Electrolux EW6S426BI, User Manual

13.2 Descaling

If the water hardness in your

area is high or moderate, we

recommend that you use a

water descaling product for

washing machines.

Regularly examine the drum to check for

limescale.
Regular detergents already contain water

softening agents, but we recommend to

run a cycle with an empty drum and a

descaling product occasionally.

Always follow the

instructions that you find on

the packaging of the

product.

13.3 Maintenance wash

The repeated and prolonged use of low

temperature programmes can cause

detergent deposits, fluff residues,

bacterial growth inside the drum and the

tub. This could generate bad odours and

mildew. To eliminate these deposits and

clean the inner part of the appliance, run

a maintenance wash regularly (at least

once a month).

Refer to Cleaning the drum

chapter.

13.4 Door seal with double lip

trap

This appliance is designed with a self

cleaning draining system, allowing light

fluff fibers that fall off the clothes to be

drained out with the water, in such a way

that there is no need by the customer to

access this area for regular maintenance

and cleaning.

Regularly examine the seal and remove

all objects from the inner part. Coins,

buttons, other small items forgotten in

the pockets of your clothes are deposited

during the washing cycle in the special

double lip trap in the porthole seal, where

they can be conveniently recovered at

the end of the cycle.

13.5 Cleaning the drum

Regularly examine the drum to prevent

unwanted deposits.
Rust deposits in the drum may occur due

to rusting foreign body in the washing or

tap water containing iron
Clean the drum with special products for

stainless steel.

Always follow the

instructions that you find on

the packaging of the

product.

Do not clean the drum with

acidic descaling products,

scouring products containing

chlorine or iron or steel wool.

For a thorough clean:
1. Remove all laundry from the drum.
2. Run a Cotton   programme with the

highest temperature.

3. Add a small quantity of powder

detergent into the empty drum, in

order to rinse out any left residues.

Occasionally, at the end of a

cycle the display may show
the icon  : this is a

recommendation to perform

the “drum cleaning”. Once

the drum cleaning has been

performed, the icon

disappears.

13.6 Cleaning the detergent

dispenser

To prevent possible deposits of dried

detergent or clotted fabric softener

and/or formation of mould in the

detergent dispenser drawer, once in a

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