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Maintenance and cleaning
Service life of the product extends and frequently faced problems decrease if cleaned at regular intervals.
6.1 Cleaning the detergent drawer
Clean the detergent drawer at regular intervals (every 4-5 washing cycles) as shown below in order to prevent accumulation of powder detergent
in time.
1 Lift the rear part of the siphon to remove it as illustrated. After performing the cleaning procedures explained below, replace the siphon
back to its seating and push its front section downwards to be sure that the locking tab engages.
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NOTE
¾ If more than normal amount of water and softener mixture starts to gather in the softener compartment, clean the siphon.
2 Wash the detergent drawer and the siphon with plenty of lukewarm water in a washbasin. Wear protective gloves or use an appropriate
brush to avoid touching of the residues in the drawer with your skin when cleaning.
3 After cleaning, seat the siphon well in its place and insert the drawer back.
6.2 Cleaning the loading door and the drum
For products with drum cleaning programme, please see Operating the product - Programmes.
For products without drum cleaning, follow the below steps to clean the drum:
Select Additional Water or Extra Rinse auxiliary functions. Use a Cottons programme without pre-wash. Set the temperature to
the level recommended on the drum cleaning agent which can be provided from authorized services. Apply this procedure
without any laundry in the product. Before starting the programme, put 1 pouch of special drum cleaning agent (if the special agent
could not be supplied, put max. 100 g of powder anti-limescale) into the main wash detergent compartment (compartment no. "2"). If the anti-
limescale is in tablet form, put only one tablet into the main wash compartment no. "2". Dry the inside of the bellow with a clean piece of cloth
after the programme has come to an end.
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NOTE
¾ Repeat Drum Cleaning process in every 2 months.
¾ Use an anti-limescale suitable for the washing machines.
After every washing check that no foreign substance is left in the drum.
If the holes on the bellow shown in the figure is blocked, open the holes using a toothpick.
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NOTE
¾ Foreign metal substances will cause rust stains in the drum. Clean the stains on the drum surface by using cleaning
agents for stainless steel. Never use steel wool or wire wool.
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¾ Never use sponge or scrub materials. These will damage the painted and plastic surfaces.
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