15 / 17 EN
Washing Machine / User’s Manual
5.5 Draining remaining water and
cleaning the pump filter
The filter system in your machine prevents solid items
suchasbuttons,coinsandfabricfiberscloggingthepump
impellerduringdischargeofwashingwater.Thus,thewater
willbedischargedwithoutanyproblemandtheservicelife
of the pump will extend.
Ifthemachinefailstodrainwater,thepumpfilterisclogged.
Filtermustbecleanedwheneveritiscloggedorinevery3
months.Watermustbedrainedofffirsttocleanthepump
filter.
Inaddition,priortotransportingthemachine(e.g.,when
movingtoanotherhouse)andincaseoffreezingofthe
water,watermayhavetobedrainedcompletely.
A
warning: Foreignsubstancesleftinthepumpfiltermay
damageyourmachineormaycausenoiseproblem.
Inordertocleanthedirtyfilteranddischargethewater:
1. Unplug the machine to cut off the supply power.
A
warning: Temperature of the water inside the machine
mayriseupto90ºC.Toavoidburningrisk,filtermustbe
cleaned after the water in the machine cools down.
2. Open the filter cap.
Ifthefiltercapiscomposedoftwopieces,pressthe
tabonthefiltercapdownwardsandpullthepieceout
towards yourself.
Ifthefiltercapisonepiece,pullthecapfrombothsidesat
the top to open.
C
Youcanremovethefiltercoverbyslightlypushing
downwardswithathinplastictippedtool,throughthe
gapabovethefiltercover.Donotusemetaltippedtools
to remove the cover.
3.Someofourproductshaveemergencydraininghoseand
somedoesnothave.Followthestepsbelowtodischarge
the water.
Dischargingthewaterwhentheproducthasanemergency
draining hose:
a.Pulltheemergencydraininghoseoutfromitsseat
b.Placealargecontainerattheendofthehose.Drainthe
waterintothecontainerbypullingouttheplugattheend
ofthehose.Whenthecontainerisfull,blocktheinlet
ofthehosebyreplacingtheplug.Afterthecontaineris
emptied,repeattheaboveproceduretodrainthewaterin
the machine completely.
c.Whendrainingofwaterisfinished,closetheendbythe
plug again and fix the hose in its place.
d. Turn the pump filter to take it out.
Dischargingthewaterwhentheproductdoesnothavean
emergency draining hose:
a.Placealargecontainerinfrontofthefiltertocatchwater
from the filter.
b.Loosenpumpfilter(anticlockwise)untilwaterstartsto
flow. Fill the flowing water into the container you have
placedinfrontofthefilter.Alwayskeepapieceofcloth
handytoabsorbanyspilledwater.
c.Whenthewaterinsidethemachineisfinished,takeout
thefiltercompletelybyturningit.
4.Cleananyresiduesinsidethefilteraswellasfibers,if
any,aroundthepumpimpellerregion.
5.Installthefilter.
6.Ifthefiltercapiscomposedoftwopieces,closethefilter
capbypressingonthetab.Ifitisonepiece,seatthetabs
inthelowerpartintotheirplacesfirst,andthenpressthe
upper part to close.