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DRAINING RESIDUAL WATER/
CLEANING THE FILTER
We recommend that you check and clean the filter
regularly, at least two or three times a year, especially:
• If the “Clean pump” indication
lights up.
• If the appliance is not draining properly or if it fails to
perform spin cycles.
If the washing machine stands in a room prone to frost, you
have to drain residual water after each wash to avoid damages.
IMPORTANT: make sure the water has cooled
before draining the appliance.
If your washing machine has no emergency hose, proceed
as described at the end of this page.
1. Stop the appliance and unplug it.
2. Push down the tabs right and left to release the plinth
and remove it (picture “A”).
3. Place a container near the washing machine.
4. Press slightly together the tabs of the hose stopper to
release the emergency hose and pull it out of the
washing machine’s base (picture “B”).
5. Hold the emergency hose’s end into the container and
remove the stopper (picture “C”).
6. Wait until all the water has drained, then refix the stopper
at the hose’s end (picture “D”).
7. Push the hose back into the washing machine’s base.
8. Lay an absorbable cotton cloth (e.g. a towel) on the
floor in front of the filter.
9. Slowly open the filter by turning it counter-clockwise
(picture “E”); wait until all the water has drained, then
unscrew the filter completely and remove it.
10. Tilt the appliance forwards carefully (a second person
must help you) to allow the water to flow out completely.
11. Clean the filter and the filter chamber; check that the
pump rotor in the filter chamber moves freely.
12. Reinsert the filter and screw it in clockwise as far as it
will go.
13. Pour about 1 litre of water into the detergent
dispenser to reactivate the “Eco system”. Check that
the filter is inserted properly and securely and no
water comes out.
14. Reinstall the plinth (picture “F”); if necessary, tilt the
washing machine slightly backwards for doing that (a
second person must help you).
15. Plug in the washing machine.
The washing machine is now ready for operation again.
If your washing machine has no emergency hose:
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Follow the steps above but neglect steps 4 to 7.
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Step 8: do not lay an absorbable cotton cloth in front
of the filter but place a broad and flat container
beneath the filter to collect the outcoming water.
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