@resist1984 if you clean it after using it, it will last longer. But history shows that people are lazy and waste products.
@resist1984 unfortunately all makers do this on purpose. I wish they made stuff so you can disassemble and fix yourself but the leaders of the world and its corporation are way to greedy.
@lnx It's not the consumer's fault. It's the maker's fault. They designed the heating element to be non-removable so cleaning under the heating element requires full disassembly of the whole machine. No one is disassembling these things after each use. The fan & the heating element should be designed for easy removal w/out taking anything else apart. I wonder if any models got that right