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But I digress. Do you have a washing machine where the drain hose empties out into a utility sink? No? Okay, stop reading, this doesn't apply to you. Continuing: Does the lint that comes out of the drain hose build up and quickly clog up the mesh sink strainer? And then because it's mesh, the lint doesn't cleanly come off of it all in one go so you've got to awkwardly pick away at it bit by bit with your fingers or some special toothbrush, but there's still a little fuzz left on there and you say "screw it, good enough."
And then your sink overflows the next wash cycle because oh no, the lint clogged the strainer up all too soon because for some reason your house mate really likes to use the extra rinse cycle option even though you think it's a totally unnecessary waste of water?
What about the lint trap nylon socks that you put over the drain hose? Or the ones made out of metal mesh? Absolute rubbish. The gaps from the mesh and nylon socks are too big that lint passes through anyway so you end up cleaning out the sink strainer anyway, albeit less frequently. You may as well be using fishing nets. On top of that, it's still hard to pick out the lint from the nylon/metal sock that goes over the drain hose. So you're doubling your work over.
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fishing nets
That's where nylon mesh filter socks come in. Yes, not just nylon, but nylon mesh filters, and at most 200 microns big, if not smaller. These will transform your life. Use a zip tie, I prefer to use a reusable zip tie so I don't have to cut and bin the zip tie every time I have to empty the sock of lint. Zip tie the nylon mesh filter sock to the end of the drain hose. Make sure you're not leaving too much sock hanging that the end of it clogs your sink drain during a wash cycle. You do want to go as big as you can depending on your sink. I have a 28 inch long nylon mesh filter sock, which seems excessive, but it's worth every inch, trust me on this.
Then, after the socks are looking rather full, simply flip it inside out, add a little running water and the lint slides off like butter into the trash. Finally, now is the time to innovate lint traps!
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Not fishing nets
