operating problems 43

 

 

 

Problems

 

Causes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wash is unsatisfactory :

• the detergent is unsuitable for machine

 

 

 

washing,

 

 

 

• there is too much washing in the drum,

 

 

 

• the wash cycle is unsuitable,

 

 

 

• there isn’t enough detergent.

 

 

 

The

appliance vibrates, is

• the appliance hasn’t been untied properly (see

noisy :

 

untying section),

 

 

 

• the appliance isn’t level and is unbalanced,

 

 

 

• the appliance is too close to the wall or furni-

 

 

 

ture,

 

 

 

• washing is unevenly distributed in the drum,

 

 

 

• the load is too small.

 

 

the wash cycle is much too

• the water inlet filters are dirty,

long :

 

• the power or water supply has been cut off,

 

 

 

• the motor overheating detector has been acti-

 

 

 

vated,

 

 

 

• the water inlet temperature is lower than usual,

 

 

 

• the foam detection security system has been

 

 

 

activated (too much detergent) and the washing

 

 

 

machine has begun draining the foam,

 

 

 

• the out of balance detector has been activated :

 

 

 

an extra phase has been added to distribute

 

 

 

washing more evenly in the drum.

 

 

 

 

The

washing

machine

• the water or electricity supply is defective

stops during a wash cycle :

• a Rinse hold has been selected,

 

 

 

• the drum shutters are open.

 

 

The lid doesn’t open at the

• the “immediate opening”* light is not lit,

end of the cycle :

 

• the temperature inside the drum is too high,

 

 

 

• the lid unlocks 1 - 2 minutes after the end of the

 

 

 

cycle*.

 

 

The E40 error code ap-

• the lid isn’t closed properly.

pears in the display** and

 

the

Start/Pause

pushbut-

 

ton flashes red*** :

 

 

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