{"id":1142,"date":"2023-03-08T15:24:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T20:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.njairquality.com\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2023-03-08T18:49:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T23:49:45","slug":"how-can-you-reduce-lint-in-your-laundry-clothes-dryer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njairquality.com\/how-can-you-reduce-lint-in-your-laundry-clothes-dryer\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can You Reduce Lint In Your Laundry & Clothes Dryer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nothing is as frustrating as taking your\nfavorite garment out of the dryer only to discover that it is covered with\nwhite lint. The simplest reason for this inconvenience is failure to separate\ndark colored laundry items from light and white items. This particular issue is\nprobably the easiest to solve as far as a lint problem. No matter how hurried\nyou are, how small your load will be, never mix dark colors with white or light-colored\nobjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If only your current lint problem could be so\neasily solved. Unfortunately, there is no cure for lint but there are certainly\nways to lessen the buildup of lint both in your clothes dryer and on your\nbelongings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is\nDryer Lint?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When purchasing a new garment or bath towel you cannot always tell which type will be a lint shedder. Sometimes you can pick up a towel at the store and lint will shed right onto your black wool coat and this is a sure sign that that item is a lint shedder. However, it is usually not so obvious which clothes and other laundry items will throw off lint. Tiny fibers will shed because of frictional pressure caused by different types of fabrics and particles that make up the material of the item during the wash and dry cycles. These tiny fibers that stick out of the clothes especially wool and cotton fabrics will be more probable to cause lint.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marie Altobelli is a fabric spinner. She explained that yarn thread is made up of millions of tiny bits of fiber which are twisted to unite the tiny ends of these fibers and locked together becoming a strong thread. What happens during spinning is that each thread that was spun has a halo of fluff surrounding it with one end of the thread hanging out so that once the fabric is used and washed these tiny fiber strands break off causing lint<\/a>. According to Marie, the more an item is washed the more the threads loosen causing an increase in lint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buying\nNew Clothes & Towels<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When you purchase the above items from the\nstore there are broken and snipped threads that are remainders from the\nmanufacturing process. These fabrics have broken trimmed threads and fraying\nfibers at both ends of the material\u2019s primary layer that come loose during the\nfirst few laundry cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Towels are notorious lint shedders no matter\nhow many times they are washed. In fact, buying the fluffiest towels and\nsometimes the more expensive ones will cause you to suffer with lint as long as\nthose towels are yours. Many folks like to use their old towels as rags to\nclean their homes since they are absorbent and can hold lots of water and\ncleaning products protecting your hands from coming in contact with the dirty\ncounters and walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since you may insist on keeping those old towels forever, they will become a nuisance for your dryer. A large bath towel is too large to clean with so folks will end up cutting it up into convenient size cleaning pieces. The problem is that there are loose fibers around each piece, and these will easily find their way into your lint filter. The filter will become overwhelmed with lint and is not large enough to hold so much. Experienced cleaning experts recommend buying special cleaning clothes in superstores such as Costco,<\/a> which are made of synthetics which a home economist can choose to either throw out after each use or wash and dry. You may believe that it is too expensive to throw out these cloths after one or two usages, but you may be saving money in the long run by not abusing your clothes dryer. Amazon sells them as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower\nYour Dryer Temperatures<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The best way to protect your dryer from excess\nlint buildup is to reduce the time that your laundry stays in the dryer. By\ntaking out the laundry before it is absolutely dry you can hang it on a clothesline\nthat you have handy in your laundry room to finish drying. Some people will\nclaim that they do not have a laundry room, only a stacking washer and dryer in\na closet or hallway. There are many options out there for retractable clothes\nlines that come out when needed and then hidden back in the laundry area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are really serious about cutting down\non lint creation in your dryer and venting system, just try drying your clothes\nuntil most of the wrinkles have disappeared and hang them on hangers or a clothesline\nto finish drying. Permanent press shirts and clothes will not have to be ironed\nand your clothes will certainly have a longer shelf life and look newer. A\nbonus of reduced drying time is energy costs since many people keep their\nlaundry in the dryer too long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people