BBQ RD Logistics - How do you do it?
more by JoJo Bananas
Neat Find for Rainy Season Brides!
OMG, we put in an offer on a house, UPDATE: Need Real Estate bee's help
more in Home
move right after the wedding?
Wedges at the Wedding?
more in Boards
for those who do yoga

Dryer smells

posted 2 years ago in Home
  •  
    1.
    Member
    3,414 posts
    Sugar bee
    JoJo Bananas    August 21, 2010   Santa Cruz, CA

    Someone, please help me....

    FI decided it's be a great idea to wash AND DRY his sneakers last week.  Well ever since then the dryer smells like @ss!  We tried cleaning all the lint out and I even ran it empty with a dryer sheet that had a few drops of essential oil on it and no dice.  Right now I am trying a clean rag soaked in vinegar to see if that does anything.

    Anyone have any ideas?  I'm pretty sure it was the shoes and not a dead critter because it stank the day he did this.

     
    2.
    Member
    8,542 posts
    Bumble
    Beekeeper
    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    You could try putting a box of baking soda in it overnight. The baking soda will absorb the odor, but make sure you don't forget it is in there. Also, if you have some old newspaper, you can crumple it up and put it in the dryer. That will also absorb the odor. Just make sure you wash out the dryer after you take it out, just in case there is some ink residue.

     
    3.
    Member
    3,414 posts
    Sugar bee
    JoJo Bananas    August 21, 2010   Santa Cruz, CA

    Thanks noritake, I will try the baking soda next.

     
    4.
    Hostess
    7,632 posts
    Bumble
    Beekeeper
    MightySapphire      

    You can take orange peels and put them in a sock and tie the sock in a knot so they don't get out.  Any citrus rinds will do actually.  Also, you could try washing your lint trap in water and baking soda.  Get all the old lint off.  Clean the lint out behind the lint trap (take the trap out and run a brush into the hole).  The last place the smell could be hiding is in the lint in your piping.  You'd have to move the dryer out and disconnect it from the wall, then run a brush through your pipes to get all the lint out of them.  Most people don't realize how much lint collects in there, sometimes it's a lot!

    Dryer sheets won't actually help.  A dryer sheet is a fabric covered in wax.  When it goes through the dryer, the wax evaporates and then clings to your clothes.

     
    5.
    Member
    3,414 posts
    Sugar bee
    JoJo Bananas    August 21, 2010   Santa Cruz, CA

    Update - the vinegar worked!

     
    6.
    Hostess
    7,632 posts
    Bumble
    Beekeeper
    MightySapphire      

    I must put this on my list!!  What gave you the idea to use vinegar?

     
    7.
    Member
    3,414 posts
    Sugar bee
    JoJo Bananas    August 21, 2010   Santa Cruz, CA

    Vinegar is my go-to all-purpose cleaner.  It is really good at cleaning and usually takes smells away too.  I think it is good because it is a weak acid.

     
    8.
    Member
    1,091 posts
    Bumble bee
    stlginkgo    3/20/10  

    Did you try vacuuming the entire tube thingy? The one that connects the dryer lint trap to the outside? That might help, and all the other ideas see like they would help too. Good luck!

     

    Reply

    You must log in to post.





    Visit our sister sites eHarmony
    Online Dating
    eHarmony Advice
    Dating Advice
    Project Wedding
    Wedding Songs
    JustMommies
    Pregnancy Calendar
    Copyright 2004-2012, Weddingbee.com
     

    Find your vendors on Weddingbee

    Real reviews from brides in your area!

    Favors by Weddingbee

    • Favors by season

    Shop Now ยป

    Find Registry Find Registry Find Registry

    More
    User Posts Today
    aussiebee 10
    MrsOliveBird 8
    janetsnakehole 8
    j_jaye 5
    simpleandchic 4
    Rivendeler 4
    MabelleBliss 3
    Adalita 3
    bonkeyball3 3
    ticatica 2

    Home


    Sorry, there are no users yet.


    More