20 years experienced technician for household appliances here. U did a fabulous job, your doorfilter is broken in the corner and will let al these hairs and fine dust go through , replace that one and you got a machine that survives the next 10 years

Just found this after cleaning our machine. Fantastic video, you have a good pair of hands

Appreciate you did the electricity consumption comparison at the end AND (despite same results) posted it! Fascinating to see that most heatpump dryers have near IDENTICAL heatexchange systems.

@bootsowen

Жыл бұрын

Yea. I imagine that it’s the same as in microwaves. Most have the same insides.

@potassiumchloride2542

7 ай бұрын

all manufactured by haier lol

@paulocesardeoliveira2763

4 ай бұрын

Faça um vídeo explicando detalhadamente como funciona essa secadora. Se possível com legenda. Meu idioma é o português Brasil, não entendi nada do que foi falado, mas me deixou curioso esse sistema de condensador para secar roupas.@@bootsowen

Thanks for the video. I stripped down and cleaned my dryer following this. The machine is 5 years old and was FULL of fluff, not just the heat exchanger but packed around the motor, the circuit board and everywhere else. I didn't find it necessary to remove the heat exchanger, I carefully cleaned it in situ with a butter knife and an old toothbrush. The fluff was packed in the gap between the two stages, but not much between the fins.

One of the best teaching videos I've ever seen. thank you very much and blessings.

As someone who fixes refrigeration devices there is no reason why this dryer couldn't have been made more serviceable. Adding acces panles for the coils and compressor isnt cheap. Theres no excuse for this things poor design. Its intentionally designed to be so time consuming and frustrating to repair that its cheaper to buy an new one. These things are land fill out of the factory and its a travisty that this cool new dryer technology is being ruined like this.

@justbeeeb2061

2 ай бұрын

Right to repair ❤ I hate planned obsolescence and anti right to repair design too. The level of autistic behavior mixed with OCD I am takes care of the cleaning. I like doing it once a year

@tronixfix

2 ай бұрын

As someone who deals with both refrigeration and household appliances i can tell you they could have also just sold a condensing dryer instead of this engineering nightmare. It’s just about making it more attractive to customers because they can slap a “high efficency” or “saves money” sticker on it. Relieability down the line is their least concern. My advise for washingmachines and driers is Miele brand from between 1990 and 2005. For dishwashers get Bosch silence plus from around 2005. Those are one of the most solid devices i know with good reparability and high quality in the first place.

@tronixfix

2 ай бұрын

For got to add something… for washingmachine take Miele NovoTronic and for the drier Miele Deluxe T Series

@sejautie

2 ай бұрын

My Siemens iq700 self cleaning 10 year's old no problems?

@hipihei

2 ай бұрын

Been repairing these for a profession and having owning one i think these are ok though..you don't have to dismantle this completely if you don't want; each of the sides can be taken out also without taking other sides out; compressor and drum motor start caps are easy to replace; also water pump. Drum front can be taken out easily.. Also the drum.. One has to be careful with the door- and the condenser filters! (all models won't have the 2nd filter down there).. It'll clog if eg. the door filter hinge is cracked..I've cleaned my own with (having not dismantled it at all..) heat pump coil cleaner spray occasionally and it's still fine after 8 years.. This model in the video is one of the newer ones with only the door filter..therefore the condition of the filter is very important! The newer version from somewhere 4-5 years ago had a problem with base material curving/twisting and then when the blowing fan finally touches the collar it sticks there quite well..(customers usually say that the drum is stuck..) there is a fan and a collar available with more clearance and then the support block to try to prevent the further curving..at that point the motor base is often curved that much that you need to screw similar screw the covers have to in between the neck of motor and the base plastic (you'll see that neck when the fan blade is taken apart).. Compared to fridge evacuation/leak detecting/refill/etc. is a bit more of a work/time than the process of dismantling and putting this unit back together.. and having used one for years; it's very..very much better for Your clothes! The traditional condensing dryers blow so hot air that i've seen some materials deteriorate quickly and i know cases where some el cheapo pants have melted.. heat pump dryer has max around 50 deg. celsius (120-125 deg. fahrenheit) so very safe.. I live up north in cold climate so it's a great plus to be able to dry all we need throughout the year (i've dried many clothes with 'no tumble dry' sign because of the low temperature of my dryer) and drying us even cheaper than drying out the clothes just in the room on the clothesline since many people here heat their houses with electricity (or oil which is not the cheapest option nowadays in my country).. The same energy would go from heating the house and this type of dryer has cop advantage so maybe around 2-3 times cheaper drying compared to clothesline during winter if the house is heated with regular electric heaters; Air- or some other source heatpump heating takes the advantage away.. (some people though prefer the humidity the clothesdrying brings in the house..)

Love your drive to recycle and save money. You also seem to enjoy it as well, which make it worth it. My tumble dryer broke, but after watching the technician fix it and all the parts on eBay I'm tempted to cancel the insurance and fix it my self too.

I take my hat off to you mate. That was a whole world of effort. Well done.

Good job for someone who’s not a engineer.I work for retail company as an engineer and these heat pump dryers are ok when they’re new however once again these manufacturers are not thinking about the engineers who have to service them…

@paulb9769

Ай бұрын

Mine is not drying properly and there is water coming out of the front on the right side any ideas?

@martinmuldoon603

28 күн бұрын

​@@paulb9769I do some white goods repairs and I've just bought one of these same dryers to repair, I may use for my own use or resell? I'm looking for any information before I thanks the plunge to try to fix it. This man is a great repair man and has done a great job. I think your dryer may be leaking due to condenser (evaporator in refrigerator terms or cold side) heat exchanger needs water ways cleaned so that accumulated condensed water can flow to the water drain pump at the back to be discharged, instead this is simply overflowing the drain channel. That's my best guess without seeing it.

