Care and cleaning

Warning! You must DISCONNECT the appliance from the electricity supply,

before you can carry out any cleaning or maintenance work.

Descaling

The water we use normally contains lime. It is a good idea to periodically use a water softening powder in the machine. Do this separately from any laundry washing, and according to the soft- ening powder manufacturer's instructions. This will help to prevent the formation of lime depos- its.

External cleaning

Clean the exterior cabinet of the appliance with soap and water only, and then dry thoroughly.

Cleaning the dispenser drawer

The washing powder and additive dispenser drawer should be cleaned regularly.

Cleaning the drawer recess

Having removed the drawer, use a small brush to clean the re- cess, ensuring that all washing powder resi- due is removed from the upper and lower part of the recess.

Replace the drawer and run the rinse pro- gramme without any clothes in the drum.

Cleaning the pump

The pump should be inspected regularly and particularly if:

•the appliance does not empty and/or spin;

•the appliance makes an unusual noise during draining due to objects such as safety pins, coins etc. blocking the pump;

•a problem with water draining is detected (see chapter “What to do if...” for more de- tails).

Warning! Before opening the pump door, switch the appliance off and remove the

mains plug from the socket.

Proceed as follows:

Remove the drawer by pressing the catch downwards and by pulling it out. Flush it out under a tap, to re- move any traces of accumulated powder.

To aid cleaning, the top part of the addi- tive compartment should be removed.

•Unplug the appliance.

•If it is necessary, wait until the water has cooled down.

Place a container close to the pump (A) to collect any spill- age.

Pull out the emergen- cy emptying hose (B), place it in the con- tainer and remove its cap.

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