The other day I discovered
our clothes dryer working improperly. As some idiot home builder put the thing
on an interior wall, the tubing connected to it runs up that wall, across the
ceiling, then to the window vent. I figured lint had built up.
Taking inspiration from
Strayer, I looked up on Youtube how one might go about finding and removing a
potential clog. Well, my husband decided to go with professionals. We expect a
technician to visit next Saturday morning.
My fingers are crossed that
this old workhorse doesn’t require expensive repairs.
Meanwhile, I discovered
something great. As long as its twin, our heavy duty washing machine continues
operating well, I could live just fine without an electric dryer. In fact, I wanted
to freshen my top sheet today and the spin cycle did such a good job it was
ready for the bed within an hour and a half.
I just need a proper
clothesline. See below... ~grin~ What can I say? Improvisation is my forte.
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Have you ever seen an old
fashioned wringer washer in use?
Best of luck with the machine being fixable!
ReplyDeleteMmmmm, know I couldn't live without my dryer. -smile- Not any more. Don't have a proper drying line outside. And it would be too difficult to get wash out there, and back in, anyway. At our age, that is.
Good luck!
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Thank you! :)
DeleteThe laundromat always has a working dryer, TG. Maybe you could get the lint out by running a drain snake from the outside in. Or a high powered shop vac from the outside ?
ReplyDeleteI do indeed have memories of helping my Mom do the wash in our old Speed Queen wringer washer.
My husband suggested going to a laundromat until it's safe to use (hopefully!). Thank you for all the great tips, and for sharing a memory. My grandmother used one of those washers. And thanks, also, for making me realize I misspelled wringer as ringer. Heh...
DeleteMy great aunt still had one in the 1980's that she used weekly.
ReplyDeleteThat's neat. :)
DeleteI have not seen one, but thought about making one once.
ReplyDeleteOh, cool! I'm sure you could do a good job of it.
DeleteI hope you get your dryer back in service and on the cheap. I hate it when things don't work right.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day and week, Darla. Big hug. ♥
At least it didn't catch fire. :) Thanks for the boost!
DeleteThe house I grew up in had a clothesline attached to the back. I didn't realize what it was as we never used it.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of when we lost power for five days in March, a few years back. It was cold, and so many other folks were without power, that the workers didn't get to us until the fourth day, and it took them more time to then re-hook the wires. During that time, the Hubby filled huge metal pots with water, and kept them hot on the stove (gas). Improvised radiators! Thankfully, my office had power, so I stayed warm all day long, and we had hot water to bathe in at night.
ReplyDeleteWow! This reminds me of the hurricane Ivan winds that took down our power for days. Clever adaptations, my dear.
DeleteNope, I have never seen one work however I would say that washing with one would take forever! As for hanging clothes out, I used to love doing that. I loved the smell. I would bring sheets and bedspreads back in and throw them in the dryer for about 5 mins just to get the pollen and stiff off them and BAM they were ready for me to use. Can you live without that dryer. I did for almost two years. My daughter was living with me and running my bill up higher and higher but washing one or two items then putting them in the dryer for a lot longer then a few items needed. So when it broke I just hung everything thing in the spare room and around the laundry area. But if I needed to I would load my stuff up and go dry at the laundry mart. I bought a dryer when she moved out.....I know that was so bad!! Hoping all works out and your drier is not the issue. There again, I have heard that the drier tubing needs to be cleaned out once a yr...haha. I only have had that done once in the 26.5 yrs I have lived here. At that point I had the actual tubing that runs from the drier under the house to the vent with a big round metal pipe. Hoping that since it would not have the dips and valleys of that actual tubing maybe stuff would not get caught. Your set up sounds like a total nightmare. Builders should think about all that sort of stuff. DUH!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't blame you for waiting for your daughter to move out before replacing you dryer. That would be mild reaction from me. ~shakes head~ Our situation worked out, at least. I'll have to blog about it. Be well!
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