Thank you for the video. Even if you didn't get the measure of consumption that you hoped for, the video helped me a lot. 👍🏼

After an hour of trying to clean the depths of the fins from outside with a little toothpick, I looked up your video. Super informative! It also showed me how futile my attempt was. 😂 let's see what the technician will say or do. My dryer not even five years old and the clothes stay wet.

@bootsowen

10 ай бұрын

I thought about pressure washing it from behind, but as you can see there are two elements and that would have been equally futile!

@caseyallan7483

8 ай бұрын

What did the technician say or do? Im waiting for one next week.

I didn't went as far as taking the whole heating/cooling system out when I did this, only removed everything else from the plastic base to rinse it out this way. Great job, well done! Looks very good down there again haha👍

Thanks for the video. I followed this to take apart a DV90M50003X as the motor had died and needed replaced. Also cleaned all the radiator fins and straitened out all those that were bent.. it would have been ten times harder without your video so thanks very much.. very detailed and thorough! Motor cost £85 which is much cheaper than buying a new dryer..

@bootsowen

3 ай бұрын

Well done

Great help with taking my tumble dryer disassembly and then putting it back together correctly.

Buy a sponge 30 PPI today, cut and place on the front off radiator heating, i think it's perfect solution!

Thanks for the excellent video! My Samsung heat pump dryer was starting to take a long time to dry after 2 years of operation. I disassembled the machine, cleaned the inside (*lots* of fuzz) and the heat pump unit (clogged with fuzz too), and reassembled. Took around 4 h total. Now the dryer is working perfectly again. I also noticed that the plastic hinges of the removable fuzz filter at the drum were broken and had gaps in the mesh netting, allowing clothes fuzz to escape to the heat pump and eventually the inside of the machine. Fixed that too. Seems really important that that filter is tight and catches all fuzz.

wow amazing as I watch the previous vid about this cant believe you done so much to get it back into shape, I know now who to turn to if I have any problems😉

I love that this video doesn't have any music at all. Just you doing a great job cleaning the machine. BTW, I think there should be a second lint filter just before the fins. Maybe previous owner lost it? If there's no second filter, those fins are going to get clogged again fast. You could just diy a sponge and put it before the fins.

@bootsowen

Жыл бұрын

I thought the same and bought a filter, but there is nowhere to fit it, I think some (possibly older) models like mine just don't have that filter and others do. Since I have had it it has stayed clean. I reckon that the laundry that went through it with the previous owners wasn't always washed and was full of dust.

Great teardown. Deserves a big 👍

Thank you very much for showing and explaining. I've the same dryer and with your help I'll try to clean it. Hopefully it'll work properly and long life after that procedure.

@bootsowen

8 ай бұрын

Mine has been working well since I made the video, over a year maybe?

I had same issue with my dryer. With this video I did the cleaning of the heat exchanger and it helped. It took me more then hafl hour 😅 but without the video I would not succed. Thanks .

@bootsowen

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Thanks a lot for your video, i have a very clean dryer now, and efficient again after 7 years of use.

@bootsowen

4 ай бұрын

Cool, did you take it apart the whole way?

@phil6538

4 ай бұрын

@@bootsowenyes, absolutely. Your step by step video gave me enough confidence to do it. A credit card is perfect for the fins alignement, instead of a screwdriver.

I have a hotpoint one it is similar thanks for your in depth video great help

With the heat pump, I forget about the coils and the extra maintenance that comes with it. I'm constantly cleaning A/C coils because of not replacing the filter or not installing one at all.. Great post thank you brother

Спасибо за работу. Свою сушильную машину также разобрал и промыл в ванной....осталось собрать....

I have never seen a dryer with coils and a compressor This is a new one on me

Brave man, great job. I had to dismantle the machine too, a Siemens, but largely identical build, to replace the belt. A few tips: 1. Why I never heard anyone talk about this is beyond me, but after a few years, the inside of most dryers are a giant fire hazard due to build-up of lint. Open your dryers every 3 to 4 years and suck out the lint. No wonder these things catch fire so often. Cause of the lint, I suspect, is the next point: 2. These machines need to have the front and rear air seals cleaned after about 4 years of use. * The built up dirt on the seals will severely brake the drum, increasing motor power draw and likely also cause wobbling / disbalance, increasing noise and that will destroy your belt. This is what I had and why I had to replace the torn belt. * But more importantly: The efficiency of the machine will be greatly reduced due to the what-should-be closed air circuit leaking warm, humid air. Power usage will go way up and your wash will take longer to dry. Does your room feel warm and moist after using the machine.... you have a leak. 3. You can clean the machine mostly without disassembly. I did it this way and successfully got over 6 years of dirt removed from the exchanger. * Run diagnostic program 7 (on a Siemens, your machine may differ) to pump off any water in the bottom fixed reservoir. Search 'diagnostic menu dryer' on google or youtube to find out how it works for your machine. For my machine, a Siemens, open duckduckgo.com and search for "55000000070771 ASP". Top hit should be a pdf with all you need to know, written in English. If you use google you will probably only find the french version. * Remove the top removable reservoir * Slowly pour 1.5 liter of hot soap water in the big hole, that sits directly below the top reservoir. * Pump away the hot water using the diagnostic program and repeat the hot soapy water pour two more times. * Optional but recommended: Use compressed are to blow the remaining debris from the exchanger, if you can reach it. Some machines do not allow for front access to the exchanger, in which case you need to use the access vent from inside the door - you need a long extension for your air gun to reach this part. * Next use a vacuum to try and pull any remaining debris out. * Your milage may vary, but this completely fixed my clogged exchanger.

