stevet
Well-known member
We have a model DLEX3570 LG electric dryer which has always given us the "Air Flow' error D80. This happens long before the lint screen is clogged and usually about when the clothes are fully dried. The filter is cleaned after every load of clothes and if not, then immediately prior to drying the next load.
At first we saw that the lint filter chamber would collect lint inside the frame of the filter housing so we vacuumed and brushed it out and still the error. I made sure that the exhaust duct was not crushed behind the machine and brushed out the ducting and vacuumed that as well. That worked for a few weeks and then started again.
I recently brushed it out and vacuumed the duct work again as well as blew it out with the leaf blower which really resulted in a large amount of lint blowing out on to the roof so I felt I might have solved the issue. But lo and behold, it started to give the error again.
This seems to be a very common problem with LG Dryers as the error is a common topic on various LG forums but LG never seems to address the root cause of the problem.
Is there an inherent design flaw in the sensor or the software? I have noticed that the newer Dryers have a redesigned lint filter and housing which seems like it will capture more lint as well as not allow so much to get past the filter and out into the ductwork.
I don't think I need to ask if anyone else experienced the same issue but rather, has anyone found a viable solution to this annoying issue?
At first we saw that the lint filter chamber would collect lint inside the frame of the filter housing so we vacuumed and brushed it out and still the error. I made sure that the exhaust duct was not crushed behind the machine and brushed out the ducting and vacuumed that as well. That worked for a few weeks and then started again.
I recently brushed it out and vacuumed the duct work again as well as blew it out with the leaf blower which really resulted in a large amount of lint blowing out on to the roof so I felt I might have solved the issue. But lo and behold, it started to give the error again.
This seems to be a very common problem with LG Dryers as the error is a common topic on various LG forums but LG never seems to address the root cause of the problem.
Is there an inherent design flaw in the sensor or the software? I have noticed that the newer Dryers have a redesigned lint filter and housing which seems like it will capture more lint as well as not allow so much to get past the filter and out into the ductwork.
I don't think I need to ask if anyone else experienced the same issue but rather, has anyone found a viable solution to this annoying issue?
