|
Thread Number: 56444
An AW.org public service announcement - lint, lint, lint! |
[Down to Last] |  |
Post# 787466 10/5/2014 at 15:35 (3,487 days old) by swestoyz  (Cedar Falls, IA) |
||
For those Frigidaire Filtrator owners out there, fall brings upon us weather that is desirable for effective Filtrator use. Before putting your Frigidaire into daily service, make sure to clean the inside of your dryer by removing all excessive lint. This is easily done by taking the front roller panel off, allowing easy access to the lint build-up using a long brush.
And, make sure you check the rollers for smooth, easy rolling. If they bind at all, take them apart and clean and lubricate as needed. Now, back to our regular scheduled programming. 
This post was last edited 10/05/2014 at 17:06 | ||
|
| Post# 787468 , Reply# 1 10/5/2014 at 15:47 (3,487 days old) by washman (o) | ||
|
Yikes Please tell me that was NOT from just one dryer! | ||
|
Post# 787470 , Reply# 2 10/5/2014 at 16:23 (3,487 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
||
|
| ||
| Post# 787473 , Reply# 3 10/5/2014 at 16:24 (3,487 days old) by washman (o) | ||
|
Egads! | ||
| Post# 787474 , Reply# 4 10/5/2014 at 16:39 (3,487 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
yea I hear ya with the lint. I remember mom had a 59 ge condenser dryer when I was little she was always cleaning that thing out she had a really long brush thing that she would use. so when I got my Frigidaire that was the first thing I did. your right e gads you would think those machines would burst into flames.
| ||
|
Post# 787487 , Reply# 5 10/5/2014 at 17:30 (3,487 days old) by appnut (TX) |
||
 | ||
|
Post# 787500 , Reply# 6 10/5/2014 at 18:07 (3,487 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
||
First of all, what a beautiful machine! wow.
2) And is that a yearly buildup that you typically find throughout the machine, not just from the lint filter? In my LDE482, the filter is in front and there's an area below it that I'll need to clean, but now I'm wondering if I should remove the front panel and brush/vacuum the interior, too. Is that essentially what you did here? Thanks for posting this and any feedback (or anyone, thanks) | ||
|
Post# 787545 , Reply# 7 10/5/2014 at 21:54 (3,487 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
||
|
Frigidaire Filtrators, of the first generation, are unique in that they do not externally vent. Another issue is that Frigidaire didn't have a secondary cooling source (water) to flush away lint, unlike the Maytag, Bendix, Hotpoint condensing dryers.
It was advised to clean them out from time to time. I'll be honest in that I haven't done a full cleaning in a few years, but every month or so I'll run my finger along the cartridge opening to gather loose lint. Vented dryers, like your Maytag, don't have near the lint issue that these Frigidaires have. Ben | ||
| Post# 787554 , Reply# 8 10/5/2014 at 22:28 (3,487 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada) | ||
 | ||
|
Post# 787558 , Reply# 9 10/5/2014 at 22:44 (3,487 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
||
|
| ||
| Post# 787585 , Reply# 10 10/6/2014 at 04:06 (3,486 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
 | ||
|
Post# 787610 , Reply# 11 10/6/2014 at 07:23 (3,486 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
||
|
| ||
|
Post# 787616 , Reply# 12 10/6/2014 at 07:56 (3,486 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
||
 | ||
| Forum Index: |
| Other Forums: |
|
|
|
|
|
Comes to the Rescue!