@GinnyGlider

2 ай бұрын

The video was a year ago but nonetheless, thanks for your dedicated and detailed effort in this comment, I'm saving it for the future :)

This is a brilliant video, it’s going to help me a lot. Thanks a million

@bootsowen

6 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Just picked up a Hisense heat pump dryer today, this is what it needs

Having had 3 Whirlpool products in 7 years, 2 replaced because of fire hazard and now the 3rd is making a terrible noise so it has to go. Looked at Samsung heat pump at £700 which has a 5 year warrantee but cleaning the heat exchanger which is an engineer chargeable call out led me to Miele which is at the front and customer friendly to clean the heat exchanger and informs when it needs to be carried out. Cost £1,000 but our experience with 2 Miele washing machines over 45 years is you get what you pay for. In fact When the first machine started giving problems after 20 years, Miele came along to look as a £100 service call and said if the repair was uneconomic they gave us £100 voucher towards a new Miele on top of any discount at purchase. The Miele runs at about 400wH as opposed to Condenser at 2-3kWh Great machines, great Company

@bootsowen

6 ай бұрын

I like Miele too but I have found that buying them second hand is great value compared to new.

great job sir.. thank you

Felicitaciones primera ves que veo ese tipo de secadora gracias por compartir tan interesante video abrazos de chile

You did a great job on that dryer. I have a candy(Hotpoint) heat pump dryer and I've found that regular cleaning of the heat exchanger fins is a good thing. Those fins are soft & fragile though and so a soft touch is needed.

One thing I did with mine is I got some course filter foam sheets. I cut it to fit the condenser coil to capture all the lint and dust to keep the fins clean.

@AaronClow

21 күн бұрын

The Whirlpool units have a filter in front of the condenser coils, while the LG units have a "flush" for the coils that passes water over them to rinse/clean them. I have a Samsung heat pump dryer that's only a year old and we need to keep the condenser coil panel open to let things dry out or our clothes smell musty, even though I've been meticulous about cleaning the coils after almost every load. I even have a portable vacuum cleaner next to the dryer to make sure as little lint as possible gets deep into the coils. It's just a really poor design on Samsung's part.

I only recommend old school commercial style washer dryers. Function over style and it actually is cost effective/ efficient for the slight inefficiency versus complexity and life span.

@bootsowen

4 ай бұрын

I am pretty sure that these machines will use way less electric in their lifetime than a heater vented dryer. If they both last as long then this type has to be more efficient.

Worth doing it, thank you sir

Just the video I needed to sort out a noisy tensioner wheel !

heat exchanger fin comb straightens the bent fins

Hi guys, if your aeg/Electrolux/zanussi heat pump dryer is running 30 minutes normally and then giving e60 (e63 in test mode) just checked the upper capasitor which should be 10uf. You will see it is around 4.5 - 5.0 that is a fault.. I finally solved it. Just replace the 10uf capasitor (the above one, connected to engine motor), no soldering or antything, it is plug and play. Buy it from an electronic market showing the old faulty one, do not buy it from an AEG or other brand shoppers. Otherwise it will be 10 times expensive. There is space to place it into the machine,, so the new one can be a little fat or long, no matter, just be carefull for the values like voltage etc. They are not polarized so you can attach the 2 cables whatever you want. You don't need to disassebly tumble or any thing. Just get the back top and right panel, you will see the 10uf capasitor lying horizontally. Fyi, the below one is 18uf and you need to diassemble tumble and other things to get it back, but fourtunately you can measure it without disassemble.

yes, I know what I will be doing to my unit someday. worth it, I think it will work better or at least longer

Great video man. Wish I'd found it 24 hours ago 😀. Spent yesterday stripping our DV90 down as the HC code keeps coming on. I was not brave enough to take the condenser out so cleaned the crud from the fins as best I could from the top with a long thin knife fit nicely and did a good job of unblocking. Only the front bit of the first coils was blocked up. The rest was very clean. Put it back together and it ran a load last might with no error so fingers crossed it worked. Next time it needs maintenence I'll whip the condenser out as well now I've sent your vid! 👍

@bootsowen

Жыл бұрын

As long as you get the dirt out to the front rather than pushing it in you can't really go wrong, a vacuum cleaner should help.

@peter-zk9cc

Жыл бұрын

@bootsowen it's working like a dream today. No HC codes and it's taking half the time to dry a load. Defo sorted it.

@kevinwalker4623

4 ай бұрын

One of my neighbors had this HC code. Turned out to be a restriction of the outside duct. We took a gas powered leaf blower and stuck in the vent to the outside. Covered his backyard in dryer lint. We guess the 90 degree turns caught a bunch of lint and slowed the exhaust that much. If the wife is home, use an electric leaf blower if you want her to stick around.

Lint is getting past the filter. Find the leak and seal it off. Also buy some Calgon no rinse coil cleaner and use it monthly aling with a squirt bottle filled with di water. You don’t want to keep tearing this spart. I had same issue with whirlpool. Cleaned it good once and after 4 years works perfectly.

Brilliant video, i know how to get it apart, but not the drum and condenser area, absolutly caked in dust, the one behing had about a 10mm solid blaket of fluff on it!

