Washing Machine / User‘s Manual
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7
Maintenance and cleaning
Service life of the product extends and frequently
faced problems decrease if cleaned at regular
intervals.
7.1 Cleaning the detergent drawer
Clean the detergent drawer at regular intervals
(every 4-5 washing cycles) as shown below in
order to prevent accumulation of powder detergent
in time.
1. Press the dotted point on the siphon in the
softener compartment and pull towards you until
the compartment is removed from the machine.
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If more than normal amount of water and
softener mixture starts to gather in the
softener compartment, the siphon must
be cleaned.
2. Wash the detergent drawer and the siphon with
plenty of lukewarm water in a washbasin. Wear
protective gloves or use an appropriate brush to
avoid touching of the residues in the drawer with
your skin when cleaning.
3. Insert the drawer back into its place after
cleaning and make sure that it is seated well.
If your detergent drawer is the one indicated in the
following figure:
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Lift the rear part of the siphon to remove
it as illustrated. After performing the
above mentioned cleaning procedures,
replace the siphon back to its seating and
push its front section downwards to make
sure that the locking tab engages.
7.2 Cleaning the loading
door and the drum
Residues of softener, detergent and dirt may
accumulate in your machine in time and may
cause unpleasant odours and washing complaints.
To avoid this, use the
Drum Cleaning
programme.
If your machine is not featured with
Drum
Cleaning
programme, use Cottons-90 programme
and select
Additional Water
or
Extra Rinse
auxiliary functions as well. Run the programme
without any laundry in the machine. Before
starting the programme, put max. 100 g of powder
anti-limescale into the main wash detergent
compartment (compartment nr. 2). If the anti-
limescale is in tablet form, put only one tablet into
compartment nr. 2. Dry the inside of the bellow
with a clean piece of cloth after the programme
has come to an end.
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Repeat Drum Cleaning process in every
2 months.
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Use an anti-limescale suitable for the
washing machines.
After every washing make sure that no foreign
substance is left in the drum.
If the holes on the bellow shown in the figure is
blocked, open the holes using a toothpick.
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Foreign metal substances will cause
rust stains in the drum. Clean the stains
on the drum surface by using cleaning
agents for stainless steel. Never use steel
wool or wire wool.
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WARNING:
Never use sponge or scrub
materials. These will damage the painted
and plastic surfaces.
