Re: Blue Lint from the Dryer

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From: Ketil M. Malde
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 01:50

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>>>>> On 14 Nov 1992 07:23:58 GMT, jhcooper@ocf.berkeley.edu (John Hutton Cooper) said:

	John> Washer detergent has a blue tinge in it.  The blue is
	John> washed out,,so clothes don't stay blue, but lint doesn't
	John> get properly rinsed, so blue gathers in the lint trap.
	John> Soap particles can gather there just as easily as lint
	John> can, so you get a pile-up of soap particles there,
	John> resulting in blue lint.

Err...why isn't the lint properly rinsed?  After all it's been through
the same washing and rinsing process as the rest of the clothes, the
(tumble-) drying is a completely independent process. 

Are you *drying* away the (blue) soap particles?  

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 = Ketil Malde                     In real life:  ketil@ii.uib.no =
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