GB 6
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.
1. Stop the appliance and unplug it.
2. To open the plinth (depending on the model):
- Push down the tabs right and left (if available) to
release the plinth and remove it (picture “A”).
- Remove the plinth by using the siphon of the
detergent dispenser: push downwards one side of
the plinth with your hand, then push the siphon’s
nose into the gap between plinth and front panel and
pry open the plinth (picture “B”).
3. Place a container near the washing machine.
4. If your washing machine has an emergency drain hose:
- Unclip the emergency drain hose, or pull out the
emergency drain hose from the washing machine’s
base (depending on the model).
- If there is no emergency drain hose: place a broad,
flat container beneath the filter (picture “D”). Ignore
steps 5-8 and proceed with 9.
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 “E”).
7. Refix the emergency drain hose to the clip, or push it
back into the washing machine’s base (depending on
the model).
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 “F”); 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 “G”); if necessary, tilt the
washing machine slightly backwards for doing that (a
second person must help you).
15. Plug in the washing machine. It is now ready for
operation again.
C
B
F
G
E
A
D
30106390GB.fm Page 6 Tuesday, February 22, 2011 2:56 PM
Black process 45.0° 130.0 LPI
