OT - dryer lint trap help

OK my dryer has the lint trap on top of the dryer. The trap itself is long.
So when I go to clean it I pull it out and little bits of lint go everywhere
(I don't think this is the best design for a lint trap). Bleh.

So any creative suggestions on how I can control the flying loose lint? I'm
trying to think of some kind of cover I could use when I want to clean it.

Kathy K

I keep a dustrag (the kind that trap the dust with static electricity, instead of
just pushing the dust around) on top of the dryer for just this purpose. I hate
these stupid lint traps on top, but i haven't found a great way to deal with it,
other than just wipe the machine down each time I use it.
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"KDK" wrote in message ...
OK my dryer has the lint trap on top of the dryer. The trap itself is long. So
when I go to clean it I pull it out and little bits of lint go everywhere (I don't
think this is the best design for a lint trap). Bleh.

So any creative suggestions on how I can control the flying loose lint? I'm trying
to think of some kind of cover I could use when I want to clean it.

Kathy K

Plastic bag, Kathy. Scrunch a gorcery bag down until it fits over the
handle of the lint trap, then grab the trap thru the bag, and hold the bag
down with a couple fingers while you pull up the trap.

I dunno if that was clear or not, but that's what we do...we have a
top-of-the-maching trap too.

~Candace~

"KDK" wrote in message
...
OK my dryer has the lint trap on top of the dryer. The trap itself is
long. So when I go to clean it I pull it out and little bits of lint go
everywhere (I don't think this is the best design for a lint trap). Bleh.

So any creative suggestions on how I can control the flying loose lint?
I'm trying to think of some kind of cover I could use when I want to clean
it.

Kathy K

Okay..migraines and spelling skills do not go hand in hand, sorry!
~Candace~

"~Candace~" wrote in message
om...
Plastic bag, Kathy. Scrunch a gorcery bag down until it fits over the
handle of the lint trap, then grab the trap thru the bag, and hold the bag
down with a couple fingers while you pull up the trap.

I dunno if that was clear or not, but that's what we do...we have a
top-of-the-maching trap too.

~Candace~

"KDK" wrote in message
...
OK my dryer has the lint trap on top of the dryer. The trap itself is
long. So when I go to clean it I pull it out and little bits of lint go
everywhere (I don't think this is the best design for a lint trap). Bleh.

So any creative suggestions on how I can control the flying loose lint?
I'm trying to think of some kind of cover I could use when I want to
clean it.

Kathy K

I wonder if you could get a cheap replacement trap at a used-appliance
place?

KDK wrote:
OK my dryer has the lint trap on top of the dryer. The trap itself is long.
So when I go to clean it I pull it out and little bits of lint go everywhere
(I don't think this is the best design for a lint trap). Bleh.

So any creative suggestions on how I can control the flying loose lint? I'm
trying to think of some kind of cover I could use when I want to clean it.

Kathy K




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-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com

Or do as my DH did when I told him the trap needed to be cleaned out every
time.... He said "it needs to be cleaned?"
That would explain the huge pile of lint on the outside when he took over
laundry duty temporarily.
Diana

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Weird people need beads, too
"Kalera Stratton" wrote in message
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I wonder if you could get a cheap replacement trap at a used-appliance
place?

KDK wrote:
OK my dryer has the lint trap on top of the dryer. The trap itself is
long.
So when I go to clean it I pull it out and little bits of lint go
everywhere
(I don't think this is the best design for a lint trap). Bleh.

So any creative suggestions on how I can control the flying loose lint?
I'm
trying to think of some kind of cover I could use when I want to clean
it.

Kathy K




--
-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com

Is there a good lint trap?

Mine is the kind that's just inside, when you open the dryer door. I don't
know if it's much better. That part's not bad, but the lint goes up into
the holes around the door. Probably wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't washing
dog towels and dog bedding! I think most people have less lint that I do!

When you open the door, stuff falls off the door, on to the floor. I just
keep the vacuum close by and vacumm around the door, after I open it, and
vacuum the floor under it.

--
Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com
"KDK" wrote in message
...
OK my dryer has the lint trap on top of the dryer. The trap itself is
long. So when I go to clean it I pull it out and little bits of lint go
everywhere (I don't think this is the best design for a lint trap). Bleh.

So any creative suggestions on how I can control the flying loose lint?
I'm trying to think of some kind of cover I could use when I want to clean
it.

Kathy K

I was thinking plastic bag - just hadn't figured out a way to make it work.
I'll give that a try.

Kathy K

"~Candace~" wrote in message
om...
Plastic bag, Kathy. Scrunch a gorcery bag down until it fits over the
handle of the lint trap, then grab the trap thru the bag, and hold the bag
down with a couple fingers while you pull up the trap.

I dunno if that was clear or not, but that's what we do...we have a
top-of-the-maching trap too.

~Candace~

"KDK" wrote in message
...
OK my dryer has the lint trap on top of the dryer. The trap itself is
long. So when I go to clean it I pull it out and little bits of lint go
everywhere (I don't think this is the best design for a lint trap). Bleh.

So any creative suggestions on how I can control the flying loose lint?
I'm trying to think of some kind of cover I could use when I want to
clean it.

Kathy K

Yeah I hate all that loose flying around stuff. Bleh.

Kathy K
"Jalynne" wrote in message
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I keep a dustrag (the kind that trap the dust with static electricity,
instead of just pushing the dust around) on top of the dryer for just this
purpose. I hate these stupid lint traps on top, but i haven't found a
great way to deal with it, other than just wipe the machine down each time
I use it.
--
Jalynne - Keeper of the Quilt for ME club list
Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request)
see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne

"KDK" wrote in message
...
OK my dryer has the lint trap on top of the dryer. The trap itself is
long. So when I go to clean it I pull it out and little bits of lint go
everywhere (I don't think this is the best design for a lint trap). Bleh.

So any creative suggestions on how I can control the flying loose lint?
I'm trying to think of some kind of cover I could use when I want to
clean it.

Kathy K

I think I prefer the in the door type. At least that way all the stray
dust/lint doesn't fly right into my nose.

Yeah I get lots of cat hair lint.

Kathy K
"Beadbimbo" wrote in message
...
Is there a good lint trap?

Mine is the kind that's just inside, when you open the dryer door. I
don't know if it's much better. That part's not bad, but the lint goes up
into the holes around the door. Probably wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't
washing dog towels and dog bedding! I think most people have less lint
that I do!

When you open the door, stuff falls off the door, on to the floor. I just
keep the vacuum close by and vacumm around the door, after I open it, and
vacuum the floor under it.

--
Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com
"KDK" wrote in message
...
OK my dryer has the lint trap on top of the dryer. The trap itself is
long. So when I go to clean it I pull it out and little bits of lint go
everywhere (I don't think this is the best design for a lint trap). Bleh.

So any creative suggestions on how I can control the flying loose lint?
I'm trying to think of some kind of cover I could use when I want to
clean it.

Kathy K