Blomberg LWI842, User Manual

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Washing Machine /User’s Manual
7 Maintenance and cleaning
Service life of the product extends and frequently
faced problems decrease if cleaned at regular
intervals.
7.1 Cleaning the detergent drawer
Remove any powder residue buildup in the
drawer. To do this;
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1. You can remove the detergent drawer by pulling
it towards yourself strongly.
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If more than a normal amount of softener
and liquid detergent mixture starts to
remain in the softener compartment, the
siphon must be cleaned.
2. Wash the drawer and the siphon with plenty
of lukewarm water in a washbasin. Wear
protective gloves or use an appropriate brush to
avoid touching the residues in the drawer when
cleaning.
3. Replace the drawer into its housing after
cleaning. Check if the siphon is in its original
location.
7.2 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.
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Use an anti-limescale suitable for the
washing machines.
After every washing make sure 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.