Blomberg WNF 9448 AE20, User Manual

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Washing Machine /User’s Manual
6 Maintenance and cleaning
Service life of the product extends and frequently
faced problems decrease if cleaned at regular
intervals.
6.1 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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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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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.
6.2 Cleaning the loading
door and the drum
Residues of softener, detergent and dirt may
accumulate in your machine in time and may
cause unpleasant odours and washing complaints.
To avoid this, use the
Drum Cleaning
programme.
If your machine is not featured with
Drum
Cleaning
programme, use Cottons-90 programme
and select
Additional water
or
Extra Rinse
auxiliary functions as well. Run theBefore starting
the programme, put max. 100 g of powder
anti-limescale into the main wash detergent
compartment (compartment nr. 2). If the anti-
limescale is in tablet form, put only one tablet into
compartment nr. 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.