Lint Filter - Fisher & Paykel DEGX1 Service Manual

The lid must be closed before the drying cycle can start. If Start/Pause is pressed with the lid open,
the dryer will beep, signalling the lid needs to be closed. Once the lid has been closed and
Start/Pause is pressed, the lidlock will be activated and the cycle begins.
If the power fails, either from a power cut or having been switched off at the wall, the lid may be
opened. In some circumstances the drum door may not be in the open position. When the power is
restored the dryer will automatically recommence the drying cycle as long as the lid is shut.
If it is absolutely necessary to remove the load before the power is
restored, follow the steps below:
1. Ensure the dryer is disconnected from the power supply.
2. Open the lid (this will already be unlocked).
3. On the left hand side of the dryer there is a thumb tab that appears
when the drum is not open. Press the thumb tab and rotate the
drum by hand towards the back of the machine.
4. Hold the thumb tab down until the drum door starts opening.
5. Keep rotating the drum until the door is fully open and the drum
comes to a stop.
6. The clothes can now be removed.
7. Close the lid once the clothes have been removed.
8. Re-connect the power supply to the dryer.
The drum door will automatically close and the dryer will resume normal
operation when power is restored.
3.5.4

Lint Filter

Lint laden air passes through the small
holes in the outlet end of the drum (the
small holes around the lint bucket). The lint
removal system is directly behind these
holes. As this air moves through the holes
it is forced through the lint filter. The fan
then sucks the air down through the duct
and out the back of
the dryer.
The lint filter in the
SmartLoad™ dryer
is circular and is
positioned next to the drum. When the
drum rotates the lint filter rotates with it.
The filter is made of very fine 200-micron mesh. All clothes dryers produce potentially flammable lint.
Use of a fine mesh enables a lint filter to catch more lint from the air before it reaches the exhaust
ducting. That reduces the possibility of any blockages or hazards caused by the accumulation of lint.
There is a scraper situated on the top of the lint collecting housing which the filter moves past. Where
the lint on the filter builds up, the lint begins to touch the scraper, and is automatically scraped off.
Because the scraper is directly above the lint bucket it falls straight in.
The scraper helps achieve consistent airflow throughout the drying cycle by continuously removing any
accumulated lint from the mesh of the filter.
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Lint Filter