To help your GE dryer work properly, you need to keep the filter clean. When it gets blocked up with lint and other debris your dryer can overheat, become a fire risk, use more energy, and not dry your laundry properly. For these reasons, you must give it a regular clean.
In this guide, we are going to give you a simple step-by-step way to clean your dryer filter. If this simple process doesn’t remove all of the lint and debris, we also have a more thorough process to clean your filter. Finally, since you’re here we also thought we’d share a guide on how to clean the vent system which you should do a couple of times a year.
This guide covers all models of GE dryers, including:
CADE165RAL
CADG265RAL
CADG265RBL
CADG265RCL
DBLR333ET0AA
DBLR333ET0WW
DBXR300EG3WS
DHDSR46EG8WW
GHDX100EM0WW
GTDP180ED2WW
GTDP180ED3WW
GTDP200EM0WW
GTDP200EM1WW
GTDP200EM2WW
GTDP220EF0WW
GTDP220EF1WW
GTDP220EF2WW
GTDX200EM0WW
GTDX200EM1WW
GTDX200EM2WW
GTDX205EM1CC
After every use, it’s a good idea to clean your dryer filter. This is a very easy and quick task and will ensure your dryer can operate to its full efficiency.
Here’s how to clean your dryer filter:
If your dryer filter has a buildup of lint and/or other debris in it that cannot be easily removed, you will need to give it a more thorough clean by using a brush and rinsing the filter in hot water.
Here’s how to give your GE dryer filter a more thorough clean:
While you should clean your dryer filter out after every use, it’s also a good idea to give the dryer vent a good clean every few months.
Here are our step-by-step instructions for how to clean your dryer vent:
Start by disconnecting the duct. You can do that by:
The next step is to clean the vent out. The easiest way to do this is to use a vacuum cleaner. If you don’t have a vacuum cleaner, you can use a long brush.
Here’s how to clean the vent:
Now that your vent is nice and clean, the next step is to reattach the duct so you can start using your dryer again.
Here’s how to reattach your vent:
As mentioned above, it’s a good idea to clean the filter out every time you use your dryer and to give the vent a deep clean a couple of times a year. In between deep cleans, here are a few tips you can use to keep your vent clean.
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