How do you wash a lint trap?

A vacuumn or maybe some water on the trap? I am not quite sure, I would say if you mean the thing you pull out to get the lint off of if you were to use water I'd be sure to take it outside and wave it afterwards to quickly dry the water, if you use a vacuumn use as little suction as possible. We also vaccumn out the trap's compartment as lint tends to fall in there.

The residue is actually from your fabric softener. I do not use it, I use white vinegar, but I have worked in places where I have seen lint traps that you could not even get water through. I took it to the sink, put some dish soap on it, and rubbed it across then rinsed. The lint screens are not a metal that would rust, usually, they are nylon or some other synthetic mesh.

wash the thing? never thought about it... probably a good idea, but I've never done it - I do pull the lint off after every load, if the load isn't dry, I'll clean it then too - considering the cats...

I usually just rinse it in the kitchen sink and use my hand to wipe the water around, then let it dry before putting it back in the slot just incase a rust can happen. I used the vaccum cleaner extension on it once and it didn't do to good..but I also stuck the extension down into the slot a bit and sucked up anything left there. I think it should be done regularly as if that clogs up, it stops the heat flow, which makes it not get as hot, and have to run longer, hiking up your gas/electric bill

I have also heard that but I have never done it. I clean the lint trap before every load, I don't let it build up. For decades, lint traps haven't been washed and people were just fine so I wouldn't worry about it. Did you know that birds love to use dryer lint to build their nests? In the spring I throw it outside and if the birds are building it disappears pretty quickly!

I take a dryer sheet and wipe the lint off of it it makes the clothes smell better and even use a dryer sheet in the dryer as well, hope this helps.

hi 3snuggleBunnies just make a baking soda solution, wash it with that then dry thouroughly and it should be just fine. at least thats what I did when using the apt. dryers, its those horrid allergy causing dryer sheets with the heavy perfume that collect on the mesh. baking soda cuts through that gunk.

I have never heard about washing the lint trap. Maybe I should start doing that too. I just grab all the lint with my hand and throw it away. So I guess after than just run it under the faucet and let it dry. I don't think it would rust.

My husband uses a vacuum to suck all the small lint around the lint trap, as well as the compartment that is sits in. We have more lint in the compartment area than any other place. He usually does this twice a year. He was always told that extra lint build up can cause a fire, so he feels we can never be too safe.