Clothes dryer maintenance safety reminder system

A safety system for a clothes dryer comprising:

• a specialized printed circuit board including:
• memory storing an instruction set and data related to the clothes dryer and a first cycle count;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory for running the instruction set, wherein the processor is operative to:
• monitor and track cycles of the clothes dryer;
• compare the cycles to the first cycle count to determine if the cycles is greater than the first cycle count;
• and
• provide a first warning signal to a user when the cycles is greater than the first cycle count, wherein the first warning signal indicates factory authorized service is required to clean inside a cabinet of the clothes dryer.

A safety system for an appliance to monitor and track real time usage for providing warnings and controlling operation comprising:

• a specialized printed circuit board including:
• memory storing an instruction set and data related to the appliance, a first predefined criteria, and a second predefined criteria;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory for running the instruction set, wherein the processor is operative to:
• monitor and track usage of the appliance to record a usage total;
• compare the usage total to the first predefined criteria to determine if the usage total is greater than the first predefined criteria;
• provide a first warning signal to a user when the usage total is greater than the first predefined criteria;
• when the usage total is greater than the first predefined criteria, compare the usage total to the second predefined criteria to determine if the usage total is greater than the second predefined criteria;
• and
• disable a function of the appliance when the usage total is greater than the second predefined criteria.