Tdc44 - Asko TDC33 Service Manual

THE DRYING PROCESS

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The condensing tumble drier has two circulation
systems: one for drying air and one for cooling
air. The black arrows show the warm drying air,
and the white arrows the cooling air at room tem-
perature. The ridges in the drum prevent the clo-
thes from sticking to each other. On the way th-
rough the air extraction system the air passes a
humidity sensor. The sensor measures the amount
of humidity in the clothes. If you are using an
automatic program, the sensor indicates when the
clothes are dry.
AIR DRIER
Air at room temperature is heated by the heating
element and passes through the drum, where it
blows through the clothes and extracts the damp-
ness from them.
The air is filtered through the fluff filter in the
front door, goes down to the fan and onwards to
the condenser unit.
On its way through the condenser the saturated
air releases its water content. The extracted water
falls into a holder, from which it is either pum-
ped up to a water tank or taken out via a drain
hose to a floor drain or similar.
COOLING AIR
The condenser is cooled by air at room tempera-
ture, drawn in through the rear of the machine.
The air is blown through the condenser and ex-
hausts through a grille in the bottom hatch. If
the machine is built in, the air is drawn through
the gap between the floor and the bottom of the
machine.
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