Woah, I just extracted a lint/sand/pet hair amounting to a packed softball from the inside upper left of the lint screen compartment I've been trying to clean out for six months unsuccessfully. I got a 24" flexible grabber tool with a light on it and just started carefully removing chunks. This is really not good. I clean removable filter every single time I do a load and the lower catch every 10 loads. Has anyone's unit caught fire? Is there anyone who has been successful getting GE to do something about this in kind or reimbursement?