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filter.
In addition, water may have to be
drained off completely in the following
cases:
• beforetransportingtheappliance
(e.g. when moving )
• whenthereisadangeroffrost
In order to clean the dirty filter and
dischargethewater;
1- Disconnect or unplug the washer
from the power supply.
A WARNING - There may be water at
158F (70°C) in the drum. Therefore,
the filter must be cleaned only after
the inside water is cooled down to
avoid hazard of scalding.
2- Open the filter cap. The filter cap
may be composed of one or two pieces
according to the model of your washer.
If it is composed of two pieces, press
the tab on the filter cap downwards and
pull the piece out towards yourself.
If it is composed of one piece, hold it
from both sides and open it by pulling
out.
3- An emergency drain hose is supplied
with your washer.
Do the following as shown in the figure
below:
•Pullouttheemergencydrainhose
from its housing.
painted and plastic parts.
Cleaning the water inlet
strainers
There is a strainer at the end of each
water inlet valve at the back side of
the washer and also at the end of
each water inlet hose where they
are connected to the faucets. These
strainers prevent the foreign substances
and dirt in the water to enter into the
washer. Strainers should be cleaned
from time to time.
• Closethewaterfaucets.
• Removethenutsofthewaterinlet
hoses to clean the surfaces of the
strainers on the water inlet valves with
an appropriate brush.
• Ifthestrainersareverydirty,youcan
pull them out by means of pliers and
clean them.
• Takeoutthestrainersontheflatends
of the water inlet hoses together with
the rubber seals and clean thoroughly
under running water.
• Replacetherubbersealsand
strainers carefully and tighten the
hose nuts by hand.
Cleaning the drain pump filter
Filter system in your washer prevents
solid items such as buttons, coins and
fabric fibers clogging the pump impeller
during discharging of the washing
water. Thus, a good water discharge is
achieved and the pump life is extended.
•Ifyourwasherfailstodrainthewater,
the pump filter may be clogged. You
may have to clean it occasionally to
prevent any clogging. Water must be
drained completely to clean the pump