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Clothes dryer: Where do you prefer the lint filter? me 10-29-2007
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Posted by on October 30, 2007, 10:49 am
>I've always had dryers with the lint trap on top. The only problem
>that I know of is that when the clothes get piled up on the top, the
>kids (and sometimes the wife) don't bother moving them to clean the
>trap.
>
>If it was in the door, I'm sure it would be cleaned every time.

OK..maybe this is what my friend was referring to

Posted by Phisherman on October 30, 2007, 6:23 am
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:24:00 -0500, me@privacy.net wrote:

>Had a friend tell me that clothes dryer's with the lint
>filter built into the top pf the unit rather than down
>by the door are much more problematic.
>
>Any truth to that?


I've been using the top-access kind for 20 years--no problem at all.
Quick and easy to clean.

Posted by RickH on October 30, 2007, 11:04 am
On Oct 29, 5:24 pm, m...@privacy.net wrote:
> Had a friend tell me that clothes dryer's with the lint
> filter built into the top pf the unit rather than down
> by the door are much more problematic.
>
> Any truth to that?

The door filters are better IMHO. They get cleaned each load and they
are farther away from the gas flame.



Posted by Andy Asberry on October 30, 2007, 4:25 pm
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:24:00 -0500, me@privacy.net wrote:

>Had a friend tell me that clothes dryer's with the lint
>filter built into the top pf the unit rather than down
>by the door are much more problematic.
>
>Any truth to that?

Probably more important than top or door is whether the air is drawn
through the filter or blown through it. The latter "leak" lint all
under the dryer. Sorry, I don't recall which brands are which.

--Andy Asberry--
------Texas-----

Posted by Manster on October 30, 2007, 5:06 pm
Andy Asberry wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:24:00 -0500, me@privacy.net wrote:
>
>> Had a friend tell me that clothes dryer's with the lint
>> filter built into the top pf the unit rather than down
>> by the door are much more problematic.
>>
>> Any truth to that?
>
> Probably more important than top or door is whether the air is drawn
> through the filter or blown through it. The latter "leak" lint all
> under the dryer. Sorry, I don't recall which brands are which.
>
> --Andy Asberry--


I have a top filter and a few years ago I decided it would be smart
(safety-wise) for me to pull out my dryer, pull the back off and clean
out the lint I thought would be all over the place. To my surprise
there was very little. A few cobwebs but nil on the lint.

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