THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF POTENTIALLY FATAL FIRES RELATED TO DRYERS NOT BEING PROPERLY CLEANED AND MAINTAINED. IF YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR APPLIANCES THEY WILL SURELY TAKE CARE OF YOU. YOUR APPLIANCE GET THE LEAST AMOUNT OF NECESSARY ATTENTION FROM YOU UNTIL THEY ARE NOT WORKING. TAKE THE TIME TO CALL A REPUTABLE REPAIR PERSON OUT TO CONDUCT ANNUAL CHECKS ON ALL OF YOUR APPLIANCES. IT WILL BE WORTH IT IN THE LONG RUN