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HOW DO YOU PREVENT THE INTERNAL VENT BLOCKING WITH LINT?

HOW DO YOU PREVENT THE WASHER/DRYER'S INTERNAL VENT (ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY AN ENGINEER!!!) BLOCKING UP WITH LINT? ONE MANUFACTURER (TEKA) SAYS WITH ANY MACHINE, YOU HAVE TO PERIODICALLY RUN A VERY HOT 90 DEGREE CYCLE TO CLEAR ANY LINT BLOCKAGES INSIDE- IS THIS TRUE???
RADAR, July 2008
More likely, the lint filter that you can access has got a faulty seal - or maybe even a hole in it, which is letting fluff through into the inner one.

John, July 2008