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Washing Machine / User’s Manual
4.7 Maintenance and cleaning
Service life of product extends and frequently experienced problems will be reduced if it is
cleaned at regular intervals.
4.7.1 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.
If more than normal amount of water and softener mixture
starts to gather in the softener compartment, the siphon
must be cleaned.
1 Press the dotted point on the siphon in the softener compartment and pull towards
you until the compartment is removed from the machine.
2 Lift the rear part of the siphon to remove it as illustrated.
3 Wash the detergent drawer and the siphon with plenty of lukewarm water in a
washbasin. In order to prevent the residues to contact your skin, clean it with an
appropriate brush by wearing a pair of gloves.
3 Insert the drawer back into its place after cleaning and make sure that it is seated
well.
4.7.2 Cleaning the loading door and the drum
Residues of softener, detergent and dirt may accumulate in the product in time and
may cause unpleasant odours and washing complaints. To avoid this, use the
Drum
Cleaning
programme. If your product is not featured with
Drum Cleaning
programme,
use
Cottons-90
programme and select
Additional Water
or
Extra Rinse
auxiliary
functions as well. Apply this procedure without any laundry in the product. Before starting
the programme, put 1 tea glass (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.
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.
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. These will damage the
painted, chromated and plastic surfaces.