Hey, finally a video with a full cleaning. Thanks for it. I recently did the same for my dryer because water is not getting condensed, but did not make a difference. Could it be the air flow? I saw the front fan not spinning, and if I am right that takes air inside and circulates it. If so, how to test it? Looking forward to your thoughts.

Thanks for the video. I have to clean mine because it smells moldy inside and it makes my laundry stinky lol. Probably there is a lot of moldy fluff in that lower tray under the heat exchangers

I have an Electrolux 8oo series dryer, I often clean it with vacuum accessories but not perfect solution.But I think I will adapt a pice of filter like those one for the vacuum cleaner or the extractor to put in front of condenser.

Great job!!!!

Great to see someone fixing things! I think an additional measurement to consider for performance is time. Would be interesting to see how much faster it was once cleaned!

@bootsowen

11 ай бұрын

I don't think it was that much faster, I am using it daily at the moment, and allowing the blades to clog up again, depending on my mood I may take it apart again and give it a powerwashing and do the tests you suggest.

@madhucks

11 ай бұрын

@@bootsowen If you do tear it down again, have a look at where the air might be bypassing or escaping the circuit? Seems odd that there was soo much debris loose inside the casing?

@pr0xZen

10 ай бұрын

​@@madhucksFixed a few. Some have a bad seal between the lint filter and the hole it sticks into, some don't have a seal there at all. If the bottom hinge or closing side-edges of the filter are torn, cracked or poorly aligned, lint will get past the filter that way. Some filter units just have a bad, poorly thought through design that is inherently incapable of making a proper seal along the sides when closing the fold-out filter. Some heat pump dryers, slightly older Whirlpool ones especially, may have poor alignment between the plastic parts of the condenser housing, that the bottom secondary filter unit's seal presses against, forming a sharp uneven ridge across the mating surface of that filter unit's seal. And of that misalignment ridge causes more than a millimeter or so difference in depth, that sharp straight angle ridge becomes too much for the rather stiff seal on the secondary filter unit to conform fully to that surface. Causing a leak past the secondary filter that way. On the most recent one I fixed, the filter unit itself sealed together well, but there was no seal between that and the hole (the lip along the edge that the filter unit rests on). Just plastic on plastic with significant wiggle room. Not even a friction fit, so maybe an oversight in production; it sure seems like there _should_ be a seal there, but no sign of one ever being installed. I just cut to shape and stuck on some low profile silcone rubber seal strip for doors and windows, along the edge that the filter unit rests on. Hasn't seen any more signs of bypassing lint after 4 months of near daily use. But make sure you really clean the surface 100% first, and to buy good quality strip for this, especially the adhesive bit. As most such sealing strip is not really made for this kind of heat. The silicone strip can usually take it, but the adhesive on the cheap stuff tends to give up very quickly because of the heat.

@caseyallan7483

8 ай бұрын

We have a whirlpool heat pump dryer and it has the internal double filter in the doorspace but also has a prefilter before the cooling fins to keep them cleaner. I wish our Samsung one did!

@MrAdamtheplumber

5 ай бұрын

@@pr0xZen what make/model would you fit/recommend in your own home if you was to buy one?

Great video! I have had the same dryer from new but 9kg. There is no extra filter missing. The comb that comes with it is rubbish. Looks like I need to make a morning free and get down to cleaning!!!

You've done an amazing job cleaning those fins that are so close together & fragile!👍 There are videos on cleaning air conditioning condensers that present similar challenges. Sorry its a bit late on this job now 😜 Apparently there's condenser 'combs' that are like metal nit combs that can get between the fins, clean & align them again. Also with foam detergents to get right through the gaps & clean better. Maybe if you ever decide to venture into a future rebuild they may help 👍

@bootsowen

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips. This is a whole discipline that I know nothing about but I like to give it a go.

@santouchesantouche2873

Жыл бұрын

​​@@bootsowen You can use a gerni and pressure wash the fins

Great job! Now I have to go through all this on my own. My machine lasted 5 years of intense usage - which was extended warranty period and failed ultimately just one month after. By the way - first thing I did when I saw how much dust goes into the heat exchanger: I made additional sponge filters and placed them in front of radiator. I guess without them it would stop working much sooner.

@bootsowen

9 ай бұрын

Could you post a video of what you did making filters? I want to do this. I bought the proper sponge filter but it is for a later model I think so it doesn’t fit my one.

@jarekwyrzykowski1762

9 ай бұрын

I just cut a rectangle sized 225 by 125 mm simply because that's the size of air intake to heat exchangers chamber. It is made of regular synthetic sponge that comes with computer parts like graphic cards etc. I is about 8mm thick, I guess anything between 5 and 10 mm will be just fine. Just make sure air goes through it without much resistance. It will catch whatever dust made it past the original filter and eventually get clogged, so it's important to take the sponge out and wash away all contamination frequently. Oh, and please mind that dimensions of the DIY sponge filter may need to be different depending on exact model of your machine. Just finished reassembling, soon I'm gonna find out how it works after cleaning the inside... @@bootsowen

@iordachenicolaev

8 ай бұрын

Miele uses a double mesh filter and a 5cm thick sponge filter. But for intense use... I'm not sure it would last. And the cheapest costs more than double what an Electrolux costs.

@inspektor.

7 ай бұрын

Sponge 30 PPI is ok?

@xm1040

7 ай бұрын

​@@iordachenicolaev Mine also has the double mesh and sponge filter and still found fluff and dust in the heasink. What's worse, fine dust with humidity gets compacted inside the heasink so the only way to fully clean it is tear it down. I was thinking on adding a fine cotton filter in front of the sponge to prevent that fine dust getting in.

Intressting Video !

