Hitachi BD-W80MV installation instructions Troubleshooting, Problem Possible Cause Solution

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Troubleshooting

Problem	Possible Cause	Solution
Door cannot be	●●There is still some water in the washing	●●Run the Drain program to
opened.	machine.	drain water.
	●●Child lock may be activated.	●●Deactivate the child lock.
	●●Washing machine may be switched off	(See page 8)
		●●Push the POWER button to
	before the door lock is released.	switch power on. The door
		lock will be released if there
		is no water in the drum.
Buttons do not	●●Child lock may be activated.	●●Deactivate the child lock.
work.	●●Settings cannot be changed while a	(See page 8)
	program is in progress.
Water is not	●●The water tap may not be turned on.	●●Turn on the water tap.
supplied.	●●The water supply hose may be frozen.	●●Make sure that the water
	●●The water supply hose may be kinked or	supply hose is not frozen.
		●●Straighten the water inlet
	pinched.	hose.
	●●The water supply filter may be clogged.	●●Clean the water inlet filter.
		(See page 18)
Displayed	●●Washing time may be prolonged if the load	●●This is not a malfunction.
remaining time	is unbalanced, as the washing machine tries
changes.	to correct the imbalance.	●●Use the appropriate amount
	●●Washing time may be prolonged when there
	is too much foam, as the additional action of	of detergent.
	eliminating it is necessary.	●●This is not a malfunction.
	●●The remaining time is continually corrected
	and may change during the program.
There’s no foam or	●●The amount of foam varies depending on	●●Use the appropriate amount
hardly any foam.	the temperature, level of soiling and water	of detergent.
	●●Detergenthardness. may remain undissolved if it is
	poured directly into the drum.
There’s a lot of	●●You may have used too much detergent.	●●Use the appropriate amount
foam.	●●The amount of foam varies depending on	of detergent.
	the temperature, level of soiling and water
	hardness.
Detergent in the	●●You may not have selected the PREWASH	●●If you are using prewash,
dispenser is not	option.	push the PREWASH button.
washed away.	●●The detergent in the dispenser is for
	prewash only.
Rinsing begins	●●If there is imbalance in the drum, rinsing	●●This is not a malfunction.
before spinning	restarts automatically to correct it for safety
finishes.	reasons.
The drum stops and	●●If there is imbalance in the drum, the washing	●●This is not a malfunction.
rotates repeatedly	machine tries to correct the imbalance by
during spin.	repeatedly rotating and stopping.
Spin cycle	●●Intermittent spinning of the tub helps the	●●Add one or two bath towels
repeatedly starts	spin process to operate quietly.	to the drum.
and stops.	●●The laundry may be too light.

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