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And a check with Snopes.com does indicate that this is a true story (not that I doubted, but I always check....) There's more to the story: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/dryer.asp Shonda Brisco, MLIS Trinity Valley MS / US Librarian Trinity Valley School Fort Worth, TX 76132 817-321-0100 ext. 410 briscos@trinityvalleyschool.org "Those who have the highest expectations for the web in terms of student research, are those who work with it, and students, the least." -- LM_NET librarian ________________________________ From: School Library Media & Network Communications on behalf of janet perry Sent: Wed 3/30/2005 5:33 PM To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: [LM_NET] Off topic: Dryer Sheets I just received the following email that I thought REALLY was worth passing on to everyone. Apologies in advance to anyone I offend. Some lady writes about her heating unit going out on her dryer and... > > > >This guy that fixes things went into the dryer and pulled out the lint > >filter. It was clean. I always clean the lint from the filter after every > >load of clothes. He said that he wanted to show me something. He took the > >filter over to the sink and ran hot water over it. Now, this thing is like > >a mesh - I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint filter looks like - > >WELL......the hot water just laid on top of the mesh!!! It barely dripped > >through it at all!!! > > > >He told me that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh and that is what > >burns out the heating unit. You can't SEE the fil! m, but it's there. He > >said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (and to > >keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out and wash it with > >hot soapy water and gently brush it with an old toothbrush (or other brush) > >at least every six months. Run water again to see if it is seeping through > >plentifully. > > > >He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long and uses A > >LOT LESS ELECTRICITY! > > > >How about that???!!!! Learn something new everyday! > > > >I certainly didn't know dryer sheets would do that. So, I thought I'd > >share and pass this on to you. > Janet Perry, Librarian Cerro Gordo CUSD 100, Cerro Gordo, IL perrybros@hotmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------