Thank you very much for this video. I was able to take my dryer apart and to wash whole dirty bottom. I have exact same model. But somehow i ended up with 2 screws more than before, so i guess nothing important :S

Hola mi secadora huele a humedad . Por que huele mal? Muchas gracias excelente video.

First class video on cleaning these nightmare machines. A through and intelligent approach. I will only be convinced to buy a heat pump dryer when the manufacturers improve their designs to make them much more serviceable and perhaps even introduce a 'temporary exchange and full factory overhaul' service free of charge within a sensible 10 year full parts and labour guarantee. Otherwise this is just going to be a massive boost to the trow-away society.

@bootsowen

10 ай бұрын

I think the more recent ones of these have another filter in front of the fins to catch the last of the crap. I also reckon that the previous owner dried clothes that hadn't been cleaned, like wet workwear, it came from a farm, so dust and dirt in there makes sense. I can't see you getting a 10 year service warranty, but I've been looking for a reason to eat my hat!

@leza4453

10 ай бұрын

I agree with your post! What a waste to produce something, that will be clogged with normal use in a short time and then cannot be easily cleaned.

@herraghty

6 ай бұрын

​@@bootsowenabout that additional foam filter for the heat exchanger. My model, like this one, doesn't have one. I'm considering sticking one in there anyway as I'm in the middle of taking the machine apart and the fluff inside the machine is unbelievable! This despite cleaning the lint filter after every use and regularly vacuuming the bottom one. What do you think of a second filter down at the bottom?

Thanks for the informative video. My dryer runs for about 5-10 mins then it just stops. No heat. Im gonna be honest and say I did not know about the fins that needs cleaning and it was all backed up. Cleaned it but still no heat or error code. Started to dismantle the machine but i cannot see the heatpump starting at all when Im doing test runs with cover off so maybe there is a blown thermistor or something that prevents the heatpump from activating?

Just did this today and came here to see if anyone else had, your vid is almost step for step what I did :) These things are definitely designed to fail. The drain holes on mine were nearly completely blocked and with no easy way to do this maintenance the vast majority will end up getting scrapped when they fail, it’s so wasteful. Hopefully this vid will help lots of people extend the life of these far-from-cheap units, nice work 👍

@caseyallan7483

8 ай бұрын

The repair tech that worked on mine today said they were designed poorly. I have a whirlpool heat pump one and it has a LOT more filter components to keep lint out of there

Seeing this is a lot like a AC system, (window, mini split, central AC,) in style, I would use a coil cleaner and water combo, spray/soak with coil cleaner then just rinse. I wouldn't bother with compressed air until afterwards as it also dries it off. I hear simply green works very well as well. Very nice work here.

@bootsowen

6 ай бұрын

AC is not particularly common in the UK, so the knowledge isn't here. If I was doing it again I would use a pressure washer and not worry about it.

@blazetownsend8785

6 ай бұрын

@@bootsowen I apologize for my lack of clarity. Think of heat pumps and understand they are AC. I understand your meaning though. Same tech and also why I made a list, though I should have said heat pump instead of mini split but I was worried that would have been more confusing. I found your video when I was searching for how the internals look in a Samsung Heat pump dryer as I recently got one in the USA. Works amazingly by the way, but I wanted to see what kinds of maintenance I would need to do and your unit was almost identical to mine outside minor differences in power cords. I have experience cleaning condenser and evaporator coils as I have a heat pump mini split and water heater already so I shared what I could to hopefully help. I noticed that UK can only order Simple Green online, but the idea is to use a degreaser. Using a all purpose cleaner/degreaser and let it soak for 5 minutes and rinse off can make quick work of the job.

Thanks for the video. I needed something just like that - to see the overall principle of assembly because I am investigating mold smell. I keep everything clean, I use only clean filters before using the machine and still mold smell came.

@bootsowen

Жыл бұрын

Are you drying it until it is completely dry?

@shotgun600

Жыл бұрын

@@bootsowen, yes. I am 100% sure that the smell comes from something like that plastic part under the 2 radiators from your video. My dryer is Beko, but I am sure that everything is very similar. The pump can't take 100% of the water and some water always stays. After time mold starts to grow from it.

Great job.

@bootsowen

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Merci from belgium Samsung égal beko

Nice job mate, very thorough. I like your work. I was thinking it might be worth trying the foaming spray you can buy to clean the fins on air conditioning units? It might work well to get the last of the gubbins out. What do you think?

@bootsowen

Жыл бұрын

I'm not a big fan of buying stuff, I think this machine is clean enough now. I hadn't heard of the foam until the comments on this video. If I had used the foam without dismantling the machine there was so much dirt that I believe it would have clogged everything further along.

Respect!

hmmmm considering it's enclosed i wonder if you could do some tactical hits with a hose to progressively dislodge the gunk, we've had one for 5+ years now it stopped working and upon asking if she also cleaned the condenser she asked the what? and yea 90% of the fins were bent over and i almost needed a wire brush to remove the crud >.

Did this job also to my Haier heat pump tumble dryer. I had an error message that was related to no heating and it didn't dry the clothes. Now I don't get the error any longer but still no heat. I'm thinking the gas has escaped from the installation during some bumpy rides on the stairs. Anyone? Suggestions? Thoughts?

Hi, Just watched your condenser cleaning video. We clean ours but not as easy as the front handle bit is plastic rivetted in place. (Just had a look and ours can't be shown in public, needs a clean). I wonder if a steam generator wand would help getting into those fine spaces between the fins.

