How to clean out your dryer

Once upon a time, our dryer stopped working. I don't believe in paying other people money to fix something that I can fix myself so me and Mr. Google found some instructions to replace the dryer heating element. When I opened up the back of the dryer, I was shocked. LINT! Everywhere! So cleaning the back of the dryer has become my yearly thing.

Start by detaching the dryer hose.

A few screws on the back panel....

And TADA!

(Pssst: that is the heating element on the right hand side.)

My lint trap is on the left hand side.  You can see the duct for the dryer hose

 connected at the bottom.

My lint trap has some screws on the inside and on the top holding it in place.

And it slips out...

The circle part on the bottom is where the most lint accumulates. 

Also a good idea to suck out the area around the fan and vent.  

So, there you have it.  Only takes a few minutes and helps prevent dryer fires.