| 摘要 |
The present invention provides a dryer and a method for controlling the same, which prevents foreign matters from entering into a heater and can remove the foreign matters from the heater. The dryer includes a drum for holding a drying object, a heater for heating air to provide hot air to the drum, a duct for forming a flow passage for introducing the hot air heated at the heater to the drum, a fan for controlling an air flow in the duct, and a microcomputer for controlling operation of the fan and the heater for removing foreign matters accumulated on the heater. The method for controlling a dryer having a heater and a fan includes the steps of a foreign matter removing step for removing foreign matters from the heater by driving the fan in a state the heater is not operated, and a drying course step for performing a drying course by driving the heater after the foreign matter removing step.
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