Cleaning a tumble dryer heat exchanger

The heat exchanger takes the steam produced during the drying process and turns it back into water. Over time lint and fluff can build up on your tumble dryer's heat exchanger, which can have a negative effect on its ability to effectively remove moisture from the air and your laundry. If there is debris in the heat exchanger, this will increase the amount of time required for drying and will compromise the drying results. We recommend cleaning the heat exchanger several times a month if you use the dryer more than twice a week. To clean the heat exchanger safely, please follow our step by step guide shown below.

1. Allow the dryer to cool down and place an absorbent cloth beneath the maintenance flap. Please note that residual water may leak out.
2. Open the maintenance flap fully.
3. Turn both levers towards each other.
4. Remove the top cap from the heat exchanger.
5. Remove the heat exchanger unit.
6. Flush water through the heat exchanger from all sides to completely remove residual fluff. You may wish to do this under running water. Please only use water to clean the heat exchanger, and do not use any hard objects or objects with sharp edges to remove fluff.
7. Remove all fluff from the seals on the dryer and on the heat exchanger.
8. Allow the water to drip off.
9. First insert the heat exchanger and then fit the heat exchanger’s top cap in place.
10. Turn both locking levers back and close the maintenance flap until it locks into place.
11. Close the maintenance flap and press on it until you feel it click into place.