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Maintenance and cleaning

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7 Maintenance and cleaning Service life of the product extends and frequently faced problems decrease if cleaned at regular intervals. 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. 1. Press the dotted point on the siphon in the softener compartment and pull towards you until the compartment is removed from the machine. C If more than normal amount of water and softener mixture starts to gather in the softener compartment, the siphon must be cleaned. 2. Wash the detergent drawer and the siphon with plenty of lukewarm water in a washbasin. Wear protective gloves or use an appropriate brush to avoid touching of the residues in the drawer with your skin when cleaning. 3. Insert the drawer back into its place after cleaning and make sure that it is seated well. If your detergent drawer is the one indicated in the following figure: C Lift the rear part of the siphon to remove it as illustrated. After performing the above mentioned cleaning procedures, replace the siphon back to its seating and push its front section downwards to make sure that the locking tab engages. 7.2 Cleaning the loading door and the drum For products with drum cleaning programme, please see Operating the product - Programmes. For products without drum cleaning, follow the below steps to clean the drum: Select Additional Water or Extra Rinse auxiliary functions. Use a Cottons programme without pre-wash. Set the temperature to the level recommended on the drum cleaning agent which can be provided from authorised services. Apply this procedure without any laundry in the product. Before starting the programme, put 1 pouch of special drum cleaning agent (if the special agent could not be supplied, put max. 100 g of powder anti-limescale) into the main wash detergent compartment (compartment no. "2"). If the anti-limescale is in tablet form, put only one tablet into the main wash compartment no. "2". Dry the inside of the bellow with a clean piece of cloth after the programme has come to an end. C Repeat Drum Cleaning process in every 2 months. C Use an anti-limescale suitable for the washing machines. 30 / EN Washing Machine / User's Manual

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30 / EN
Washing Machine / User‘s Manual
7
Maintenance and cleaning
Service life of the product extends and
frequently faced problems decrease if cleaned
at regular intervals.
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.
1. Press the dotted point on the siphon in the
softener compartment and pull towards you
until the compartment is removed from the
machine.
C
If more than normal amount of water
and softener mixture starts to gather in
the softener compartment, the siphon
must be cleaned.
2. Wash the detergent drawer and the
siphon with plenty of lukewarm water in a
washbasin. Wear protective gloves or use an
appropriate brush to avoid touching of the
residues in the drawer with your skin when
cleaning.
3. Insert the drawer back into its place after
cleaning and make sure that it is seated well.
If your detergent drawer is the one indicated in
the following figure:
C
Lift the rear part of the siphon to remove
it as illustrated. After performing the
above mentioned cleaning procedures,
replace the siphon back to its seating
and push its front section downwards to
make sure that the locking tab engages.
7.2 Cleaning the loading door and
the drum
For products with drum cleaning programme,
please see Operating the product -
Programmes.
For products w±thout drum clean±ng, follow the
below steps
to clean the drum:
Select
Additional Water
or
Extra Rinse
aux±l±ary funct±ons. Use a Cottons programme
w±thout pre-wash. Set
the temperature
to the level recommended on the drum
cleaning agent which can be provided from
authorised services.
Apply th±s procedure
without any laundry in the product.
Before
start±ng the programme, put 1 pouch of spec±al
drum clean±ng agent (±f the spec±al agent could
not be suppl±ed, put max. 100 g of powder
ant±-l±mescale) ±nto the ma±n wash detergent
compartment (compartment no. “2”). If the
ant±-l±mescale ±s ±n tablet form, put only one
tablet ±nto the ma±n wash compartment no. “2”.
Dry the ±ns±de of the bellow w±th a clean p±ece
of cloth after the programme has come to an
end.
C
Repeat Drum Cleaning process in every
2 months.
C
Use an anti-limescale suitable for the
washing machines.