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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 from the
appliance.
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Attach the drain hose correctly or replace it.
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Tighten the threaded joint on the inlet hose.
The appliance is not filling
with water.
Detergent is not being
dispensed.
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Have you pressed the
A
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 inlet hose kinked or trapped?
The door cannot be
opened.
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The safety function is activated. Cancel the programme?
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Is the
E
childproof lock activated? Deactivate.
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Is
$
selected (Rinse Hold = no final spin)?
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Can the door only be opened by the emergency release?
The programme will not
start.
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Have you pressed the
A
or
Finished in
button?
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Is the door closed?
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Is the
E
childproof lock activated? Deactivate.
The drum briefly jerks or
judders after the
programme 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 Hold = 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
satisfactory.
Laundry wet/too damp.
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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 washing in the drum.
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Is
Easy-Iron
selected (depending on the model)?
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Is the selected speed too low?
The spin cycle runs
several times.
Not a fault – the unbalanced load detection system is adjusting an imbalance.
The programme is taking
longer than usual.
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Not a fault – the unbalanced load detection system is adjusting an
imbalance by repeatedly distributing the laundry.
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Not a fault – the foam detection is system active – a rinse cycle has been
switched on.
The length of the
programme changes
during the wash cycle.
Not a fault – the programme sequence is optimised for the specific washing
process. This may change the length of the programme shown on the display
panel.
Residual water in the
care-product
compartment
i
.
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Not a fault – the effectiveness of the care product is not affected.
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