Beko WTE 6501 B0, User Manual

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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.
1. Press the dotted point on the siphon in the
softener compartment and pull towards you until
the compartment is removed from the machine.
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NOTE :
If more than normal amount of water
and softener mixture starts to gather in the
softener compartment, the siphon must be
cleaned.
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. Insert the drawer back into its place after cleaning
and make sure that it is seated well.
If your detergent drawer is the one indicated in
the following figure:
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NOTE :
Lift the rear part of the siphon to
remove it as illustrated. After performing the
above mentioned cleaning procedures, 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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NOTE :
Repeat Drum Cleaning process in every
2 months.
NOTE :
Use an anti-limescale suitable for the
washing machines.
After every washing make sure that no foreign
substance is left in the drum.