Conair Cord-Keeper 169XR Cord Retracting Mechanism Replacement

Written By: Candace

Comments: 3

Conair Cord-Keeper 169XR Cord Retracting Mechanism Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

15 - 20 minutes

Introduction

Having trouble with your Conair 169XR blowdryer cord retracting? This guide is for you if your cord will not retract at the bottom of your Conair blowdryer.

The retracting wheel retracts the cord into the bottom of the blowdryer. A faulty retracting wheel will not work when the "retract" button is pressed.

Make sure to power your Conair blowdryer off and disconnect from any external power sources before beginning to ensure safety.

Conair Troubleshooting Page: Conair Cord-Keeper 169XR Troubleshooting Page

Tools

Phillips #2 Screwdriver

Step 1

Unscrew the two 18 mm long Phillips #2 screws on the side of the hair dryer.

Step 2

Be cautious of pieces that can possibly fall out when removing the face of the handle.
Once you have taken the screws out, take the top half of the handle off by lifting it off of the dryer.

Step 3

Remove the inner white disk piece by gently pulling it out with your finger nail.

Step 4

Gently remove the tan boxes (power supply) by wiggling them out of place and set them aside so you can take the back part of the handle off.

Step 5

Remove the inner white disk piece from the base of the dryer head by gently pulling it out with your finger nail.

Step 6

Unscrew the three 12 mm long Phillips #2 screws to remove the back of the hairdryer.

Step 7

Once the three screws are removed, pop the back of the dryer off by wiggling it until it comes loose. This shouldn't take too much effort.

Fantastic detail you provide. Thanks. Although I am generally good at this time of thing, reassembly would have been most difficult had it not been for your post. You saved my day. Again thank you. Dryer now clean and up and running as if new.

James Shaw -

Step 8

Unwind the cord and lay it to the side so you can get to the screw in the middle easier.
Remove the single 12 mm long Phillips #2 screw in the middle of the cord track.

Step 9

Take off the white cap that covers the heating coil. You will see a wound up piece of metal (cord retracting coil) underneath once the cap is removed.

Step 10

When removing the coil, make sure it stays wound up. It could very easily pop out, and you would have to wind it all the way back up and try to squeeze it back into the slot when you reassemble the dryer.
To remove the coil, use your screw driver to pop the coil out of the slot.
The second image is what the coil would look like if it came undone when you removed it.

What is simplest way to rewind cord? Mine looked like the second image when I got that far with removing the parts. It was already a tangled mess. I am going to try and rewind. Where do the bent ends of the coil go? I have started with putting one in groved slot....but if even can get it wound tight enough....I don't see where the other bend would go. Thank you, Susan

Susan Letham -

Step 11

Once the coil is removed, unscrew the three 11 mm long Phillips #2 screws underneath to remove the retracting wheel.

Step 12

Remove the two parts of the retracting wheel.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

Candace

Member since: 24/01/14

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One comment

Nicely done, just a suggestion, in Step #10 would suggest using fingers or flat object on top of spring when disengaging from frame …to ensure it won’t unravel and jump (as shown in 2nd picture + have some strong tape, string, wire ties, etc. to keep the spring wound up. This works for me when dealing with lawn mower recoil mechanism or tape measures. Tape measures are the worst to work on. lol - AHNauss

Howard - 26/01/18