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Something not working?

Problem

 

Possible cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

The machine vibrates or is noisy

The door will not open

Spinning starts late or the machine does not spin

The transit bolts have

Check that the machine

not been removed.

has been unpacked as

 

described in the Installation

 

section.

The feet have not been

Carefully level the machine.

adjusted.

 

There is little laundry in

Correct operation of the

the drum.

machine is not affected.

 

 

The programme is still

Wait until the end of the

running and the drum

programme before opening

is turning.

the door.

The water level is above the

Before opening the door,

bottom edge of the door.

the water must be emptied

 

out.

The machine is heating the

Wait until the end of the

water.

heating phase.

 

 

The unbalance detection

If the laundry is not evenly

device that prevents

distributed inside the drum

excessive vibration during

at the beginning of the

spinning has cut in.

spin cycle, the machine

 

detects this and tries to

 

redistribute it more evenly

 

by means of a few drum

 

rotations.

 

Only when the laundry is

 

more evenly distributed

 

will the spin cycle be

 

performed, at a lower speed,

 

if the laundry is not evenly

 

distributed.

 

If, after about 10 minutes,

 

the laundry is still tangled,

 

the machine will not spin.

 

Therefore, if the laundry is

 

still wet at the end of the

 

cycle, it is advisable to

 

redistribute it manually

 

inside the drum and to

 

select the spin programme.

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