@bootsowen

Жыл бұрын

Steam might help, it seemed to be a balance between pressure but not too much pressure, If the dirt is damp then it washes off easier. I was tempted to give it a shot of the powerwasher, but I didn't want to bend it again. I ordered a new filter to replace the missing one.

I am always surprised how bad are these things designed. The question is whether this is intentional or careless on the part of the designers. Or the result of a drastic reduction in production costs. If the evaporator and condenser were slightly larger, the density of the fins could be halved and the fibers would not settle as easily. Primarily, the air filter system should be far better resolved.

@anubaral

4 ай бұрын

ye but less fins means larger radiator wich means more gas and more material aka more expensive, it' a shit design anyway, a normal condenser is much easier, just pull out the rad, wash it, put it back, that's it, 5 minute job

@Mexicano955

4 ай бұрын

It's designed to fail so you can buy a new one every other year 😡

Thanks for the answer Some sold them with a text Selvcleaning Condenser.. I though the condenser was a plate with pipes on so the Dust was falling off But when it is build like that will all dust be in the Condenser and Evaporator.. Why have the company not let the bottom to be opening. So it is easier to Clean up.. Sorry my English. best regards and thanks for the Answer..

Hi i have heatpump dryer it doesn't condense even after running it few hours cloths get warm but dont get dry.. all filters cleaned evaporator cleaned and compressor is running any please help

Thanks i fix my samsung dryer

@adamd8345

3 ай бұрын

Again 😂😅

So they integrated the lint filter with the condenser and evaporator, good thinking Samsung. 😏

There is no additional filer on these ones? Mine has a pretty dense filter in front of the cores. The lint trap does not catch everything. Thanks for the video, i learned a lot from it!

@bootsowen

6 ай бұрын

Not on this model, I am planning to make one, but it takes ages for the fins to get clogged when you are drying clean clothes, so I might not bother!

Brother u did a great job here kutos

Cant you add a simple square filter before the heat exchangers?

Alguém sabe a pressão de trabalho desse equipamento

Cracking video. I did similar on a bosch unit but it was still not working post rebuild... Now think it needs re-gased, any tips on doing that?

@bootsowen

Жыл бұрын

No idea. Maybe a car ac place could do it if you took out the unit? It can’t be that difficult for someone who knows. But I’m not that person!!

@zodiark2456

3 ай бұрын

if it needs to be regassed then it means it has a leak so your gonna need to fix the leak first

bosch iq700 2 filters front. because of this, he does not clog so much

so it's not obvious for samsung to add filter for the dryer 🤦‍♂

Great video. Mine is suddenly not drying anymore so was thinking it might be the thermostat. Not sure where it is though, was hoping your video would show me. But didn’t see it. 😒

@bootsowen

5 ай бұрын

Have you checked the elements and the bottom

@GulliverLine

5 ай бұрын

I have, was hardly anything there and didn´t help removing the little fluff that was there.

Just bought a Logik (Currys) heat pump dryer with this same design flaw - no secondary filter down in front of the condenser. Would you recommend adding a filter like some foam? That is what I am thinking of doing. It might extend the life by a couple of years until I need to do a strip down like yours, which really is almost inevitable.

@bootsowen

7 ай бұрын

I would recommend only drying clothes which are properly washed not clothes that are dirty and wet from rain. And cleaning the foyer and element regularly

i have the Amica WTP 14322 its the same model but the heating is wrong

This will likely be a useful video to me when the 5 year warranty runs out on my DV80TA020AE/EU or sooner if they decide its our fault. It appears from outside to be of same poor design. First warranty repair for non functioning condenser was at just 9 or 10 months old from new. We had been doing all suggested lint filter and condenser brushing at front of unit. Rather than just cleaning up the internals, they actually replaced the whole floor assembly of condenser unit and motors etc. What a waste, replaced nearly all the expensive bits. We have since also been regularly vacuuming the condensor from the front panel as well as using the short brush provided. Its now lasted about another 15-16 months since last repair/replacement but is now taking hours to finish and not collecting much water, so have booked another repair.

@Tottorul

8 ай бұрын

they are made to brake. and both samsung and the store will claim bad maintenance. but its peactically impossible to maintain them

Can’t you put a filter , or modify the case to be able to gain access

Thank you, that was very interesting, especially your summary of figures at the end. We have a Hotpoint Aqualtis and the heat exchange unit looks the same. I have tried internal cleaning although not the the same extent as you did and it blocks again very quickly. It drives my wife mad as she usually spends a lot of time on her knees cleaning as much of the compressor condenser as she can see, but it seems as though there is little point. What really irritates her is the stuff in the condenser fins is wet and she said it stinks, so what will that do to the laundry? Could it cause Legionnaires disease? None of the manufacturers seem to recognise or comment this problem. Your example was a Samsung, ours is a Hotpoint and my cousin has the same problem with a Bosch! I think we will revert to a 'normal' condensing dryer. @ Myklex

great video mate. Any idea where is the sensor that tells the machine if the lint filter is in or not? Mine just comes up with error to replace the filter but the filter is in. Dryer won't start because of that. Thanks for any help

@bootsowen

6 ай бұрын

I don't think there is a sensor for that.

@wecanallski

5 ай бұрын

@@bootsowen hey mate. Just for anyone out there maybe come across the same issue. I fixed it. When shaking out the lint filters what I didn't know at the time, a magnet broke out of a place in the filter and came off. It's an earth magnet. The magnet opens a solenoid switch that is inside the case at the door side. Found another earth magnet to glue in place and it works fine. Took me ages to figure out 😅🤣. Hope this may help someone if they have the same accident with it 🤣. All the best

How do the fins get so bent and damaged like that in normal operation?

