Not Just a Navel Nuisance!
~What’s the next best place to check for lint?
The Bite
Your dryer’s lint filter. Keeping it clear of lint conserves energy and cash, and actually reduces fire hazard, no Q-tip necessary.
The Benefits
*Efficiency: innie. Waste: outie. You can decrease your dryer’s energy usage by up to 30% just by cleaning the lint filter (clogged ducts resulting from lint buildup reduce its efficiency).
*Saving up for that navel piercing. Cleaning out your lint filter could save you up to $40 per year in energy costs.
*Not setting your midriff-baring tube tops aflame. Stop dryer fires (usually a result of lint blocking the exhaust duct) before they start.
Personally Speaking
One of my friend is so obsessed with dryer lint that she’ll stop the drying cycle halfway through (especially on fluffy, lint-y towel loads) to clean the filter. We’re not kidding.
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