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ellieut
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Posted: Mon Nov 19th, 2007 15:10 |
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My recently acquired second hand asko t760 sucks lint into the heatiing element causing fire, smoke and mayhem. I have spent over $300 replacing the heating element and for the repair guy to come out and open the darned machine only to find WADS of lint inside the heating element twice now. Thought I would be smart and add a second filter using an old filter screen (thought that was the problem so bought a new one) and duct taped it between the lint filter and the door vent but it overheated the dryer in like 30 seconds from so much lint covering it.
How on earth is the lint passing through the vent system and getting into the heating element? And how can I stop this from happening? For the amount I have spent I could have bought a new dryer!
Thank you oh appliance guru. I bow before thee.
PS I cleaned out the fan multiple times, that wasn't the problem. Last edited on Mon Nov 19th, 2007 15:30 by ellieut
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Posted: Mon Nov 19th, 2007 15:53 |
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I have never seen an Asko, but have you made sure the dryer vent from the dryer to the outside is not blocked???
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Posted: Mon Nov 19th, 2007 15:59 |
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hello Pegi
Yes, I have made sure of that, and I also replaced the vent hose last week just in case there was something wrong with it. Also took the vent piece out of the wall and vacuumed it well, made sure there was no blocked opening.
I vacuumed the inside of the machine multiple times as well and we cleaned out all the plastic vent pipes on the inside to make sure that wasn't the problem either. One of the pipes has a huge opening where the heater element takes in air and I assume the lint is getting in from there.
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Posted: Mon Nov 19th, 2007 17:26 |
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Good, well we are now gonna have to wait for those that know the Asko dryers to log on and see your question as I have no clue....
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Posted: Tue Nov 20th, 2007 02:20 |
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| wondering if "Samurai" has any thoughts on this one? Thanks for your help
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Posted: Tue Nov 20th, 2007 02:29 |
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| does the lint filter fit it's housing properly? shouldn't be any gaps aroung the filter and the housing.
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Posted: Tue Nov 20th, 2007 02:34 |
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Pegi and appl.tech both had good comments. I would just add to Pegi's line of thinking: a dryer vent can be clear of lint and still be a bad vent because of kinks or crimps in the hose. See this page for more:
http://fixitnow.com/wp/2007/09/12/dryer-takes-forever-to-dry-a-load-of-clothes/
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ellieut
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Posted: Tue Nov 20th, 2007 13:41 |
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There are gaps in the filter housing, very small but enough to allow some lint through, but I can't see anyway to stop up the gaps without affecting how the filter sits inside the housing.
I read over the venting and am going to purchase the rigid vent ducting, since I do have one of the thin flexible aluminum ones on there currently. Thank you for the links.
I appreciate everyones help with this, it has been a nightmare and now perhaps I understand better what to do with the airflow and hopefully this will help!
Pegi was a great help over in kitchen appliances, as I blew up my stove this weekend and now I have a functioning stove! Woohoo! You all ROCK!
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Posted: Thu Nov 22nd, 2007 01:01 |
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In my opinion, unless space is a concern in your laundry room, you shouldn't have wasted all that money on an Asko, especially a second hand one.
The dryer lint chute and the air duct on these are made of flimsy plastic , and it is easy for the vent ducting inside these dryers to fall apart and even be installed incorrectly. Double check and make sure somebody didn't try to change this to a side vent.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26th, 2007 14:13 |
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Cool thing is that it was given to me for free by someone who inherited it when they bought a new home, so no wasted money there, just on repairs, lol.
I am waiting for my ducting to arrive, will try that and then if no luck I will be buying a new dryer because this is ridiculous.
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Posted: Sun Dec 2nd, 2007 06:52 |
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| If it is an older unit, there are 2 holes in the back plastic duct, inside the dryer, that just happen to be directly below the heater. These holes should be blocked, as they are the source of excess lint getting into the heater. I use aluminium tape to block the holes.
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Posted: Sun Dec 2nd, 2007 15:08 |
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Ohhhh, good idea! I just bought some tape to tape up the new duct work so I can use that and give it a try. There are holes back there that I wondered about.
The new venting is helping, the only time I get the burning smell is if I put a large load in (think more than 3 twin sheets size load) so I am happy with the rigid duct work. Pain the a** to put in since I am not strong enough to move the darned dryer/washer stack alone more than a few inches, lol.
Will try the tape now and let you know what happens.
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Posted: Thu Dec 6th, 2007 18:27 |
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I can't get to the inside ducts without taking the back off the dryer, big DUH for me. But having the duct work taped air tight has made a big difference and I have not (knock on wood) had the burning smell except when my daughter put a very fuzzy way too large for the dryer blanket in when I wasn't home. I am guessing since it couldn't toss it around well, it was blocking airflow. Anyway, she is banned from using the machine now, lol.
So far, so good with the rest of the loads. Thanks again for everyone's help.
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Posted: Tue Sep 2nd, 2008 00:10 |
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What is the reason for the 2 holes in the plastic duct? I too put alum tape over them, but something keeps telling me that they are there for a reason-? We still have to put the dryer back together after we replace a bearing, which we will buy tomorrow.
I hate to leave the holes "open" because the lint does go right up into the heating element, but am I doing the dryer any harm by blocking them?
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aj.appliance
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Posted: Sat Sep 13th, 2008 12:25 |
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Asko updated there filter housing. New ones have gaskets that seal around the filter. Also, be careful when removing the filter to clean it. I found that when the are removed too quickly, the lint will fall off and fall into the housing. The next time you start the dryer, it gets suck into the unit.
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