User manual

10. Make sure that you tighten correctly the
filter to prevent leakages.
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11. Close the drain pump door.
Warning!
Never remove the pump cover during a
wash cycle, always wait until the appliance
has finished the cycle, and is empty. When
refitting the pump cover, ensure it is se-
curely re-tightened so as to stop leaks and
young children being able to remove it.
CLEANING THE WATER INLET
FILTERS
If you notice that the machine is taking lon-
ger to fill, check that the filter in the water
inlet hose is not blocked.
1. Turn off the water tap.
2. Unscrew the water inlet hose.
3. Clean the filter in the hose using a hard
bristle brush.
4. Screw the hose back onto the tap.
5. Unscrew the hose from the machine.
Keep a rug nearby because some wa-
ter may flow.
6. Clean the filter in the valve with a stiff
brush or with the piece of cloth.
7. Screw the hose back to the machine
and make sure the connection is tight.
8. Turn on the water tap.
EMERGENCY EMPTYING OUT
If the appliance cannot drain the water, pro-
ceed as follows to empty out the machine:
1. pull out the plug from the power sock-
et;
2. close the water tap;
3. if necessary, wait until the water has
cooled down;
4. open the pump door;
5. place a container on the floor below the
recess of the drain pump;
6. press the two levers and pull forward
the drainage duct to let the water flow
out;
7. when the container is full of water, put
the drainage duct back again and emp-
ty the container;
repeat this operation until water stops
flowing out;
8. if necessary clean the pump (refer to
the section ‘Drain pump’ );
9. close the drain pump door.
When you drain the water with the emer-
gency drain procedure, you must activate
again the drain system:
1. Put 2 litres of water in the main wash
compartment of the detergent dispens-
er.
2. Start the programme to drain the wa-
ter.
FROST PRECAUTIONS
If the machine is installed in a place where
the temperature could drop below 0°C, re-
move the remaining water from the inlet
hose and the drain pump.
1. disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket.
2. close the water tap
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