fluff fibers that fall off the clothes to be
drained out with the water. Regularly
examine the seal. Coins, buttons, other
small items can be recovered at the end
of the cycle.
Clean it when needed, using ammonia
cream cleanser agent without scratching
the seal surface.
Always obey the instructions
that you find on the
packaging of the product.
14.7 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. Deactivate AutoDose function for
detergent and softener.
3. Run a Cottons programme with
the highest temperature.
4. Add a manually small quantity of
powder detergent or a specific
product into the empty drum, in order
to rinse out any left residues.
Occasionally, at the end of a
cycle the display may show
the icon : this is a
recommendation to perform
the “drum cleaning”. Once
the drum cleaning has been
performed, the icon
disappears.
14.8 Cleaning the detergent
dispenser and the AutoDose
tanks
CAUTION!
Do not change brand or
type of detergent, fabric
softener or additives
inside the tanks without
cleaning both tanks
before.
Before cleaning, make sure
that the all compartments
are empty.
To prevent possible deposits of dried
detergent, clotted fabric softener,
formation of mould in the detergent
dispenser and/or clotted liquid additives
in the AutoDose tanks, once in a while
carry out the following cleaning
procedure:
1. Open the detergent dispenser. Press
the catch as indicated in the picture
and pull the detergent dispenser out.
2. Remove the insert for the softener
and, if inserted, the container for
liquid detergent.
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