How to clean out the lint underneath the dryer basket?

[Milo Willamson]

IT is held by a screw and the mantiance guy said "Do not unscrew it and do not remove the basket.."
I hit it with a small vacuum but the area is like almost so small, I cannot get a napkin to clean it off, my question is, should I need to?

 

[olbriar]

I would follow the advice of your maintenance guy. He has at least seen your dryer and has no motive to mislead you. Keeping a lint trap clean is always recommended. There is usually a screened trap that is easily removed for frequent cleaning. No disassembly required.

 

[Milo Willamson]

I would follow the advice of your maintenance guy. He has at least seen your dryer and has no motive to mislead you. Keeping a lint trap clean is always recommended. There is usually a screened trap that is easily removed for frequent cleaning. No disassembly required.

Yeah we always cleaned the lint up, we had it for about eight years.

 

[ocnbrze]

like this:

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[olbriar]

I have heard that dryer sheet have a negative effect on lint screens. Over a period of time, they release enough compounds to impede the airflow through the screen. No idea if it's true. We don't use dryer sheets.

 

[Milo Willamson]

Well my mother does more dryer sheets then myself, I am a bit skeptical on them, I normally use a fiber cloth to clean out the extra lint off, my mother does it with her hand, I also wet my fiber cloth.