WASHER-DRYER MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING THE SAME

To provide a washer-dryer machine and a method for cleaning the washer-dryer machine with which lint can be removed through cleaning a duct on an exhaust side.SOLUTION: A washer-dryer machine according to an embodiment includes a control unit that controls the operation of the washer-dryer machine which washes and dries laundry to be washed through rotating a drum with the laundry to be washed put into the drum situated inside of an outer shell. The control unit operates to rotate the drum at a high speed for cleaning water to be shot out thorough an exhaust hole towards an exhaust duct, in order to clean the exhaust duct which connects the exhaust hole situated on the upper part of the outer shell and a hot air exhaust passage.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5 【課題】排気側のダクトを洗浄してリントを除去することができる洗濯乾燥機および洗濯乾燥機の洗浄方法を提供する。【解決手段】実施形態の洗濯乾燥機は、外胴内に設けられたドラムに被洗濯物を入れて、前記ドラムを回転させて洗濯・乾燥を行う洗濯乾燥機を制御する制御部を有する。前記制御部は、前記外胴の上部に設けられる排気孔と温風排出路を接続する排気ダクトを洗浄処理するために、前記ドラムを高速回転させて洗浄水を前記排気孔から前記排気ダクトに向けて噴出させることを特徴とする。【選択図】図５