In this video we will show you How To Remove the Dryer Panels To Clean the Dryer Lint Filter. This channel and all videos for entertainment purposes only. Do your own research and use at your own risk.
I’ve used your video twice now. The entire job now takes me about an hour, once a year. It’s a quick, early winter job. You’ve save me the cost of having a repair person come out to do it. Thank you!
Great video. Really helped me. The lint buildup was my issue for sure. If you own this dryer, this is how you do it. Pro tip so everyone can learn from my mistakes: if you’re going to take the door off, make sure you put it back on before you assemble the dryer. Took me 45 minutes to get it back on with the dryer assembled, and it was a righteous pain in the ass.
What a terrific video! Thank you for the clear and concise instructions on how to take apart the dryer and get to all the hidden lint. I've spent years feeling concerned about the lint I suspected was lingering in all the nooks and crannies, and I felt frustrated that I couldn't reach all the areas where lint might be collecting. It took us just over an hour to get the job done, and now I have peace of mind!
Thank you so much! You saved us a ton of money on a repair man! My granddaughter stuck a Lego down in our lint trap and when I turned it on it made a horrible noise. My husband was going to get someone to fix it but I suspected she had stuck something down in there so I found your video and we were able to get it out ourselves. Gotta love RU-vid!
I was so glad to find this on RU-vid. I feel like I got lucky to find it. Everyone else just doesn't have the right dryer or doesn't take the front off to clean down through where the lint goes. Thank you for making this and making it so easy to understand, it's greatly appreciated.
I came across your video last night and did the work today. Took about 1 hour and your step by step was instrumental! Thank you very much for taking time to post this video!!!
Thank You for posting this! I’m absolutely positive lint is my issue with my dryer. I knew I’d have to take it apart but had no clue where to start. This was super informative and helpful. Thanks again!
I’ve been trying to find a video for my dryer! I used to pull apart my old dryer and clean her out. Now I’ve got one of these ones and I’d love to clean it without paying someone. Thank you sir for taking the time to share! Very much appreciated!
Thank you. I found your tutorial very helpful and easy to follow. I successfully did it even though my dryer is slightly different. The grey part that is the actual housing of the lint filter is 2 pieces. Also my dryer had 3 bundles of wires that I had to unplug. The big one was a challenge. You have gained a faithful follower. I am going to make a TikTok with the steps you so generously shared, I will credit you channel. Again, thank you so much for helping to make me successful in doing this task. I live very, very far from town and finding a repairman to come out and do this is very cost prohibitive.
Thank you so much for this tutorial!!! This helped myself (f) and my neighbor (f) fix her dryer in about 15min!!!! Thank you sooo much!! Saved her a huge bill I’m sure!!
Thank you! I've taken apart a Samsung dryer at our house but we have this Hotpoint/GE at a rental house. Although assembly looked similar, disassembly was very different. Apparently our tenants didn't ever clean the lint filter! Your video was super helpful and I disassembled and heavily cleaned it, back together and works. Took about two hours total. Thanks again!
I'm on my third attempt of cleaning that dang spot under the filter itself! Thanks so much for this video! Only one I've seen with my exact dryer/filter!
Thank you because I never would have tackled ours without your video to guide me! I gotta tell ya though we are buying a different dryer that's easier to access inside to clean it. With 2 dogs it builds up fast. Again thank you!!
This video helped me a ton, thanks for posting! I think you might have edited out mentioning the two front screws that are holding the top panel, but didn't take too long to find them.
This is exactly my dryer and with all the same problems. While I've been looking up how to remove excess lint because I've had this problem before and Really paid to have it cleaned out, thank you. Mostly for how to put it back together lol. I'm going to try it. Still not above calling a professional if I feel like it's too much or unsafe for me 🤷🏽♀️
thank you for this video! i accidentally left a ring in the pocket of my jeans and almost had a heart attack when i noticed it missing. i’m happy i decided to check in the dryer, and it was nice to clean out all that gunk too!
Thanks! Only video I could find to walk me step by step. Was able to do it all by myself 😊 and clear the debris (tiny plastic particles and lint build up) from inside.
Glad it helped you Rachal! Thanks for the comment and I plan to do more videos and 😂 lives real soon. Hope you subscribed. Really looking forward to growing the community.🎉
Great video! I wonder if you've tried using a narrow and flexible vacuum cleaner attachment to clean out the area under the lint filter? I made one for my wife and she uses it frequently to keep that area lint-free.
I had the same issue with the filter bouncing and it was causing the door to not stay shut while in operation. So once I cleaned everything out it works fine now.
Which model do you have? I have the hotpoint 6.2 cu. ft. capacity aluminized alloy electric which is htx24easkws. I don’t see that switch on the inside of mine to take the vent panel off
This is awesome! I just bought this dryer(gas version) off of facebook marketplace and it had all sorts of lint and nastiness in it. What can you expect for $80? This video showed me exactly what to do and to that I say a big "Thank-you!".
