This allows the lint to bypass the filter and enter the blower housing. The housing has no gaskets so the lint is forced out under pressure and fills the bottom of the dryer, where it builds up and starts becoming a fire hazard. A simple redesign would close this gap and reduce the amount of lint that bypasses the filter. But the lint from cotton is so fine it easily goes through the open screen provided in both types of filters and enters the blower housing where it excapes through the unsealed gaps. These designs are well over three decades old, so the manufacturers have plenty of evidence to show how bad they are. But it helps keep sales up, so the manufacturers won't change the designs. Both types of dryers eventually become full of lint. This starts growing mold from ambient humidity, and the spores get sucked into the dryer when you are drying your clothes. So your clothes and bedding become saturated with mold spores. These start growing at night due to body heat and moisture, and you spend 8 hours or so breathing in a highly concentrated environment of mold spores. My theory is these mold spores all have various toxins and poisons from the metabolism of the mold and fungus that grow in your bedding. Eventually, over the years, these toxins break down your immune system and damage the normal body growth and healing mechanisms. This starts the process of damage to your body that results in many vague but painful symptoms, such as arthritus, painful muscles and joints, chronic fatigue, and many other similar health problems. The cs we make is good for bacteria and viruses, and excellent to help cuts heal. But as far as I can tell, cs is completely ineffective against the toxins and poisons from mold spores. It may help the healing process when the toxins stop entering the body, but the problem is how to do that. Nothing we can do with the materials or processes available in the home have any effect on spores. Sorry to hear your dryer is not used much these days. If that means what I think it means, I am very sorry. Best Regards, Mike Monett -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
