Timeline for Troubleshooting repeatedly clogged drier vent
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| Jul 5, 2021 at 21:31 | comment | added | Dúthomhas | Disagree - OP clearly states that excessive lint after recent servicing is an issue. My post may not answer the exact reason his specific problem occurred (because the other answer does and OP has accepted it), but it details common issues to observe when excessive lint presents. A more comprehensive list is of value to future visitors troubleshooting their specific problem. | |
| Jul 5, 2021 at 18:13 | comment | added | Jeff Wheeler | I think your answer is insightful, but you might consider editing it to make it clear that the information you've provided is not a solution/answer to the original question in this post; rather it's, as you said, more general about the operation of clothes washers. | |
| Jul 5, 2021 at 15:33 | comment | added | Dúthomhas | Yes, very true. My answer was meant to apply to general troubleshooting well beyond OP's stated issues. I should have been more clear about that. I still think our aside has been instructive in the context of looking up problems with excessive lint on SE, though... | |
| Jul 5, 2021 at 5:52 | comment | added | jwdonahue | Silk and wool are a different story, as they depend on proteins that can be destroyed by enzymes. The OP's vent issue is caused by a screen placed where it should not be, not by excessive damage to their children's clothing. | |
| Jul 5, 2021 at 5:52 | comment | added | jwdonahue | @Dúthomhas, ya, they said that for a very long time, then they finally removed the abrasive agitator and suddenly our cloths started lasting longer ;). I suspect chorine and other water treatments, plus mineral deposits in the clothes and water are the greatest cause of damaged to cotton fibers in the wash, but even that is relatively mild, compared to what a child can do their clothes on the average day. | |
| Jul 5, 2021 at 0:25 | comment | added | Dúthomhas | @jwdonahue I should reiterate then that my info comes from the people who make these machines. The wash process is actually a pretty impressive sequence that is designed to loosen the weave of fabric so that the detergent can chemically bind with dirt and grease. The dryer itself tightens the fabrics back up, and the softener is a thin layer of new oils to make things feel all soft and flex easily. Harsh detergent and violent scrubbing, whether from kids or otherwise, is where lint comes from. | |
| Jul 4, 2021 at 20:46 | comment | added | jwdonahue | @Dúthomhas Lint are the result of damaged fibers. The drying process merely frees them from the cloth. You're making an assumption wrt to the quantity of the lint. It doesn't take much lint to clog a fine enough screen. I am just pointing out that your cost/benefits analysis probably doesn't hold here. | |
| Jul 4, 2021 at 20:37 | comment | added | Dúthomhas | @jwdonahue You'd be surprised, then. If you are getting a thick enough mat of lint to make a blanket with every load then your children need to step up their game... | |
| Jul 4, 2021 at 20:29 | comment | added | jwdonahue | "The extra expense of a better detergent easily offsets the cost of buying new clothes on a regular basis", LOL, children usually tear-up the clothing or just grow out of them, much faster than any wash/dry process. | |
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| Jul 4, 2021 at 15:01 | history | answered | Dúthomhas | CC BY-SA 4.0 |