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Descaling
If your water supply is harder than 7° dH, you should
descale your washing machine at least once every
three months. Use approx. 150 ml of citric acid
instead of detergent and run a wash programme at
the highest temperature with no wash load in the
machine. Limescale deposits on components such
as the machine's heating element will reduce their
service life. (Contact your water company to find
out the hardness level of your local water supply).
Protecting the machine against
freezing
If the machine is kept in a place where the temperature
may sometimes fall below 0°C, there is a risk that
the small amount of water which remains inside
parts of the machine after normal use will freeze
and damage it.
To prevent this you should:
• Turn off the water supply to the machine and dis-
connect the water intake hose from the supply pipe.
• Select a wash programme, start the machine and
let the programme run for a short time.
• Lower the tap end of the intake hose to floor level.
Use a container such as a bowl to catch water
running out of it.
• Turn the programme control knob to an Emptying
programme, restart the machine and let that pro-
gramme run for a short time.
• Release the discharge hose from the plastic clip
on the machine rear. Put the end of the hose down
low, into the waste gully (floor drain) set into the
floor, but make sure that the end of the hose does
not go below the water level in the gully's (drain's)
water trap.
When you begin using the machine again, you will
need to reconnect the water intake and discharge
hoses.
NOTE! The appliance is only to be used and stored
indoors at normal room temperature. The manu-
facture is not responsible for any frost damage.
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