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AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJeongyun KIM, Younsu JOO, Joseph LEE
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The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a clothing processing apparatus, the clothing processing apparatus comprising: a circulation duct provided to guide air discharged from a drum to the drum; a heat exchange unit disposed inside the circulation duct to cool the air so as to condense moisture and heat the air; a direct water cleaning unit supplied with water from an external water source to clean the heat exchange unit; a water collecting unit collecting water supplied from the external water source and water condensed in the heat exchange unit; a water storage tank that stores the water collected in the water collecting unit; and a circulation cleaning unit that cleans the heat exchange unit with water collected in the water collecting unit.
A method for controlling a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet, a drum accommodated in the cabinet, a circulation duct configured to guide air discharged from the drum to the drum, a heat exchanger part disposed inside the circulation duct and configured to cool air to condense moisture and heat air, a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant heat-exchanging with air and supply the compressed refrigerant to the heat exchanger part, a water cleaning part configured to receive water from an external water source and clean the heat exchanger part, a water collector configured to collect water delivered from the circulation duct, a water storage tank configured to store water collected in the water collector, and a circulation cleaning part configured to clean the heat exchanger part with water collected in the water collector, the method comprising:
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