Blomberg SQE20 Washer User Manual


 
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each water intake hose where they are connected
tothetap.Thesefilterspreventforeignsubstances
and dirt in the water to enter the washing machine.
Filtersshouldbecleanedastheydogetdirty.
Close the taps. Remove the nuts of the water intake
hoses to access the filters on the water intake
valves.Cleanthemwithanappropriatebrush.Ifthe
filtersaretoodirty,takethemoutbymeansofpliers
and clean them. Take out the filters on the flat ends
of the water intake hoses together with the gaskets
and clean thoroughly under running water. Replace
the gaskets and filters carefully in their places and
tightenthehosenutsbyhand.
Draining remaining water and
cleaning the pump filter
The filter system in your machine prevents solid
itemssuchasbuttons,coinsandfabricfibers
clogging the pump impeller during discharge of
washingwater.Thus,thewaterwillbedischarged
withoutanyproblemandtheservicelifeofthe
pump will extend.
Ifthemachinefailstodrainwater,thepumpfilter
isclogged.Filtermustbecleanedwheneverit
iscloggedorinevery3months.Watermustbe
drained off first to clean the pump filter.
Inaddition,priortotransportingthemachine(eg.,
when moving to another house) and in case of
freezingofthewater,watermayhavetobedrained
completely.
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 Foreignsubstancesleftinthepumpfiltermay
damage your machine or may cause noise
problem.
Inordertocleanthedirtyfilteranddischargethe
water:
Unplugthemachinetocutoffthesupplypower.
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Temperature of the water inside the machine
mayriseupto90ºC.Toavoidburningrisk,
filtermustbecleanedafterthewaterinthe
machine cools down.
Openthefiltercap.
Ifthefiltercapiscomposedoftwopieces,
pressthetabonthefiltercapdownwardsand
pull the piece out towards yourself.
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Ifyouwanttoopentheloadingdoorafteryou
havecancelledtheprogrammebutitisnot
possibletoopentheloadingdoorsincethe
waterlevelinthemachineisabovetheloading
door opening, then turn the Programme
SelectionknobtoPump+Spinprogrammeand
discharge the water in the machine.
Machine is in Rinse Hold mode
SpinsymbolflashesandPausesymbolilluminates
whenthemachineisinRinseHoldmode.
Ifyouwanttospinyourlaundrywhenthemachine
is in this mode:
Adjust the spin speed and press Start / Pause /
Cancelbutton.PausesymboldisappearsandStart
symbolappears.Programmeresumes,discharges
the water and spins the laundry.
Ifyouonlywanttodrainthewaterwithoutspinning:
JustpressStart/Pause/Cancelbutton.Pause
symboldisappears.Startsymbolappears.
Programme resumes and discharges the water only.
End of programme
“End” appears on the display at the end of the
programme.Symbolsoftheprogrammesteps
remain lit. Auxiliary function, spin speed and
temperaturethatwereselectedatthebeginningof
the programme remain selected.
5 Maintenance and cleaning
Servicelifeoftheproductextendsandfrequently
facedproblemsdecreaseifcleanedatregular
intervals.
Cleaning the detergent drawer
Clean the detergent drawer at regular intervals
(every4-5washingcycles)asshownbelowinorder
to prevent accumulation of powder detergent in
time.
Press the dotted point on the siphon in the softener
compartment and pull towards you until the
compartment is removed from the machine.
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Ifmorethannormalamountofwaterand
softener mixture starts to gather in the softener
compartment,thesiphonmustbecleaned.
Wash the detergent drawer and the siphon with
plentyoflukewarmwaterinawashbasin.Wear
protectiveglovesoruseanappropriatebrushto
avoid touching of the residues in the drawer with
yourskinwhencleaning.Insertthedrawerback
into its place after cleaning and make sure that it is
seated well.
Cleaning the water intake filters
There is a filter at the end of each water intake valve
at the rear of the machine and also at the end of