Hello everybody 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel and today
it's the Hotpoint Aquarius tumble dryer and how to remove and clean the condenser unit,
ideally you should remove and clean the condenser unit at least once a month, and the tumble dryer
may actually remind you with this light here saying clean condenser, right let's get cracking,
as we are cleaning the condenser unit you want to switch it off at the mains and unplug the tumble
dryer, but don't unplug the kettle because it's worth having a cup of tea before we get started!
The condenser unit is at the bottom of the tumble dryer so just pull this front panel outwards
and the condenser is held in with these three clips, one, two, three and then it just slides
out towards you be careful you might get a little bit of water out of here make sure you've got a
sponge ready or an old rag again this is full of dirt and fibres and needs a really good clean.
If we have a look at inside where the condenser comes from
we've got some dust and dirt in here so you just need to give that a good clean with a cloth
if it's dry you can try your vacuum cleaner in there just get that as good as possible.
Spick and span, there's a link above now about how to defrost your freezer easily in under 15
minutes, once you've got that nice and clean it's ready to clean the condenser unit now this
has got a big film of dust and fibres in here, it's really important to keep this nice and clean
so the first thing you need to do is get rid of as much
of this as possible before we wash it out otherwise if we wash it out
there's just going to be too much debris in here and it's going to go straight down the plug hole,
now access in here is pretty difficult especially if you've got sausage fingers like me!
So any tools you can get in here to scrape it out if you turn it round
at the back here you've got more debris and fibres give this a good clean
Again if you've got a small hand vacuum or wet and dry vac that'll be perfect this condenser unit
hasn't been cleaned for about six months and it's clogged up, don't let yours get this bad clean it
once a month! Look how much dirt I've got out of here now this should be absolutely immaculate,
it's a good idea to clean the condensing unit at least once a month obviously depending on how much
you use it, I've just got this old knife here that I've taken out the garage
just to scrape some of the dirt and debris off now this is looking much much better already,
once you've got it as good as you can get it take it to your shower or your sink
ideally in the shower or your bath if it's got a shower hose
Put your shower head on the highest spray setting,
whilst I'm giving this a good clean there's a link above now about how to keep your
curtains super smooth on the curtain rails if they're really sticky that is a top tip!
Keep the plug in for the time being just so you can remove any debris before it
goes down the sink. Ugh 'Lurgs' I think you'll find this is a bath not a sink.
Just give it a good shake here
That is looking way better just leave that to dry for a little bit
if it's in the summer it should dry nice and quickly if not just take a tea towel just dry
that off as much as you can, look at that that is a world of difference to when we took it out
Fabulous now I'm just going to clean up this
bath water before I take the plug out we don't want all that going into the sea
This condenser unit is now ready to go back in now it goes in at
a slight angle as you push it in it should just slide into place nice and
easily you've got the arrows there so make sure it's the right way up
Once it pushes all the way home, having a bit of problem with this one, don't force it, it
should just naturally go in come on, there we go once it's all the way in then put those clips up
so it's locked into place then close the front panel
Then remember to plug the tumble dryer back in and switch it on
now we're ready to use it in anger put some damp clothes in
Here we can turn it on and start drying and you can see the filter there at the front of the drum
and it's really important to clean that every single time you do a tumble dryer because that
will get full of fluff and bits of fibres and there's a link above now about how to do that,
and just a reminder again if you're using your tumble dryer frequently it's a good idea to
clean your condenser unit at least once a month to keep it in really good top working order,
and this is an hour later clothes all nice and dry and smelling fresh
After you've removed all your clothes it's a good idea just to check the drum manually just
spin it round make sure that nothing's been left behind any small items like
handkerchiefs or other things. I hope you found that useful
up on this side there's a video on what to do if your dishwasher is not draining water properly
and over on this side there's a video on how to keep your washing machine
hygienically fresh thanks for visiting my channel everyone I really really appreciate it. 'Lurgs'.