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Washing Machine / User’s Manual
5 Maintenance and cleaning
Service life of the product extends and frequently
faced problems decrease if cleaned at regular intervals.
5.1 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.
Lift the rear part of the siphon to remove it as
illustrated.
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If more than normal amount of water and
softener mixture starts to gather in the softener
compartment, clean the siphon.
2 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.
3 After cleaning, replace the siphon back to its seating
and push its front section downwards to make sure
that the locking tab engages.
5.2 Cleaning the loading door and the drum
For products with drum cleaning programme, please
see Operating the product - Programmes.
For products without drum cleaning, follow the below
steps to clean the drum:
Select
Additional Water
or
Extra Rinse
auxiliary
functions. Use a Cottons programme without
pre-wash. Set
the temperature to the level
recommended on the drum cleaning agent which
can be provided from authorized services.
Apply
this procedure
without any laundry in the product.
Before starting the programme, put 1 pouch of special
drum cleaning agent (if the special agent could not be
supplied, put max. 100 g of powder anti-limescale) into
the main wash detergent compartment (compartment
no. “2”). If the anti-limescale is in tablet form, put only
one tablet into the main wash compartment no. “2”.
Dry the inside of the bellow with a clean piece of cloth
after the programme has come to an end.
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Repeat Drum Cleaning process in every 2 months.
Use an anti-limescale suitable for the washing
machines.
After every washing check that no foreign substance is
left in the drum.
If the holes on the bellow shown in the figure is
blocked, open the holes using a toothpick.
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Foreign metal substances will cause rust stains in
the drum. Clean the stains on the drum surface by
using cleaning agents for stainless steel. Never use
steel wool or wire wool.
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WARNING:
Never use sponge or scrub materials.
These will damage the painted and plastic
surfaces.
5.3 Cleaning the body and control panel
Wipe the body of the machine with soapy water or
non-corrosive mild gel detergents as necessary, and
dry with a soft cloth.
Use only a soft and damp cloth to clean the control
panel.