I’m doing this now, did you shut off the gas first? I don’t want to mess w the gas lines so I don’t want to if I don’t have to 😭 I’m a scaredy cat to gas lines
I can’t figure out how to unclip the wire. Mine does not come off easily like yours does! Is there a trick to it? I noticed mine is covered by a big plastic piece too but it looks like yours is broken off.
I live in an apartment and hav this dryer and it is for sure needing cleaning. I was just gointo clean it myself but dang thats alot for just to get to a filter cover
I'm at the laundry mat now bc my dryer spins but does not dry my clothes..I didn't know we suppose to change the lint thing..and I haven't in two years..no wonder 🤔🧐
What is the model number of the lint filter? Your filter looks similar to mine but I don't have the model number and I am unable to move the unit. Thanks!
Maybe I missed it, but is this for the GE GTX22eask0WW dryer. I was trying to clean out the lint trap in my daughters (student college apartment) and the Lint trap didn't really come off like mine does (I have LG front loader) so I'm not sure if it was all cleaned out. This looks like hers, just want to make sure before I try tearing it apart when I head there again.... lol. You would think the management would do that bc it seems like a fire hazard. Anyway great video thank you!
@@momifestyourdreams yes, I never unclipped for fear of damaging the wires so I just cleaned around it even propping the door to get deeper in the machine it was tough but I got the same results as if I took the door out
WTH. Back then I bet you had to call ge tech to come fix clog lint.. why am I reverse engineering this to dry my clothes again? But ty for your video, 2 cut thumbs up.
Good video as far as it goes, but it didnt look like he actually cleaned all that thoroughly. I saw many clumps of lint left in corners that I would have gotten with a finer brush, plus a disinfecting soap, water and ammonia... used carefully so as not to wet electrical parts. Also, I was hoping to see how to take off or open up the entire housing so I could vac and wipe the whole interior of the housing. ..all arpund the outside of the drum. I was given a used dryer and a large amount of lint was falling out of it as it was brought in. Well, I guess Ill just keep unscrewing screws and unplugging connections until the whole housing is removed. Then brush, shop vac, and scrub with detergent and water, enhanced with some ammonia ( best grease cutter, bacteria-buster ).
Amazing video and had my confidence built up to do this but I can’t do the last part with the wire connection. At 3:03 I can’t get that connection apart. 😢
I’m going to be doing this as well. Other videos show that you can swing the door without unplugging it once you remove from the slots. Not sure but maybe you can try that. It’s crazy that lint gets trapped UNDER lint screen!🤦🏻♀️ they just want you to pay technician to do it.
@@janetortiz4861 good luck to you. This wasn’t difficult and I got everything apart eventually. Turns out my issue was in the wall where the dryer exhaust goes. So my dryer is nice and clean, but it didn’t improve drying efficiency.
Sorry to hear that! You probably did but, just a suggestion….Did you check the outside vent? Mine wasclogged once long time ago. That did the trick with mine.
@@janetortiz4861 I can’t seem to find the outside vent. Neither can my landlord. She’s gonna talk to the neighbors. I’m technically connected to another house on the corner. So I’ve seen the rooftop type and know that the vent isn’t supposed to be more than 25ft, but still have to investigate. When I reached as far as I could into the wall where the dryer sits, I pulled out some damp lint. Might try the electric blower trick today. Just hope it doesn’t spread the lint all over the neighbors side of the property 🙏😂😭
For the life of me I cannot get the grey panel off from the door. The right side is coming off fine but the left side is barely moving. I’m also struggling to get it to go back on so I need to just fully take it off
My model had screws holding down the top in the front. I got them out by opening the door and getting them out from the underneath the top of the door frame.
my filter looks like this. I tried to clean with a feather duster that went down pretty far. When I went to pull up I hit something . Now I have this piece of silver metal and my filter will not go back in dryer. I called Maytag and they could not help me and said I need a tech to come out. I have called 3 places and know one can come out till New Years. I wish I could send you a picture of the piece of meTAL. Now I took an item and tried to push the piece of metal down and filter still will not go in.
I tried it. A bunch of important plastic pieces broke. Could not get front back on. Drum catching on something. It’s now in pieces in my yard. New dryer in my future. But not this one
Thanks for video but upon reassembly I cannot get unit to run. My guess is the wire connection is now bad but not sure on this. Could it be anything else? Thanks in advance
Make sure the door is closing all the way or it will not start. I was having the same issue with filter bouncing and it was causing the door to not stay shut and locking properly during operation.
You didnt even take the back inner silver panel off…right? Did i miss something? as someone who looked this up after cleaning their dryer, i can confirm THATS where the lint is