turn their clothing inside out\nbefore placing it in their washing machine. There are conflicting opinions\nabout this practice since it can reduce the efficiency of getting some nasty\nstains off work clothes and such. However, with regular clothing such as\npajamas and under wear it could help but then the sorting and folding of the\nclothes will take additional time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I remember as a young mother complaining to a\nclose aunt about my excessive laundry. She commented that there are some items\nthat can be worn more than once. For most of us it is easier to just throw the\nday’s clothing in the hamper than to fold or hang it up before retiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Babies’ clothes of course get soiled and\nsmelly after one wearing so we are not claiming that a new mother of an infant\nshould not put the baby\u2019s clothes in the hamper. Once a child is toilet trained\nand keeps dry at night it\u2019s pajamas can be worn for two nights instead of one.\nTheir towels as well can be hung to dry on hooks in the bathroom instead of\nthrowing them into the laundry automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes we tend to overload our washers and dryers by pushing the garments into the washer and then dryer. Most washers have rows of holes on the drum so make sure that your laundry is not piled up higher than the top row of holes. Shorter cycles<\/a> and smaller loads are known to reduce lint from your garments. Use a smaller water level setting to just cover the load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Do\nI Have Excessive Lint in and Around My Dryer?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You may be the type of person that is very\ndiligent about cleaning your lint trap before or after each load. That means\nthat every load that is put into your clothes dryer starts out with a clean\nlint trap and yet you still find lint around the top of your dryer and inside\nthe hole where a removable lint trap is inserted. So, you can be cleaning your\nlint trap after each drying cycle but what about the hose that leads to the\nvent? There may be a buildup of excessive lint in the vent reducing the amount\nof air that is leaving the house. Clogged lint traps are very often the cause\nof lint circulating in your laundry over and over and more seriously causing\nhome fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If You\nStill Have Lint Problems After Trying These Various Ideas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you are still finding excessive lint in and around your lint trap and vent hose it is time to call a professional dryer vent cleaning company<\/a>. A professional will come into your home and not only clean your lint trap but the venting system as well. This expert will determine if your dryer is working efficiently and why you are getting so much lint buildup. By examining your dryer and venting system internally, this person will get to the root of the problem and fix it. If you have a large family and are doing a few loads a day you should call a dryer vent clean specialist on a regular basis to maintain your system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final\nWords<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Most folks are happy as long as their laundry\nis washed and dried each laundry day. However, there is that annoying problem\nof lint building up from towels and garments that go in and out of your clothes\ndryer. Certain garments and towels have a decrease in lint as they age, and\nother fabrics have an increase in lint as they get older. It depends on how the\nfabric was manufactured and spun. There is a mixed feeling when you open up\nyour lint trap after each load and see the consistency and amount of the lint.\nOn the one hand, you feel righted that you are cleaning the lint trap and see\nthe abundance of lint. On the other hand, you may wonder why your lint trap is\nsaturated continually by lint. Those towels are not new anymore so why are they\nshedding lint? Those dark colored clothes are a few years old so why is their\ndark colored lint in the trap after drying those garments?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope that some of the ideas that were presented in this article will help reduce your dryer lint. If not, please call a professional dryer vent cleaning specialist not only for your garments and linens but for the safety of your family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nothing is as frustrating as taking your favorite garment out of the dryer only to discover that it is covered with white lint. The simplest reason for this inconvenience is failure to separate dark colored laundry items from light and white items. This particular issue is probably the easiest to solve as far as a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/njairquality.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/njairquality.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/njairquality.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/njairquality.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/njairquality.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1142"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/njairquality.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1149,"href":"https:\/\/njairquality.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1142\/revisions\/1149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/njairquality.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/njairquality.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/njairquality.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}