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If crayon gets into the dryer and melts onto the drum, remove as much as possible with non-flammable household cleaner such as Top Job, Mr. Clean, Soft Scrub, etc. (READ LABEL TO BE SURE). A flammable cleaner could cause a fire in the dryer. Apply cleaner to a sponge or cloth and wipe interior. Do NOT spray or pour on interior; it might get down inside dryer. Wipe off with rags or paper towels. Then tumble old rags to remove any residue left, until no more comes off. A colored stain may remain on the drum.
If a drum is spotted by starched or tinted articles, wipe the interior with a cloth moistened with a diluted bleach solution. Use a sponge or clean cloth, dipped in suds, to remove the bleach solution from the drum. Rinse well and dry.
If dryer is used to dry unlaundered clothing, such as childrens snow pants between outings, wipe the drum with suds and rinse. This will remove any dirt before clean laundry is placed into the machine.
Wipe the door opening occasionally. Clean the exterior with suds and rinse. To protect the finish, polish with an appliance wax.
A case of white clothes coming out of a dryer blue! New jeans had been washed and then dried in that dryer just before. Sometimes dye will come off new blue jeans and dry on the inside of the dryer drum, and then transfer to the next batch of wet clothes put inside. Good to check dryer drum after load of brand new jeans. If dye coated, clean all inside with soapy water until no color comes off on the cleaning cloth. Wipe off all soapy residue with clean wet cloth.
Ink on the Dryer Drum Use all purpose cleaner such as By Pas, Fantastic, or Formula 40
9. After the drum is cool, put undiluted cleaner on a cloth or pad of paper towel, and rub area. DO NOT apply the solution directly on the drum. Wipe drum thoroughly with a damp cloth or paper towels to remove all solution. Let the dryer stand for several hours with door open before using, to be sure all the solvent vapors from the cleaner have evaporated into the air, as these are flammable. This should remove most ball point or felt tip marker inks.
This article was written by Anne Field, Extension Specialist, Emeritus with references from the Whirlpool Laundry Notebook, and the Maytag Corporation.
MSU 2003
If a drum is spotted by starched or tinted articles, wipe the interior with a cloth moistened with a diluted bleach solution. Use a sponge or clean cloth, dipped in suds, to remove the bleach solution from the drum. Rinse well and dry.
If dryer is used to dry unlaundered clothing, such as childrens snow pants between outings, wipe the drum with suds and rinse. This will remove any dirt before clean laundry is placed into the machine.
Wipe the door opening occasionally. Clean the exterior with suds and rinse. To protect the finish, polish with an appliance wax.
A case of white clothes coming out of a dryer blue! New jeans had been washed and then dried in that dryer just before. Sometimes dye will come off new blue jeans and dry on the inside of the dryer drum, and then transfer to the next batch of wet clothes put inside. Good to check dryer drum after load of brand new jeans. If dye coated, clean all inside with soapy water until no color comes off on the cleaning cloth. Wipe off all soapy residue with clean wet cloth.
Ink on the Dryer Drum Use all purpose cleaner such as By Pas, Fantastic, or Formula 40
9. After the drum is cool, put undiluted cleaner on a cloth or pad of paper towel, and rub area. DO NOT apply the solution directly on the drum. Wipe drum thoroughly with a damp cloth or paper towels to remove all solution. Let the dryer stand for several hours with door open before using, to be sure all the solvent vapors from the cleaner have evaporated into the air, as these are flammable. This should remove most ball point or felt tip marker inks.
This article was written by Anne Field, Extension Specialist, Emeritus with references from the Whirlpool Laundry Notebook, and the Maytag Corporation.
MSU 2003