Keep your dryer vent clean and your life on schedule
You run a tight house. Everything has its place and time. With a large and active family, you have no choice but to organize things in this way. The failure of an appliance can be catastrophic to your routine. It can really put you in a bind and force the overthrow of your entire schedule. A malfunctioning dryer can be especially painful. If your children play sports and are involved in a host of other extracurricular activities, you will probably need to wash and dry clothes every day. It is for this reason that you must do all that you can to keep your dryer in operation.
Limiting the size of the loads you put in is a good start, but it is no guarantee against the kind of overheating that can cause serious damage to your machine. The best way to prevent the latter type of casualty is ...