Failure

Possible cause

Remedy

The machine

The machine is not properly

Level the machine with the

moves during

leveled.

adjustable legs.

operation.

Transport brackets are not

Remove transport brackets.

 

removed.

 

The machine

Unevenly distributed laundry,

This is normal, the machine will

vibrates during the

especially with very small

reduce the RPM if vibrations are

spin.

quantities (for ex. only the

too strong. Wash larger quantity

 

bathrobe).

of laundry.

Excessive foaming

Excessive measure of

Use washing powder according

during washing.

detergent.

to the instructions by the

 

 

producer and according to the

 

 

water hardness and soiled

 

 

laundry.

 

 

Use only detergents for machine

 

 

washing.

Laundry is not

The machine switched on

The machine operates normally.

properly spun.

the UKS* function. Because

Wash large and small pieces of

No failure is

of bad laundry balance, the

laundry together.

reported.

machine has automatically

 

 

reduced spin RPM.

 

Greasy wads

Too little detergent (laundry

Wash the laundry again.

appear on the

was very greasy).

Add more detergent for such

laundry.

 

soiled laundry, or use liquid

 

 

detergent.

Laundry is stained

You used liquid detergent or

Use the detergent containing

after washing.

detergent for colored laundry

whitener.

 

which does not contain

Select the heavily soiled laundry

 

whitener. You selected

program, or activate soaking

 

inappropriate program.

function.

White powdery

It is not the consequence of

• Immediately rinse the laundry

residues on the

bad rinsing, but because of

once again.

laundry.

neo-phosphate detergents

• Use liquid detergents which do

 

containing non soluble

not contain zeolites.

 

components (zeolites) for water

• Try removing the residues with

 

softening. Such substances

the brush.

 

• Use program for heavily soiled

 

may be deposited upon

 

laundry, or activate soaking

 

the laundry. Inappropriately

 

function.

 

selected program.

 

 

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