Here is a round up of dryer cleaning tips to keep your clothes dryer ready to dry your washed clothing, without fear of stains or dirt getting on the clothing, plus to keep this appliance working its best.
Do you spend a lot of time cleaning your home and possessions? If so, you can use some good tips to help you get these chores done, so you can have some fun!
Make sure after you check out the tips and reviews to also share your own thoughts with me below! These tips include how to recover when you've had a laundry disaster related to your dryer, and something has gotten inside it that you've got to clean out.
Here are the tips I've gathered so far about keeping your clothes dryer ready for use, and free of stains and dirt.
Share Your Tips Here |
Tip For Removing Crayon |
Use Goo Gone To Remove Crayon Wax |
Tips For Gum Removal |
WD-40 To Remove Crayon |
Removing Adhesive From Bounce Bar {Several Tips} |
Goo Gone Spray Gel Removed Gum |
Getting Mystery Brown Marks On Clothes May Mean You Should Clean Appliance |
Remove Gum With Dish Sponge With Mesh Scrubber |
Bon Ami Worked To Remove Crayon |
Sharpie Ink Removal From Outside With Carburetor Cleaner |
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser For Crayon |
Normally, our clothes dryer gets clean clothes thrown into it from our washing machine, and so typically it does not get too dirty.
However, there are times when something slips into the machine that really aren't so clean. How many of you have opened up your dryer, just to find in horror that there was a crayon, marker, pen, gum, or who knows what else lurking in a pocket? Now the clothes are stained (see the A-Z stain removal guide for tips for cleaning these stains), but the dryer drum is also dirty.
To make sure future loads don't get dirty you need to clean your dryer drum. If you've got some tips to share about how you've done it successfully I would love to hear from you. In addition, you can share tips for cleaning your lint traps or how to get all that lint film off the surface of your dryer too.
A clothes dryer is a common objects in our homes that need cleaning, so share your tips with me for how you do it.
Make sure to share what you were cleaning from your dryer, if you know, since various substances most likely need different methods for cleaning.
If you like to use a particular type of cleaner, either homemade or purchased, or special cleaning equipment to get the job done well, please tell me about that too.
Finally, pictures aren't required, but are encouraged, especially if it helps show how you do something or the good results you had from using your tips.
Click the links below to see other tips that have already been submitted.
Feel free to comment on any of these submissions to tell your own experiences, or about any other thoughts you have.
How To Remove Gum From Dryer
Have you ever needed to know about gum removal from the dryer?
It actually happens more often than you might think that a child has gum in the pockets …
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