Whirlpool Duet Washer Review

[mark_wpduet]

YAWN on that review

Although I would love that washer. Speaking of Duet Dryer Lint - YES!!! after a few years I took the bottom front panel off the dryer just because I was curious and I couldn't believe the amount of lint. I vacuumed for an hour and it's hard to get in places so I used my Rainbow vacuum to blow out hard to reach areas. AS I was doing this I was thinking I'm probably one of a very few people who would do this.

It just seems weird that the lint can get into all these areas that it shouldn't really be getting to.

 

[a440]

That lint build up is common even with a good vent run.  My HE3 Gas Dryer and an older Kenmore Gas dryer looks like this after just 1 year of use.  I don't understand it.  I clean the lint constantly after each large load.  Leave some of the lint on the screen if it is very light.  The dryer is always more packed with lint than the vent run outside.  It must be something to do with the design of the front blower.  I have always thought it had a very low volume flow of air even when clean.

 

Sounds like the washer is now clean as new!!

 

B

 

[DADoES]

 
Lint accumulation inside the dryer's cabinet is not related to the filter, it's related to how well the various parts are joined and sealed together.  My SmartLoad had a bit of stray lint accumulation in the cabinet after 10 years of use but it wasn't as much as I expected.  I added some foil duct tape to a couple interior connection joints when I reassembled it so will be interesting to see what's the effect the next time I need to open it up.

 

[a440]

That is a great idea Glen!  Although I love this dryer and the "low flow" air design....It does get clogged up with lint over time.

B

 

[gansky1]

The exhaust vent tube and fan duct are all painted black in the "new" KM HE4 dryer I just brought home. When I was cleaning and checking it out last night, I peeped into the tube from the back and could see light all around where the fan duct and straight tube are connected. I used some foil tape as Glen mentioned. The previous gas Duet I had ran for four years on about 8-10' of 4" metal rigid duct and there was only a light coating of dust inside the lower part of the machine, barely worth using a swiffer duster on.

 

[a440]

Greg that is so interesting about your gas Duet that you had not having lint after 4 years of use. 

Perhaps I need to to the tape from the blower to the exit as you did.  I also have a rigid 4" that is

about 6' long.  I know the tape would help the dryer inside, but I don't understand about the actual

rigid outer vent.  Curious about this one!