Entry 3: Lint Alert

Clothes Dryer Fires Cost $35 Million a Year

states the Insurance Journal in an article posted on 08/20/2012

I personally have been involved with a clothes dryer fire, but I was fortunate I wanted a bottle of water that was in the garage. So I discovered the fire at the beginning.

What happened was I washed my down comforter the night before and placed it in the dryer and that in itself created a block in the vent hose line that goes to the outside so when I started it up the second time for the next load of laundry, there it was spark, ignite, and fire. I was in a panic and didn’t know what to do. I ran in the house frantically and called for my husband, and of course he did the smart thing and turned off the dryer and put out the fire. I was in pure panic and didn’t know what to do. Thank goodness for my husband, Andy.

There are products available to detect this sort of thing and you can purchase this on Amazon for $60.

http://www.amazon.com/LintAlert-ALRT31-Dryer-Safety-Alarm/dp/B002B3XJ0M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345832177&sr=8-1&keywords=lint+alert

Referenced sources: http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/08/20/260075.htm?fb_action_ids=172626082872744&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=246965925417366

http://www.lintalert.com/