7-Care and cleaning
7.1 Cleaning the detergent drawer
Take always care there are no detergent residues.
Clean the drawer regularly (Fig. 7-1):
1. Pull out the drawer until it stops.
2. Press the release button and remove the drawer.
3. Flush the drawer with water until it is clean and
insert the drawer back in the appliance.
7.2 Cleaning the machine
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Unplug the machine during cleaning and mainte-
nance.
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Use a soft cloth with soap liquid to clean the
machine case (Fig. 7-2) and rubber components.
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Do not use organic chemicals or corrosive
solvents.
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Note: Self Clean
For regular maintenance we recommend to run programme Self Clean with no
load in order to remove possible corruptive residues from time to time. Add a
special machine cleaner.Each 50 working cycles, the Self Clean LED will blink in
standby statue, after running Self Clean programme, the LED will turn off.
To prevent blockage of water supply by solid substanc-
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supply.
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Unscrew the water inlet hose at the back (Fig.
7-3)of the appliance as well as on the tap(Fig.7-4) .
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7.4 Cleaning the drum
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Remove accidentally washed metal parts such as
pins, coins, etc. from the drum (Fig. 7-5) because
they cause rust stains and damage.
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Use a non-chloride
cleaner
for removing rust stains.
Observe the warning hints of the cleaning agent
manufacturer.
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Do not use any hard objects or steel wool for clean-
ing.
7-4
7-3
7-5
7-1
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7.3 Water inlet valve and inlet valve filter
es like lime clean regularly the inlet valve filter.
Unplug the power cord and turn off the water
Remove the filters and flush them with water and
a brush.
Insert the filter and install the inlet hose.
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