Nice video! I've got the same feeling that it can't be good with so much crud on the condenser, but it looks like a fair bit of work to tear down the whole machine to clean it out. Wondering if I should just try to blow it out with compressed air (the crud's got to go somewhere though). Or just sell mine while it still works and get a new one :) In hindsight do you think it was worth it for the efficiency gain? The one off measurement you took after the cleanup didn't look to save all that much. How do the condenser fins look now 3 months on?

@bootsowen

Жыл бұрын

If you blow that much dirt it then it can only block the second element and the pump. Taking it apart to clean is quite easy. As for selling it and buying a new one that depends on how much your time is worth. I prefer to figure stuff out and do it myself rather than working to pay tax and then pay someone else to do something like this for me. I can’t imagine how much a full strip down would cost. I imagine a similar amount to a new machine. As to whether it is more efficient? Hard to say. Sometimes it wouldn’t work before cleaning and it does now. Mine had bent fins so that had to be repaired too. I wonder how something could get so dirty. There was a lot of clay dust in mine which suggests that the previous owners used it to dry clothes that hadn’t been cleaned. Bit strange. Since cleaning, occasionally there is a little fluff in there. But usually nothing. We wash our clothes first

@santouchesantouche2873

Жыл бұрын

The lint filters are unable to arrest lint that are a few micron big and so that small stuff just accumulates. Some units have an extra sponge filter that can be washed. I've even seen a Russian guy on YT put stainless steel mesh as an extra measure to mitigate

@herraghty

6 ай бұрын

​@@santouchesantouche2873I'm definitely considering adding in a custom mesh filter. It needs something more!

Excellent work!..but does this dryer have self cleaning function?

@bootsowen

Жыл бұрын

Lol

On condensers with smashed fins - if the leading edge of the fins protrude from the pipes/channels a bit - I have had good success straightening them out using hair combs. I have accumulated a "set" of combs over the years I use for this (its not limited to condensers/radiators on dryers or even home appliances). So I have a bunch now, with different size of the prongs and spacings between them. Its easiest if the top, bottom or both ends of the fins are open, because then you can start a little further back on the fins where they're much closer to straight, and you can get the whole comb in there (one that fits the fin spacing but with more room for each fin between them). Then gently walk it down along the fins and out the other end. Do a few passes, then move on to the next comb with slightly smaller spaces for the fins, gradually straightening them out. If you go for the ideal fit right away, the bent fins usually put up too much resistance and if you force it too much at that point, they can crumple and tear. I've found hardresser/barber combs to be most useful and suited, as they're commonly metal and can be had with tighter spacing and thinner prongs. Plastic combs with thin prongs are prone to easily break if you use the for this stuff. Metal combs are usually more forgiving and remain more structurally sound after you cut the ends off too, if you need to do this with a fairly wide condenser/radiator where you can't reach all the fins from the sides. As you can't just stick a "full normal" comb in there - the ends of the comb are way too big and will obviously crush the fins.

@bootsowen

10 ай бұрын

It's a good idea, you must do a lot of work on these machines.

@pr0xZen

10 ай бұрын

@@bootsowen I buy dryers and washers from folks that sell good, attractive units really cheap just to get rid of them, often during moving. I try to only take on machines that only need a proper clean/servicing, to mimimize the required expenses, labor and turnover time - but some needing repair do sneak past my filter now and then. I give them a proper full deep clean so they look spotless, take good pics, research some links for good reviews, price history and user manuals, and do a very solid write-up that by the end of reading prospective buyers feel invested - then post them for sale on used marketplace. In USD equivalent, all in all I'm usually out maybe 50-70 bucks on the unit, fuel for transport and cleaning consumables, a couple of hours of work, and bring in 275 to 350 on the sale. It's just a solo side gig, but the money is good and the market endless. Everyone needs a washer, many need a dryer, people like upgrading appliances (especially free standing ones), people are moving all the time, many are moving to where there these kinds appliances are already present - or simply do not have a car to move them around. And if you _do_ take on units needing small repairs, these are relatively simple machines so there's not really that many parts to go wrong with them. So fixes are fairly easy and don't require much skill, especially with KZread and google to help you.

@bootsowen

10 ай бұрын

I agree. I have pretty much taught myself how to do all of the repairs from reading and watching YT. Some of the electronics mystifies me. but I am attempting board repairs and sometimes succeeding, no repair person would ever do that, just a new parts swop. and for control boards and such it is too expensive usually. but as you know you can buy used machines for very little, people get new kitchens and want new appliances or renters move and the new place has appliances already. or they just don't have the means to move them. works for you. and it's always worth keeping a used item going even if it takes some time and ingenuity than throwing it out. good work!

@bootsowen

10 ай бұрын

let me know if you post some videos, I watch a guy in usa who posts videos about laundromats, but his brother has an appliance repair business, similar to you but maybe on a bigger scale. People love business/money/how to/repair videos, second income stream from YT?

@pr0xZen

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely! I do microelectronics repair as a 2nd sidegig, from iphone pcb work to medical gear, and lesrned pretty much all of it from Jessa and Louis here on YT, plus eevblog and badcaps forums etc. So repairing appliance PCBs is comfort food :) it's usually fairly "rough and basic" electronics, and failure modes are very similar. Samsung washers for instance. Some of those machines are great performers, but notorious repeators for just 1-3 different failures/fixes. And often the warranty repair guys just replace the whole module but usually the new module has the same weakness. But actually fixing it so it doesn't happen again? Nah.

