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Washing Machine / User‘s Manual
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.
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Lift the rear part of the siphon to remove
it as illustrated.
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, clean the
siphon.
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
After cleaning, seat the siphon well in its
place and insert the drawer back.
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 a tea glass of (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 check 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.