Lint filter clip broken on my Simpson Sirocco 500 clothes dryer?
We've never had any trouble with our Simpson Sirocco 500 tumble dryer and it's about 7 years old. The lint filter is at the back of the drum and it simply clips on to a plastic stick (for want of another word). It basically had 4 sides to it, and now two of them have broken off and the lint filter won't stay on. Any suggestions of what we could do - besides sending it to be repaired and costing possibly lots of $'s?
I needed to do the same job and I created a youtube how to showing how to
http://youtu.be/6jG9urgnkA0
ttguy
December 2012
Hi Rosie,
I have exactly the same dryer and exactly the same problem.
I found the piece you need to fix it on ebay for $25 + $5 postage... see http://myworld.ebay.com.au/spanbow/
Anyway, you might be able to help me- after I replaced the piece and put the dryer back together, I had a piece left over.
A little metal wire (like a coathanger). I know it sits on the motor assembley somehow, but don't know exactly how.
If you have yours open at the back, perhaps you could explain where or send me a pic (beamishfamily@gmail.com)
Anthony
May 2008
I have the same dryer and just purchased and fitted a Support Spigot Assy-kit Cost $20 Took about 45 min to fit Electrolux part number 0012377009. This part has a black pin that comes up the centre with a loop on the end. It is not that hard to do but the back panel has to come off, the four screws on the inside of the drum have to be undone this holds the drum to the spigot, The black pin or grey has to be pulled forward to allow the back part to come out from the housing ( when the new one is fitted that pin should be pushed back as far as it can go to stop it from falling from the housing. Hope this helps Darren
Darren
May 2008
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