Hey man I have a silvercrest swt 8a1 i bought from a retailer at a discount price. The timer programs work perfectly fine but all of the automatic programs do not work properly: The machine starts running but then after 20ish minutes the program stops and the machine displays End as in end of the program. And the clothes are still wet. With timer programs this does not happen and the machine goes all the way to the end by heating and everything and the clothes come out warm and dry. I thought the moisture sensor was faulty or unplugged but its just two metal plates with no electronics. I found continuity between the metal stripes and the respective pins on the plug that goes into the card. The specific card on this machine works fine because it was on another machine and the auto programs worked fine on it. The only thing that is left now is that the sensor wasn't plugged in the right spot in the card and i can see that there are 3 other spots empty on the card. Do you have any suggestions ? Would it be safe for me to plug the sensor plug in these 3 spots to test the machine or could that cause damage to it ?

@bootsowen

2 ай бұрын

surely, if you bought it from a retailer you could bring it back to a retailer.

It is way better to avoid tilting the compressor of any refrigeration system, the oil inside may flow where it is not supposed to be and cause troubles when turned on before it has enough time to flow back. The "enough time" is often specified as at least a day, so pretty long time if you want to try it after servicing is done.

@anubaral

4 ай бұрын

at least a day my ass, it's the thumb rule, the time it require to rest equally the time it was tilted.

Should have looked at this before buying as second hand Samsung, life is pain.

Hi . Thank you for your video. I'm struggling now with the connections on the compressor 😢 I just forget to take a picture before. Can you help me please ? Thanks

@bootsowen

6 ай бұрын

Not really, but there are compressor wiring diagrams on the internet. It is just a fridge compressor.

@gazman187

3 ай бұрын

You have probably got sorted but for anyone else who does the same (I almost fell foul myself) - if looking at the compressor whilst standing at the rear of the machine (motor right in front of you) - White is at 12 o'clock, Red is at 4 o'clock, Black is at 8 o'clock.

Oh I'm putting that in my van for an air conditioner

Why are the fins so bent? I didn't catch that in the video, sorry if I missed the explanation! I always thought they would be straight as an arrow to improve airflow.

@bootsowen

8 ай бұрын

The previous owner tried to clean it with a hammer?

excellent video! The best i found over the net in 2 hours of browsing. Thank you! My issue, should you be kind to help me out, is that it stopped get the clothes dry. It doesn't drain any water into the collection tank, and the clothes are wet in a warm way. It's getting warm however not hot. Before jumping into tearing it down, any idea what should the issue be? Thank you in advance!

@bootsowen

10 ай бұрын

Do you think it could be the issue shown in this video? Or do you think there is something else?

@g159713

10 ай бұрын

@@bootsowen i have to check the pump ( samsung b13-6aa01120) if it needs a replacement, cause i see a security mechanism on it that could prevent the dryer from normal functioning in case of water flooding. if that is not the case, i am thinking the extreme hot weather that we have at the moment, could? affect the thermostat in some weird way? no idea.

@leza4453

10 ай бұрын

​@@g159713I have the same issue. If you find a solution, I would be glad to hear it!

@g159713

10 ай бұрын

so I torn it apart, cleaned everything thoroughly, still not working. no heat generated at all, cycles as normal though, without condensing any water. Could the coolant be the issue? Or any thermostat? any idea?

@g159713

9 ай бұрын

So I did take everything apart once again, this time the condenser as well, I put it on the tub and washed it extensively. after the condenser got dry, because there were still remnants, I set it on fire! Yes, the front unit I set it on fire and most of the remnants are now gone. Very clean indeed. The dryer is now working, in a funny way though. it gets the clothes dry, it's getting hot nice and well, however, it doesn't condense any water on the tray! Nothing! No idea why, thought that the coolant is gone, however I set it to run without any housing, and it seems that the front part is getting hot and the rear is cool. not that cool though. I then noticed that the cooler fan, that sits on the front right lower edge was not spinning, so I removed it and tested it, and it's fine. If the coolant was gone then it wouldn't get the front evaporator hot nor the rear condenser cool, but I guess it's not as cool as it should? no idea. any help will be really appreciated. the water I think gets evaporated and goes away from the dryer. the laundry room doesn't seem to have any significant humidity, but it should be cause the weather is quite dry and the window is always open. Any idea plz?

My hotpoint has a secondary filter box that inserts directly in front of the condenser attached to the the plastic cover you take out to reveal the condenser. Does your design not have one or is it missing?

@bootsowen

7 ай бұрын

This machine doesn’t have any. Some do. Some don’t!

Get your self a water pic tooth cleaner. They are great for blasting out small enclosed spaces. I like cleaning out my washing machines detergent draw as it blasts out the mould and keeps it clean.

@bootsowen

5 ай бұрын

I have one. I reckon in this instance all it would do is push the lint and dirt further in.

I got Miele eco comfort heat pump dryer. It’s the biggest pain in the bum! As it’s got to be cleaned constantly mine has 3 different filters, if you don’t it stops drying and working all together sometimes as “clean airways” light comes on and it will start to take ages to dry… 🙄 So every time I run Henry the hoover around I usually go in the cupboard in the hallway where the dryer is and hoover everything out once or twice a week. But for 27p electricity an hour I am willing to put up with it annoying that it is 💯😂

Hi we just bought a second hand one of these its a functioning but its not getting hot in the drum just warm is this right? Or has the heater gone caput

@bootsowen

Жыл бұрын

There’s no real heater like a normal tumble. So it only gets warm like you say. Don’t open the door or you let the slightly heated air out and the machine will fall out of love with you.