Siemens WM14T680GC, Instruction Manual And Installation Instructions

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Faults and what to do about them.
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Faults and what to do about them.
Faults Cause/Remedy
Water is leaking out.
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Attach the drain hose correctly or replace it.
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Tighten the screw connection of the drain hose.
The machine is not filling
with water.
Detergent is not being dis-
pensed.
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Have you pressed the
Ü
button?
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Is the tap turned on?
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Could the filter be clogged? Clean the filter.
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Is the supply hose kinked or trapped?
The dispenser is empty
and fill level indicator is
not flashing.
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Is the drawer cover/connector dirty? Clean the detergent drawer.
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Has the detergent drawer been pushed in correctly?
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The wrong detergent/fab-
ric softener has been
poured into the dis-
penser(s).
Dispenser(s):
4. Empty and clean.
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5. Refill.
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Detergent/fabric softener
has congealed in the dis-
pensers.
Clean and refill the dispensers.
The door cannot be
opened.
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The safety function is activated. Stop the programme?
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Is
$
selected (Rinse Stop = no final spin)?
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Can the door only be opened by the emergency release?
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The programme will not
start.
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Have you pressed the
Ü
button or selected Finish in
0
time?
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Is the door closed?
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Is the
w
childproof lock activated? Deactivate it.
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If
è
flashes, the detergent drawer has not been pushed in completely.
Push the detergent drawer in correctly.
The drum briefly jerks or
judders after the pro-
gramme has started.
Not a fault – the internal motor test may cause the drum to jerk or judder briefly
when the wash programme starts.
The water is not draining.
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Is
$
selected (Rinse Stop = no final spin)?
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Clean the drain pump.
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Clean the drain pipe and/or the drain hose.
Water is not visible in the
drum.
Not a fault – the water is below the visible area.
The spin result is not sat-
isfactory.
Laundry is wet/too damp.
■
Not a fault – the unbalanced load detection system has interrupted the spin
cycle because the laundry is unevenly distributed.
Distribute small and large items of laundry evenly in the drum.
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Is Less Ironing
æ
selected (depending on the model)?
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Is the selected speed too low?
The spin cycle runs sev-
eral times.
Not a fault – the unbalanced load detection system is adjusting an imbalance.