5. Unscrew the hose from the machine.
Keep a rug nearby because some wa-
ter may flow.
6. Clean the filter in the valve with a stiff
brush or with the piece of cloth.
7. Screw the hose back to the machine
and make sure the connection is tight.
8. Turn on the water tap.
EMERGENCY EMPTYING OUT
If the appliance cannot drain the water, pro-
ceed as follows to empty out the machine:
1. pull out the plug from the power sock-
et;
2. close the water tap;
3. if necessary, wait until the water has
cooled down;
4. open the pump door;
5. place a container on the floor below the
recess of the drain pump;
6. press the two levers and pull forward
the drainage duct to let the water flow
out;
7. when the container is full of water, put
the drainage duct back again and emp-
ty the container;
repeat this operation until water stops
flowing out;
8. if necessary clean the pump (refer to
the section ‘Drain pump’ );
9. close the drain pump door.
When you drain the water with the emer-
gency drain procedure, you must activate
again the drain system:
1. Put 2 litres of water in the main wash
compartment of the detergent dispens-
er.
2. Start the programme to drain the wa-
ter.
FROST PRECAUTIONS
If the machine is installed in a place where
the temperature could drop below 0°C, re-
move the remaining water from the inlet
hose and the drain pump.
1. disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket.
2. close the water tap
3. unscrew the water inlet hose from the
tap;
4. put the two ends of the inlet hose in a
container and let the water flow out of
the hose.
5. empty the drain pump as described in
the ‘Emergency drain’ section.
6. when the drain pump is empty, install
the water inlet hose again.
Warning!
Make sure that the temperature is more
than 0 °C before you use the appliance
again.
The manufacturer is not responsible for
damages caused by low temperatures.
WHAT TO DO IF…
Certain problems are due to lack of simple
maintenance or oversights, which can be
solved easily without calling out an engi-
neer. Before contacting your local Service
Centre, please carry out the checks listed
below.
During machine operation it is possible that
the red pilot light of button 8 blinks, one of
the following alarm codes appears on the
display and some acoustic signals sound
every 20 seconds to indicate that the ma-
chine is not working:
•
: problem with the water supply.
•
: problem with the water draining.
•
: door open.
Once the problem has been eliminated,
press the button 8 to restart the pro-
gramme. If after all checks, the problem
persists, contact your local Service Centre.
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