•Remove the nuts of the water intake hoses to clean the surfaces of the filters on the water intake valves with an appropriate brush.
•If the filters are very dirty, you can pull them out by means of pliers and clean them.
•Take out the filters on the flat ends of the water intake hoses together with the gaskets and clean thoroughly under streaming water.
•Replace the gaskets and filters carefully and tighten the hose nuts by hand.
Draining any remaining water and cleaning the pump filter
Filter system in your machine prevents solid items such as buttons, coins and fabric fibers clogging the pump propeller during discharging of the washing water. Thus, a good water discharger is achieved and the pump life is extended.
•If your machine fails to drain the water, the pump filter may be clogged. You may have to clean it every 2 years or whenever it is blocked plugged. Water must be drained off to clean the pump filter.
In addition, water may have to be drained off completely in the following cases:
•before transporting the machine (e.g. when moving house)
•when there is the danger of frost
In order to clean the dirty filter and discharge the water;
1- Disconnect or unplug the machine from the power supply.
A There may be water at 90°C in the machine. Therefore, the filter must be cleaned only after the inside water is cooled down to avoid hazard of scalding.
2- Open the filter cap. The filter cap may be composed of one or two pieces according to the model of your machine. If it is composed of two pieces, press the tab on the filter cap downwards and pull the piece out towards yourself.
If it is composed of one piece, hold it from both sides and open it by pulling out.
3- An emergency drain hose is supplied with some of our models. Others are not supplied with this item.
If your product is supplied with an emergency drain hose, do the following as shown in the figure below:
•Pull out the pump outlet hose from its housing.
•Place a large container at the end of the hose. Drain the water off into the container by pulling out the plug at the end of the hose. If the amount of water to be drained off is greater than the volume of the container, replace the plug, pour the water out, then resume the draining process.
•After draining process is completed, replace the plug into the end of the hose and fit the hose back into its
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