How often do you empty your lint trap? - Page 3

[GooeyRN]

Everytime I take the dry clothes out I am anal about emptying it out. I am terrified of fires. In the last 2 years, my computer, vacuum, BABY SWING with dd in it, toaster oven, oven, and a few other appliances caught on fire. So yes, I am very careful about emptying it.

[DreamsInDigital]

I empty my lint trap every single time I use the dryer.

[camotyka]

Every to every other time. I've found the lint comes off the trap easier if I have 2 layers.

[starling&diesel]

Every time ... and the bonus is that I get a bizarre sense of satisfaction from it. Oh, and I have a small plastic garbage bag hanging on the back of the door for easy disposal of said lint bunny. When the bag's full, dump the whole shebang and put up a new bag.

[artemis33]

Originally Posted by cristeen

Every time, with a garbage can right there.

If the risk of fire doesn't motivate you, then how about this... a dryer with a full lint trap will take longer to dry a load of clothes than one with an empty trap (thereby wasting energy and money). I know that my (new) dryer started taking longer and longer to dry the clothes, and I couldn't figure it out... finally realized that we hadn't replaced the vent hose when we replaced the dryer, and it was full of lint (major fire hazard).

Thanks for the reminder about the vent hose. I do clean the trap every time but we've had our dryer for several years and have never replaced the vent hose We're going to be at Sears tomorrow - that is going on my list!

[pixie-n-hertwoboys]

every time here too.... and I keep the lint to stuff couch pillows with makes a very cozy pillow!

[Logan's Mom]

Originally Posted by zeldabee

I empty it every time, but sometimes skip it if there's not enough lint there to grab.

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[kewb]

Every time I use the dryer.

[LeahC]

Originally Posted by CaliMommie

I empty it every single load. I'm afraid it will start a fire if I don't!

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[the_lissa]

I empty it every time.

[Ornery]

I am the one in minority here who doesn't do it every single time. : 99% of the time, there isn't enough to pull off so I do it about every two to three loads. I didn't even know I was supposed to do it that often Thanks for educating me!

[onelilguysmommy]

Originally Posted by Canadianmommax3

in our old house i wouldn't do it everytime because you had to pull this sleeve thing out to get it so i would forget sometimes. In our new house the lint trap is right there as soon as i open the dryer door i see it!

i used to frget a lot but now that its right there normally i notice and check!

[RedAnt]

Every time & during the load too, if I'm drying flannel or other high lint producers. The lint goes into my compost bin.

[lilgsmommy]

Everytime we use it.......if we have to restart a load cause it wasnt finished, we empty it again. We also once every 6 months, pull the vent hose off the wall and clean that out too.

[reducereuserecycle]

I empty the lint trap everytime...funny (well, actually it could have been not-so-funny)
I made DH a very detailed list on how to handle all the laundry after my UC. I wrote every detail for every load and emptying the lint trap was part of the directions for each load. Keep in mind, there was a lot of laundry including many blankets, towels, 2 sleeping bags, plus all the mama cloths, cloth diapers, etc. So about 4-5 days post partum I ventured into the basement to see how it was holding up with DH in charge, and found out he hadn't emptied the lint trap, not even once.!!! No wonder he kept talking about how stuff wasn't washing well. You can imagine there was a lot of stuff that needed to be caught in the tap such as aftermath from the birth, if you KWIM!!!! just thought I'd share

[velochic]

Every time. I use the lint as a fire starter in the wood burning stove. If you saw how fast it goes up in flames, you'd be triple checking that you clean it every time. Lint is so incredibly flammable.

[Peppermint Poppies]

I'm another one who empties mine every time I dry a load. My dryer beeps at me if I don't lol.

[Phoenix_Rising]

We empty the lint trap with every load, but I've never emptied the vent hose. Ummm, how do I even do that? :

[sweetcheeks]

Everytime here also. I'm so paranoid about it catching on fire.

[Neth Naneth]

Every single time, my grandma didn't and her dryer caught on fire.