It's soft, and it's fluffy... but there's a sinister side to this laundry by-product. And it’s hot. Smoking hot.
In fact, last year, an unemptied lint filter in a tumble dryer was the cause of a total loss house fire for a client in Oamaru. Thankfully the sleeping tenants made it out ok but those tiny microfibres of hot fuzz had gutted the house from the laundry to the front door.
To tackle the problem of unemptied lint filters, and after a few prototypes, the Excellint Bag was born. These fire-retardant lint bags attach to your tumble dryer by magnet as an easy place (and reminder) to empty your lint filter before each use. It’s a win-win –helping to prevent the risk of a fire and to dry your washing faster.
FMG’s Advice Business Analyst Avril Carlsson said it is about removing the excuse from tumble dryer users.
“It is easy to say I will do it next time, or not want to walk back to the kitchen bin to get rid of it. This gives people a special spot in the laundry for stashing it.”
FMG’s answer to the fiery lint problem debuted at this year’s Mystery Creek Fieldays. Around 140 lint bags were given away with an information sheet, igniting positive dryer safety behaviours.
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Complete the form and go in the draw to win a Lint Bag pack (including FMG Lint Bag, Lindt Chocolate, and dryer balls).
FMG featured on Seven Sharp discussing the dangers of lint. Watch the story here.
