7. OPERATING PROBLEMS

Many checks have been carried out during the manufacture of your washing machine. However, if you face a problem with its operation, please read the following sections before calling the After Sales service.

Symptom

Cause

 

 

 

 

The washing machine will not start or will not fill:

• the washing machine is not correctly connected, the elec-

 

trical installation is not working,

 

• the cover of your washing machine and the drum flaps are

 

not correctly closed,

 

• you did not control the program start correctly,

 

• there is a power failure,

 

• the water supply is closed off,

 

• the water tap is closed,

 

• the water inlet is blocked.

 

 

The washing machine fills up but empties again

• the drain siphon is attached too low (see installation sec-

immediately:

tion).

 

 

The washing machine will not spin or will not

• the drain pipe is blocked or kinked,

empty:

• the drain filter is blocked,

 

• the anti-unbalance mass safety device has tripped; bad

 

distribution of washing in the drum,

 

• the «Drain» program or the «Rinse hold» option is selected,

 

• the height of the drain siphon is wrong.

 

 

There is water on the floor around the washing

• excess detergent has made too much foam that over-

machine:

flowed,

 

• the detergent is not suitable for washing machine,

 

• the drain siphon is not hooked on properly,

 

• the drain filter was not put back into place,

 

• the water inlet pipe is leaking.

 

 

Washing results are not satisfactory:

• the detergent is not suitable for machine washing,

 

• there is too much washing in the drum,

 

• the washing program is not appropriate,

 

• there is not enough detergent.

 

 

The machine is vibrating or noisy:

• not all the packing was removed from the machine (see

 

unpacking section),

 

• the washing machine is not leveled and properly packed,

 

• the washing machine is too close to the wall or furniture,

 

• the washing is not well distributed in the drum,

 

• the load is not sufficient.

 

 

The washing cycle is much too long :

• the water inlet is blocked,

 

• there was a power supply failure or the water was cut off,

 

• the motor temperature safety device tripped,

 

• the water inlet temperature is lower than normal,

 

• the foam detection safety system tripped (too much deter-

 

gent) and the washing machine evacuated the foam,

 

• the anti-unbalance mass safety device tripped, an additio-

 

nal phase was added to distribute the washing in the drum

 

better.

 

 

The washing machine stops during a washing cy-

• the water or electricity supply is defective,

cle :

• a rinse hold was programmed.

 

 

The cover does not open during the cycle :

• the «IMMEDIATE OPENING»* light is off,

 

• the temperature of the washing water is too high.

 

• the cover cannot open until 1 to 2 minutes after the

 

washing machine has stopped*.

 

 

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