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Cleaning and Maintenance
Cleaning the machine
Ensure that the power supply is switched off before any
cleaning, care or maintenance work.
Under no circumstances spray the machine with water
or clean it with a steam cleaner.
Do not use solvents! These substances can damage
parts of the machine, produce poisonous vapour and
carry the risk of explosion.
Casings and control areas should only be cleaned with
soap or a commercially available, solvent-free, non-ab-
rasive cleaning product.
The side walls of machines with a chrome steel finish
should not be cleaned with chrome steel cleaner under
any circumstances.
Descaling the machine
If the correct amounts of detergent are used, descaling
is no longer necessary in general.
Descalers contain acids, can attack parts of the
machine and cause discolouration of laundry.
If you do, however, wish to descale the machine, follow
the manufacturer's instructions on the packet.
Cleaning the drain filter (not applicable with the drainage valve
option)
Clean the drain filter regularly. With heavy generation
of fluff (woollen clothing, woollen blankets etc.) clean
the filter after avery load. Do not remove the filter after
programmes without a spin cycle or wher the «Rinsing
Stop» button is pressed.
Remove the drain filter (turn aniclockwise), clean and
refit (turn clockwise).
Emergency emptying (not applicable with the drainage valve
option)
Emergency emptying is necessary if:
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The pump is blocked by foreign bodies (such as but-
tons, paper clips, fluff) and the water is not pumped out
(Error message «Check drain»).
Up to 48 litres may run out if the pump is blocked.
Have a bucket handy.
Danger of scalding! Allow hot washing water to cool
down.
Emptying procedure (not applicable with the drainage valve op-
tion)
Loosen drainage filter by ¾ turn and allow the water to
drain into the container.
Cleaning the drum
Remove rust marks caused by metal parts laying in the
drum using a chlorine-free cleaning agent (check the
ingredients on the packaging).
Never use steel wool!
Water supply hoses
To avoid water damage, we recommend having the
condition of the water hoses checked by an expert after
arround 5 years.
Frost protection
If the machine is installed in a room where the tempe-
rature may fall below 0°C, the machine and water inlet
hoses must be emptied immediately after every use.
Emptying the water supply hoses
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Close the water tap.
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Unscrew the hoses at the water tap, allow the water
to drain into a container.
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Screw the hose to the water tap.
Cleaning the filters in the water inlet
The screens in the water inlet must be cleaned if no wa-
ter or insufficient water runs into the machine with the
water tap open. Error message «Check water supply»
is dis played.
The screens are located in the hose screw connection
at the water tap and on the rear of the machine.
Cleaning procedure
1.
Close the water tap.
2.
Select a programme, start the machine and after
arround 20 seconds select Programme End using the
Quick Wash button.
This allows the water pressure in the inlet hose to be relea-
sed.
3.
Unscrew the hose from the water tap and rinse out the
screen under running water.
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