A friend's heating unit went out of the dryer.

The repairman went in to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter.

It was clean. They always clean the lint from the filter after every load
of clothes.

The repairman told them that he wanted to show them 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 didn't go through
it at all!!!

He told them that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh and that's
what burns out the heating unit.

You can't SEE the film,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 an old
toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months. He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long! How about that???!!!! Learn something new everyday!

I certainly didn't know dryer sheets would do that. So, I thought I'd
share!

Trish