11 - EN
5 Maintenance and cleaning
Detergent Drawer
Removeanypowderresiduebuildupinthe
drawer.Todothis;
1. Pressthedottedpointonthesiphoninthe
softenercompartmentandpulltowards
youuntilthecompartmentisremovedfrom
themachine.
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Ifmorethananormalamountofwater
andsoftenermixturestartstogatherinthe
softenercompartment,thesiphonmustbe
cleaned.
2. Washthedispenserdrawerandthe
siphonwithplentyoflukewarmwaterina
washbasin.
3. Replacethedrawerintoitshousingafter
cleaning.Checkifthesiphonisinits
originallocation.
Inlet water filters
Thereisafilterattheendofeachwaterintake
valveatthebacksideofthemachineandalso
attheendofeachwaterintakehosewhere
theyareconnectedtothetap.Thesefilters
preventtheforeignsubstancesanddirtinthe
watertoenterintothemachine.Filtersshould
becleanedastheygetdirty.
• Closethetaps.
• Removethenutsofthewaterintakehoses
tocleanthesurfacesofthefiltersonthe
waterintakevalveswithanappropriate
brush.
• Ifthefiltersareverydirty,youcanpullthem
outbymeansofpliersandcleanthem.
• Takeoutthefiltersontheflatendsof
thewaterintakehosestogetherwith
thegasketsandcleanthoroughlyunder
streamingwater.
• Replacethegasketsandfilterscarefullyto
theirplacesandtightenthehosenutsby
hand.
Draining any remaining water and
cleaning the pump filter
Yourproductisequippedwithafiltersystem
whichensuresacleanerwaterdischargethat
extendspumplifebypreventingsoliditems
suchasbuttons,coinsandfabricfibersfrom
cloggingthepumppropellerduringdischarge
ofthewashingwater.
• Ifyourmachinefailstodrainthewater,
thepumpfiltermaybeclogged.Youmay
havetocleanitevery2yearsorwhenever
itisplugged.Watermustbedrainedoffto
cleanthepumpfilter.
Inaddition,watermayhavetobedrainedoff
completelyinthefollowingcases:
• beforetransportingthemachine(e.g.when
movinghouse)
• whenthereisthedangeroffrost
Inordertocleanthedirtyfilteranddischarge
thewater;
1-Unplugthemachinetocutoffthesupply
power.
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Theremaybewaterat90°Cinthe
machine.Therefore,thefiltermustbe
cleanedonlyaftertheinsidewateris
cooleddowntoavoidhazardofscalding.
2-Openthefiltercap.Thefiltercapmaybe
composedofoneortwopiecesaccordingto
themodelofyourmachine.
Ifitiscomposedoftwopieces,pressthetab
onthefiltercapdownwardsandpullthepiece
outtowardsyourself.
Ifitiscomposedofonepiece,holditfrom
bothsidesandopenitbypullingout.
3-Anemergencydrainhoseissuppliedwith
someofourmodels.Othersarenotsupplied
withthisitem.
Ifyourproductissuppliedwithanemergency
drainhose,dothefollowingasshowninthe
figurebelow:
• Pulloutthepumpoutlethosefromits
housing.
• Placealargecontainerattheendofthe
hose.Drainthewateroffintothecontainer