I turned the dryer upside down (no easy task) and banged on it in an attempt to dislodge an unknown object that is keeping the lint guard from sliding down into place.
This has been the situation for over a month now and it's making me crazy. Lint guards are there for a reason...they gather lint and keep houses from burning down, so I really need it to work.
We had already tried several rational techniques for fixing the dryer, but when those didn't work I got the bright idea of tipping the dryer over so that gravity could help us out. (I think I should get some sort of award for this in-focus, self-timer shot of me under the dryer using a coat hanger to reach inside the lint guard area.)
I found a lot of lint gunk inside there and even found half of a ballpoint pen (we don't even use ballpoint pens!) so I was sure I'd solved the problem, but noooo!
The lint guard remained only halfway down!
I even ended up cleaning these holes inside the dryer. There was lint stuck behind the holes so I used scissors to poke through and dislodge it and then a hair dryer to blow the lint out. How's that for resourceful?
I had to go to Lowe's to buy a new exhaust hose and a wire brush specifically made for cleaning out lint guards. I thought my problems were solved, but nope.
Notice the kinked NEW hose. The space is such a tight fit that trying to scoot the dryer back into place totally kinked the aluminum AND ended up leaving the dryer about 1 foot out from the wall (%$#@!). What the??
So now I have a much cleaner, lint free (for now) dryer and dryer area, but now have even less space in our tiny laundry room and still have a dysfunctional lint guard! Good Hell!
I must say, taking pictures of this with the intention of blogging about it made the whole thing funny rather than a nightmare...so that's reason 2,348 that I love blogging!
**Are you handy?
Have you ever been under a dryer?
Any suggestions for how to fix this?**
Have you ever been under a dryer?
Any suggestions for how to fix this?**
30 comments:
Oh jill! This made my morning.
hilarious!
Most of my "projects" end up like this too.
This is serious "Good Blog".
the jill-under-the-dryer-timer-shot is definitely a winner!!
i hate not solving a problem when i feel like i've taken all of the necessary steps. goodd hell, indeed!
(we used to have that same dryer. i'm sorry i don't have any previous user wisdom for you....)
The kinked dryer hose has always given us major headaches whenever we've moved. They should make that area bigger! But the lint collector not going in all of the way would send Jeremy into a tailspin of rage that might make him catatonic and would make my type a side OCD until the problem was solved.
"Good Hell"...I love it! I think that is my favorite saying!
I am so sorry the problem is still not fixed, what a pain. I get so frustrated over things like that. Serioulsy, WHAT could be?
I did the same thing with Dyson customer support on the phone and my vacuum. I could NOT believe what was stuck in there!
Go Girls who can take care of theis bidness!
This is rather funny and I don't know how you manage so many good SPs!
I can be handy. So frustrating when you can't figure it out- like my sump pump that keeps running and won't shut off and I can't figure out why. (I unplugged it one night and for got to plug it back until I found the basement flooded!)
I'm baffled at what could be making your lint collector stick out. Could the track it slides on be bent or obstructed... or the actual lint tray?
I love that you documented the process. Great pictures. I've never been under a dryer, but now you can say you have.
Blogging helps the miserable work a little easier. :)
You rock! I love that 1) you were so resourceful in your dryer cleaning and 2) that you documented the whole process. That self-timer shot is award-worthy for sure.
I'm just bummed that your lint trap still won't go in!
I don't really consider myself handy, but I have found that I can usually do more than I think once I give it a try. I should probably remember that.
This is too funny!
But, I give you a lot of credit. I would have given up at step 1 (realizing there was a problem), and I would have immediately gone to step 2 (tell my husband to fix it).
You deserve an award, not only for pics, but also for your effort!
oh my, what a tight spot you are in with that dryer! Love the pictures!
Oh, I found this to be so funny. That you would even THINK to take pictures of this whole event speaks to your dedication to picture taking and documentation. Thank you for doing it. It seriously tickled my funny bone.
ha ha- your good hell comment cracks me up like you wouldn't believe.
what a project!!! i can't believe you tipped your dryer over! for serious?! by YOURSELF?!
i hate kinked hoses! and what in the heck is up with the lint catcher?! that is a serious mystery. good luck!
You turned that dryer upside down by yourself..OMG!!
I'm pretty handy but boy that lint problem has me puzzled too. More than anything though, having to have my dryer sticking out like that would drive me nuts! There's got to be a solution...to both of the problems!
I try to be handy when I need to be, but usually just ask my dad to fix whatever is wrong.
And "good hell" is definitely the appropriate phrase for such an adventure.
So funny and maddening at the same time. The self timer shot captures you perfectly digging around under there. When I've spent what seems to be hours on one thing that doesn't end up right, I get so frustrated. Next time I'll pull out the camera to lighten the mood.
I love the fact that you documented this. I wouldn't even think to take pictures! I'm glad it lightened the mood for you. The lint trap issue would drive me nuts!
What a nightmare! Sorry it didn't work out better for you. THings like this always seem to plague Jason and me. Nothing ever goes smoothly when we try to do something.
I get a little gag in my throat looking at the lint ball and thinking of you having to pull it all from the remote parts of the dryer.
I don't know which is more impressive, you turning the dryer upside down, or managing that self-timer shot. I'm impressed by it all!
Sometimes I can be handy, but I usually want Mark or my Dad to fix it.
You are one smart housewife...advantageously using gravity, a blowdryer and scissors as tools and blogging as a temper thermostat. It's a shame none of your ideas worked because they are really good.
i am sure the self timer shot is a winner of some sort.
SO FUNNY! It stinks that the story didn't have a happy ending. Go to Goodwill and purchase another dryer and stick that one out for someone else to deal with. If only, right.
That my friend is why you are a master blogger. I am not sure which is more impressive -- the tipping of the dryer or the self-timer picture.
I love when you get done with a project like this and it feels like such an accomplishment. How in the world did you get the dryer upside down and right again?
I did this several months ago when I saw on the today show how the lint can build up and start a fire. So scary.
I hope you're clothes are drying 10x faster.
I hate when I get going on a project like that and there's no solution. Now I'm nervous that your lint guard is only half way down in there. I don't want you to have a fire.
I am sorry to say I laughed. You do write a great story! Good luck!!
Kinda handy? my heavens girl- you are hilarious & extremely handy!!!!
you win the award for most dedicated blogger today!
I am so NOT handy, so no suggestions here.
I have to say how impressed I am 1) that you did this yourself and 2)that you photographed it! You are amazing!
Go Jill go! I think I am handy, but then I get to a point where I run out of ideas and realize that I should have just waited for Linc because by the time he does get home, he fixes it quickly.
The under the dryer timer shot is awesome. I can't say I have ever been under a dryer- or that I want to be :)
Photography skills are insane on this post! I have nightmares about the lint in our dryer. I'm fanatical about cleaning it out {but never with a hair dryer..you are amazing!] but it still take at least one cycle to dry everything.
Have you looked in there with a flashlight?
I love the detailed photos. I hope the thing is fixed now, after all that work! You must have been very determined. Sorry about the cramped space!
I can be pretty handy. I can't count how many pieces of furniture I have put together myself (thank you Ikea) or how many pictures and shelves I have hung, and training wheels taken off and on b/c I get tired of waiting for you-know-who to do it! That's ok. I like being a woman who can do stuff.
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