drum and the tub. This could generate bad odours
and mildew. To eliminate these deposits and clean
the inner part of the appliance, run a maintenance
wash regularly (at least once a month).
Refer to Cleaning the drum chapter.
DOOR SEAL WITH DOUBLE LIP TRAP
This appliance is designed with a self cleaning
draining system, allowing light fluff fibers that fall
off the clothes to be drained out with the water, in
such a way that there is no need by the customer to
access this area for regular maintenance and
cleaning.
Regularly examine the seal and remove all objects
from the inner part. Coins, buttons, other small
items forgotten in the pockets of your clothes are
deposited during the washing cycle in the special
double lip trap in the porthole seal, where they can
be conveniently recovered at the end of the cycle.
CLEANING THE DRUM
Regularly examine the drum to prevent unwanted
deposits.
Rust deposits in the drum may occur due to rusting
foreign body in the washing or tap water containing
iron
Clean the drum with special products for stainless
steel.
Always follow the instructions that you
find on the packaging of the product.
Do not clean the drum with acidic
descaling products, scouring products
containing chlorine or iron or steel
wool.
For a thorough clean:
1. Remove all laundry from the drum.
2. Run the Machine Clean programme. For more
details, refer to washing programme table.
3. Add a small quantity of powder detergent into
the empty drum, in order to rinse out any left
residues.
CLEANING THE DETERGENT DISPENSER
To prevent possible deposits of dried detergent or
clotted fabric softener and/or formation of mould in
the detergent dispenser drawer, once in a while
carry out the following cleaning procedure:
1. Open the drawer. Press the catch downwards
as indicated in the picture and pull it out.
2. Remove the top part of the additive
compartment to aid cleaning and flush it out
under running warm water, to remove any
traces of accumulated detergent. After
cleaning, put the top part back into position.
3. Make sure that all detergent residue is removed
from the upper and lower part of the recess.
Use a small brush to clean the recess.
4. Insert the detergent drawer into the guide rails
and close it. Run the rinsing programme
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