Laundry treating apparatus and method of controlling same

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of controlling a laundry treating apparatus, in which the laundry treating apparatus includes: a drum having a laundry storage space defined therein; a tube defining a passage for supplying air discharged from the drum back to the drum; a fan that moves air along the tube; a heat absorber for removing moisture from the air introduced into the tube; a heat sink disposed inside the tube to heat the air passing through the heat absorber; a water collection part for storing therein water discharged from air passing through the heat absorber; a first filter for filtering air flowing from the drum to the tube; a second filter located between the first filter and the heat absorber and filtering air passing through the first filter; the drainage part is provided with a water storage space defined in the drainage part; a water discharge part supply pipe for supplying the water stored in the water collection part to the water discharge part; a water injector that injects water into at least one of the second filter or the heat absorber; a water injector supply pipe for supplying the water stored in the water collection part to the water injector; a water supply pipe configured to connect the water discharge portion and the water collection portion to each other; and the water supply valve is used for controlling opening and closing of the supply pipe.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to a laundry treatment apparatus and a method of controlling the laundry treatment apparatus. Background technique [0002] The laundry treatment apparatus refers to a general term for an apparatus for washing laundry, an apparatus for drying laundry, and an apparatus capable of washing and drying laundry. [0003] A conventional clothes treating apparatus capable of drying clothes may include: a drum providing a space for storing clothes; a duct defining a passage through which air discharged from the drum is resupplied to the drum; and a first heat exchanger where cooling is introduced from the drum to the duct. air to remove moisture included in the air; a second heat exchanger to heat the air passing through the first heat exchanger; and a fan to move the air passed through the second heat exchanger to the drum. [0004] In the conventional laundry treating apparatus having the above-mentioned structure, the air disc...

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Problems solved by technology

However, a disadvantage of the laundry treating apparatus with the above structure is that the apparatus may not be able to determine which of the first filter and the second filter needs to be cleaned.

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