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Post by librarylady on Nov 7, 2016 22:45:11 GMT
I was taught to do it after every load. I remain surprised at those who don't clean it on a regular basis.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Nov 7, 2016 22:47:48 GMT
Every load. Why would you not?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 22:48:34 GMT
Every load.
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Post by red88 on Nov 7, 2016 22:49:42 GMT
Every load.
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Post by Jenny in TX on Nov 7, 2016 22:50:09 GMT
I pull it out and check it almost every load but it doesn't have anything on it usually until after I do towels. I probably only clean mine 2 times a week because there isn't anything on it to clean sometimes.
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Post by disneypal on Nov 7, 2016 22:51:47 GMT
After every load
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Post by eastcoastpea on Nov 7, 2016 22:55:35 GMT
Every load.
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Post by hop2 on Nov 7, 2016 22:56:33 GMT
EVERY load.
DH does not and it drives me batty
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Post by Lexica on Nov 7, 2016 22:56:56 GMT
After every load. If I don't, a buzzer comes on when I try to use it. I don't need the buzzer since I am in the habit and have been since I was first taught to do laundry by my mom. If you don't, you're wasting money.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Nov 7, 2016 22:57:46 GMT
ahhh. every load. We are a Kleenex hoarding family. ha
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johnnysmom
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Post by johnnysmom on Nov 7, 2016 22:57:48 GMT
When I put a new load in. Why not when I take the finished load out? I have no freaking clue.  |
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Post by bc2ca on Nov 7, 2016 23:03:53 GMT
Every load for me, too, even if for most loads there is little to clean out.
DH never cleans it out and I know when I've done laundry at MIL's the lint in the filter is so solid it is like pulling out a thick piece of felt.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Nov 7, 2016 23:05:08 GMT
After every load. Every.time. ETA: I was always amazed when I'd use a laundromat or the W/D in an apartment complex and you could use the amount of lint in the filter as a small blanket.  Talk about inefficient! |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 7, 2016 23:05:56 GMT
Every load. I'm afraid the house will catch fire if I don't!  |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Nov 7, 2016 23:06:45 GMT
I'll typically check it after every couple loads, because, well, 6 pets (enough said), but also because I kind of know how much builds up on it, and how quickly it does so.
But I don't understand why someone would never check it- that's a fire hazard!
eta: I also have a tendency to forget a Kleenex in my pocket, too, so there's also that- lol! (usually those shred apart in the wash, not the dryer, though...) |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Nov 7, 2016 23:08:24 GMT
When I put a new load in. Why not when I take the finished load out? I have no freaking clue. I know... I know! Well, at least I know why I do. Or did. Let me explain. I used to clean the filter when I put a new load in as to me it was part of the process of setting the controls and starting it. But that filter was on the top of the dryer near the controls. On my latest dryer, the lint trap is in the bottom of the rim so you'd have to pull the clean, dry clothes out over the lint... and risk it sticking to them. So now I clean the lint filter immediately after a load is finished before I remove the clothes. |
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Post by chrissyc72 on Nov 7, 2016 23:10:15 GMT
Every load!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 23:11:23 GMT
Every load. My girls are always shocked that the other students at school don't do it. They always find the lint traps full. At least they get emptied when my girls do their laundry.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Nov 7, 2016 23:13:19 GMT
I just got the pun of your title.  ![]() |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 23:14:22 GMT
Every load
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Nov 7, 2016 23:17:44 GMT
haha!!! I didn't even get that pun... it's been a long day!
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Post by Katie Beth on Nov 7, 2016 23:18:30 GMT
Every Load.
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Post by padresfan619 on Nov 7, 2016 23:19:36 GMT
I check the trap after every load but there isn't always stuff to pull off.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Nov 7, 2016 23:22:19 GMT
Every load or it won't stop buzzing.
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Post by elaine on Nov 7, 2016 23:24:16 GMT
Every load.
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MDscrapaholic
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Nov 7, 2016 23:27:54 GMT
At the end of every load. I'm afraid it will start a fire if I don't clean it.
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LeaP
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Post by LeaP on Nov 7, 2016 23:28:42 GMT
Every load. The amount of lint and dog fur that comes off our clothes is staggering. Oddly, our towels have the least amount of lint.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2016 23:31:01 GMT
Typically, every 2-3 loads except when washing sheets/blankets and towels. I clean it after every load of bedding and towels. Those seem to be lint and animal hair magnets.
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Post by Shel on Nov 7, 2016 23:31:24 GMT
I empty it after every load. DH empties it BEFORE he puts a load in. It's annoying because if he did laundry before me I have to remember to empty the lint trap. Minor pet peeve....
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Post by likescarrots on Nov 7, 2016 23:31:35 GMT
after every load. If you leave it too long the clothes don't seem to dry as fast.
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Talk about inefficient!
