METHOD OF DETERMINING THE OBSTRUCTION OF THE VAPOR GENERATOR DEPOSIT FILTER OF A DOMESTIC CLOTHES DRYER, AND DOMESTIC CLOTHES DRYER TO PRACTICE SUCH METHOD.

摘要

Method of determining the obstruction of the lint filter (23) of the steam generator (17) of a household clothes dryer (1), wherein said steam generator (17) comprises an electric boiler (18) designed to receive a given amount of water and convert said water into low pressure water vapor, a water vapor exhaust manifold (19) that connects the outlet of said electric boiler (18) with the container (3, 5) of the clothes of said domestic clothes dryer (1), and a water tank (20) located above said electric boiler (18) and in communication with it; the household clothes dryer (1) also comprises a hot air generator (7) for circulating a stream of hot air inside the laundry container (3, 5) and a water drainage circuit (13) that draws water distilled from the water canister (12) of the condenser (10) of said hot air generator (7) and feeds said water, at least in part, to said water reservoir (20); the lint filter (23) of said water vapor generator (17) being interposed between said water drain circuit (13) and said water tank (20), and whose method is characterized in that it comprises the steps of: - determining if the water tank (20) is in a given condition of low water level at the beginning of the drying cycle selected by the user; - determining if the water tank (20) is in said low water level condition at the end of the drying cycle selected by the user; and - determining the obstruction of the lint filter (23) of said water vapor generator (17) when the drying cycle selected by the user does not include the activation of said water vapor generator (17), and said water tank Water (20) remains in the condition of low water level both at the beginning and at the end of the drying cycle selected by the user.