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Post# 436509   12/20/2020 at 02:24 (1,217 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        

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Has anyone used this on their canister vacuum? I got one for all of my family member. It attached to the end of "all vacuums" and reaches deep inside the clothes dryer.
A few years ago, at my Christmas mini meet, I gave them to some friends. A relative's house went to the ground because of a dryer fire. I ALWAYS empty the lint trap. But, I find this tool to be very useful. The long 'hose' also gets in between the appliances, cleans cast iron radiators, etc.
They were on sale at a local dept store. So, I bought lots of them.


Post# 436511 , Reply# 1   12/20/2020 at 08:49 (1,217 days old) by silvermoon49 (Indpls)        

I have the Lint Lizard and a another kit for cleaning out the lint that accumulates w/i the dryer itself and then w/i the venting/run outside. This is good for reaching the lint that falls and accumulates. I will vacuum what can w/these tools.
I will then take use the blower from my Electrolux, Royal, or Kirby to blow the dryer's lint trap out. I disconnect the dryer from the run outside and electric.

I will vacuum inside the vent as far a I can. Then, I will blow up thru the vent to make certain there is nothing left (make certain the door is shut) I will then do the reverse (once I vacuum the lint out of the and lint trap area) I tie a plastic bag around the vent at the back of the dryer to collect the lint. I will then use the Lint lizard to blow air to further down the lint screen area, and then vacuum out venting.



Post# 436517 , Reply# 2   12/20/2020 at 13:30 (1,216 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)        

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I have one I only got because it was on clearance. Just a novelty item really. You can also make one yourself with a shop vac tool attachment size reducer and some rubber tubing from the hardware store.

But I replaced that nasty flex line from the dryer with rigid duct for safety, and I use a dryer lint brush to shuffle around in the lint trap chute. Then turn the dryer on and let it blow all the junk outside. Never needed to use that tool. I also hold the dryer exhaust outside closed for 5 seconds with the dryer running, then open it, and repeat that a few times and it creates a back-pressure in the line and will help dislodge extra lint and larger debris that might be stuck in the pipe.

Post# 436522 , Reply# 3   12/20/2020 at 18:48 (1,216 days old) by Jo (Dallas,TX)        
My friends have one

 And I’ve borrowed it on a few occasions. Dryers that have the lint trap just inside between the door and drum tend to get a lot of lint accumulation below the filter so I use it to get that out. You have to pull the lint filter out of course first.

Dryer vents should be cleaned annually and there are companies that can do this. Birds often can build nests several feet into the duct work over and over year after year. I just cleaned one vent out last year that had about 6 different nests in it. It was unbelievable what I pulled out of there! People often remove the “bird screens” from the vent hoods because they collect lint but trust me it’s much easier to clean the bird screen of lint a few times a year than have to dig out several birds nests down deep in the pipes.

I also never run any appliances or candles for that matter when I’m not home or sleeping. There’s been far too many instances of malfunctions leading to possible fires or fires that have occurred in appliances that were able to be quickly eliminated by only running the appliance when awake and present.

This is one of those things that people “preach” about and some say “blah, blah, blah, that’s what insurance is for and set their dishwashers to run while they are at work or when they go to bed and same with the dryer and never have issues...then there are those of us who have had issues and are thankful we were home, and others who were not so fortunate, including losing their or loved ones lives. I’ve been through a home disaster, a flood due to a death...long story...but the point is I’d rather not have to deal with a huge disaster if simply preventable by only using the appliance while at home and awake.

My parents had set their dishwasher on and were stepping out the door to go to a store when the phone rang (pre cell phone days) and Mom took the call and they vetoed the store run because she needed to talk with the caller and while she was on the phone the dishwasher control panel caught fire. If that person hadn’t called the moment they did, they would have had a major house fire as no one would have no been at home to catch it.

My Sister’s dishwasher had a burning electrical smell and fortunately we were all there and decided we should shut it off and get it replaced immediately than bother to chance it as it was old anyway.

Just last month a tenant complained at a rental property I manage that he could smell an electrical burning smell when he was running the dryer. We discovered the wall outlet was arcing on the cord prong and melting the outlet and cord...it was an electric dryer. That could have been a major fire if he hadn’t been at home to catch it. As an extra safety precaution the breaker was changed to an arc fault breaker which will trip as soon as something like this occurs, it was pricey but worth it. This is the third instance I’ve seen of this occurring with 220 volt dryer outlets.

Jon



Post# 436527 , Reply# 4   12/20/2020 at 22:31 (1,216 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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I do have one it's out by the dryer

Post# 436531 , Reply# 5   12/21/2020 at 01:33 (1,216 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

Same here-DO NOT run any machine while not at home except the fridge or HVAC,water heater.If you insist on running cooking machines,dryers,dishwashers,or washers while not at home or asleep-will your insurance company reimburse you from damage?THINK ABOUT IT!!!They might NOT!!!

Post# 436540 , Reply# 6   12/21/2020 at 09:52 (1,215 days old) by sanitaire (anchorage, alaska)        

I use a kit with flexible rods and brush on the end that u attach too a drill...

Post# 436543 , Reply# 7   12/21/2020 at 11:05 (1,215 days old) by Jo (Dallas,TX)        
We even

 Shut the water feed off to our water heaters when we go out of town. On a return from a vacation we turned the water back on and water started pouring from the bottom of the heater. It had actually sprung a leak while we were away and fortunately didn’t flood the place. It is located in the attic with an emergency drain pan under it but they don’t always work if the water floods out fast enough and the drain pipe isn’t perfectly sealed and tested where it affixes to the pan and the pitch of the drain has to be right. I think we dodged a bullet on that one.

Jon

Post# 437203 , Reply# 8   1/8/2021 at 23:12 (1,197 days old) by ridgidwd0670 (se wood co ohio)        

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Do U have the new style (blue with wire-reinforced flexible clear tube)

Or do U have the old style (green with stiff clear tube) which I have attached onto the Workshop vac hose

I've managed to pull out yrs of dryer lint from the lint screen cavity & use the dryer duct cleaning brush for the rest of the duct. My 6 gallon shop vac's bag filled to the max (I filled three Ridgid VF3503 [5-9 gallon] shop vac bags)

Post# 437205 , Reply# 9   1/9/2021 at 00:15 (1,197 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )        

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Personally I just use the generic 1 1/4" flexible crevice tool widely available from your favorite wholesaler.


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