Thread Number: 24921
What's a condenser dryer and how to clean it? (VIDEO) |
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Post# 384892   10/13/2009 at 09:57 (5,280 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Hi y'all! Since I see questions popping up on here every now and then regarding the maintenance of condenser dryers, I decided to make a video of how I clean our dryer. It's a Electrolux condenser dryer - 6 years old. The first part of the vid shows how to clean the filters and empty the condensed water tank (regular maintenance). The second part is how to clean the condenser unit, which needs to be done monthly at the most. The third part is partially disassembling the unit to clean it out. Any questions are welcome! Alex CLICK HERE TO GO TO logixx's LINK |
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Post# 384987 , Reply# 2   10/13/2009 at 15:40 (5,280 days old) by bellalaundry (St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 385076 , Reply# 4   10/13/2009 at 19:23 (5,280 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii)   |   | |
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Post# 385086 , Reply# 5   10/13/2009 at 19:59 (5,280 days old) by favorit ()   |   | |
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nothing to do with, except dimensions, that in europe are standard W=60/D=60/H=85 centimetres. Check : CLICK HERE TO GO TO favorit's LINK |
Post# 385103 , Reply# 6   10/13/2009 at 21:28 (5,280 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 385266 , Reply# 7   10/14/2009 at 13:25 (5,279 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 385547 , Reply# 8   10/15/2009 at 13:49 (5,278 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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I was considering a condenser dryer but im not sure I like the idea of the lint build-up on the heater coils like that, kida scarry no? The lint build-up wasn't really too heavy. Considering I cleaned the heater one year ago - that's approx. 310 hours of drying - there was only a little bit of lint on the first row of coils. Should excessive build-up occur, two safety thermostats would cut off power to it anyway. If one looks at it from this perspective it is safer than a vented dryer's duct where a fire can start with no shut-off device interacting. Was that a lovely German Vorwerk that you were using to clean the lint away? Yes, a Tiger 251. Not the prettiest vacuum but a work horse for sure! |
Post# 385548 , Reply# 9   10/15/2009 at 13:50 (5,278 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 385552 , Reply# 10   10/15/2009 at 13:59 (5,278 days old) by logixx (Germany)   |   | |
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David, it's totally easy to remove the back panel and the heater - just remove the screws and nuts. Takes no more than an hour, really! Just remove the three screws holding the white plastic piece in place (red) and then the other ones (blue). Just be sure to only remove the three middle screws that hold the white piece in place - the other ones in the middle are related to the drum bearing. ;) Alex |