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cleaning and maintaining your washing machine _33
03 cleaning and maintaining
cleaning and maintaining your
washing machine
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Werecommendcleaningthedebrislter5or6timesayear,orwhentheerrormessageof“5E” is
displayed.(Referto“Drainingthewashingmachineinanemergency”inthepreviouspage.)
Beforecleaningthedebrislter,makesuretounplugthepowercord.
1. Removetheremainingwaterrst(referto“Drainingthe
washingmachineinanemergency”onpage29.)
Ifyouseparatethelterwithoutdrainingtheremaining
water, the remaining water may trickle out.
2. Opentheltercoverbyusingakeyorcoin.
3. Unscrew the emergency drain cap by turning it to the left
and drain off all the water.
4. Unscrewthedebrisltercap.
5. Washanydirtorothermaterialfromthedebrislter.Make
surethedrainpumppropellerbehindthedebrislterisnot
blocked.
6. Replacethedebrisltercap.
7. Replacetheltercover.
Donotopenthedebrisltercapwhilethemachineisrunningorhot
water may flow out.
• Makesuretoreplacetheltercapaftertheltercleaning.Ifthelterisoutofthemachine,your
washing machine may malfunction or leak water.
• Theltershouldbefullyassembledaftertheltercleaning.
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