Comments on: How to Clean a Dryer

By: idiot

idiot — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:04:37 +0000

apparently, my girlfriend is right, and i am, in fact, an idiot. i opened the dryer to throw in my wet laundry to find that my room mate had apparently washed and dried an entire pack of gum, because it was all over every surface of the inside of the dryer. so, of course, i did the exact wrong thing and sprayed lysol cleaning spray all over the inside of it, including directly on the back wall, and into the drum holes…it never even occurred to me that lysol might be flammable until right after i finished cleaning it. will my dryer ever be safe? how will i know when/if it is safe to use???

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:40:11 +0000

I tried the suggestion of WD 40 on a cloth and wiping down a the dryer drumb and using a credit card to scrape the melted glue off the drumb. Worked great so far. Afterwards, I have wiped the inside of the dryer with a soapy cloth. Now I am allowing time to pass before I test a load of old scrub coths. I am concerned about the rubber gasket at the back of the dryer. I thought I would spend 8 to 10 hours on this – so far I just spent an hour. Lesson was learned!

By: Narciso Beyrut

Narciso Beyrut — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:35:36 +0000

How can I dry a rags with solvents? Please I was using a dryer machine (It burns )because of gas generation inside.

By: Judie

Judie — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:38:34 +0000

I, too, have a problem!
I had someone leave a can of ‘dip’ in their pocket and it’s left heavy residue in the dryer drum.
How do you get this out?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:26:46 +0000

if gum got stuck in the dryer, remove it quickly and use toothbrush or credit card. Use a scrubbing bubble pwerful foam stain remover in can and spray it to the part were the dirt is. Leave it for 5 mins and scrub it with a towel. Try as much as possible to remove it.

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:18:07 +0000

I don’t have a tip, i have a problem!!
I accidentally thru a party dress w/sequins into the dryer mix. Now all the sequins are stuck/probably melted, to the inside of the dryer. I’m trying a wet rag now w/the dryer on for heat at the moment.
Anyone have any suggestions???
Thanks.