32_ cleaning and maintaining your washing machine
cleaning and maintaining your
washing machine
Keeping your washing machine clean improves its performance, wards off
unnecessary repairs, and lengthens its life.
ECODRUMCLEAN
This course is a self-cleaning course that removes mold that may occur inside the washing machine.
1. Press the Power button.
2. Turn the Cycle Selector to the ECO Drum Clean course.
• You can only use the Delay End function.
• The water temperature during the ECO Drum Clean is
setto60˚C.
You cannot change the temperature.
3. Place the appropriate amount of cleansing agent into the
detergent compartment and close the detergent drawer
(when cleaning the drum using a cleansing agent).
• Be sure to use the recommended cleansing agent for
cleaning the drum.
• There are powder-type and liquid-type drum cleansing
agents. The liquid-type cleaning agent is only available
with liquid detergent box (option).
4. Press the Start/Pause button.
• If you press the Start/Pause button, the ECO Drum Clean course begins.
• Using the ECO Drum Clean course, you can clean the drum without using a cleansing agent.
• Never use the ECO Drum Clean course when laundry is in the washing machine. This may
result in damage to the texture or a problem with the washing machine.
• IntheECODrumCleancourse,neverusenormaldetergent.
• Useonly1/10oftheamountofthedrumcleansingagentrecommendedbythe
cleansing agent manufacturer.
• Since using a chlorine bleaching agent may discolour the product, be sure to use only
oxygen bleaching agents.
• Powder-type cleansing agent: Use a [powder-type bleaching agent] or a [cleansing agent for
drum cleaning only].
• Liquid-type cleansing agent: Use a [liquid-type oxygen bleaching agent] or a [cleansing agent
for drum cleaning only].
CAUTION
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