Hi The parts in a hair dryer are subject to dust and high heat during the natural course of operating. So it's no surprise that those two troublemakers are often to blame when a hair dryer runs poorly or stops altogether. Often, all it needs is a good cleaning and lubrication.
Steps: 1. Disassemble the housing, using a screwdriver. 2. Clean the heating element. With tweezers, extract any hair or lint, then use an old toothbrush to remove dust. 3. Clean the inside and outside of the intake vent and filter, using an old toothbrush to loosen the grit, and a vacuum with crevice attachment to remove it. 4. Vacuum the rest of the interior, including the fan, motor and switches. Use the tweezers to remove any hair that's wound around the motor or other parts. 5. Spray the switches with electrical-contact cleaner to remove grit that may be preventing them from operating correctly. 6. Oil the bushings at both ends of the motor with one drop of machine oil. 7. Reassemble the hair dryer. Overall Warnings: Be gentle when cleaning around the hair dryer's heating element. The wire in the element is fragile and can break easily. Always unplug your hair dryer before working on it to avoid electric shock. To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following Address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
