Hello everybody 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel and today
it's how to clean the condenser unit on a condensing tumble dryer, this model I'm
using today is a Hotpoint but it should be a very similar procedure for other tumble dryers as well,
if you use your condensing tumble dryer regularly it's a really good idea to clean the condenser
unit out at least once a month as it will get full of bits of fluff and lots of lint
and that will stop your tumble dryer being super efficient, 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! Oh.
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
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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 accessing 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 [Wife] Lurgs that
looks like the knife from our cutlery drawer! 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 a shower or your bath it's got a shower hose
Put your shower head on the highest spray setting,
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If you're cleaning the condenser unit in the bath make sure you leave the plug in because you want
to just clean up any of the bits of debris and the fluff and lint because you don't want that
going down the plug hole because that obviously ends up in the sea. So we're just giving this a
really nice clean with the shower head spraying it in all those grooves so it goes from top to
bottom and washes out any dirt and debris whilst you're doing that also give it a really good shake
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
it 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,
make sure you dry this off as much as possible before we put it back into the tumble dryer
This condenser unit is now ready to go back in now it goes in at
a slight angle and 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
and your tumble dryer now will be much more efficient so let's just put some damp clothes in
and get these nice and dry
Now you may still get an error light on the front saying clean the condenser but this
should disappear after you start the tumble dry program
And this is an hour later and the clothes are all nice and dry,
now it's a really good idea to clean the filter after every tumble dry cycle so remove the filter
and you can see here we've got lots of lint and fluff built up on the gauze so that filter is
doing its job, now the easiest way to clean this is just to take your fingers just scrape off any
of the lint and fluff into a ball you can then put that straight in the dustbin, once you've
got off as much as you can with your fingers then take a vacuum cleaner if you've got a hand
vac that will be much easier just be careful not to damage the gauze because it's quite delicate,
once you've got off as much as you can you can then run it under some cold water just to give
it a really good clean then make sure that's nice and dry before you pop it back in, before you put
the filter back it's a good idea to clean inside where the filter comes from because this can
build up with lots of fluff as well and then you're ready for another round of tumble drying.
I hope you found that useful up on this side there's a video on
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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'.