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EXTERNAL CLEANING
Clean the appliance with mild soap and warm water
only. Fully dry all the surfaces. Do not use a
scouring pads or any scratching material.
CAUTION! Do not use alcohol,
solvents or chemical products.
CAUTION! Do not clean the metal
surfaces with chlorine-based
detergent.
DESCALING
If the water hardness in your area is high or
moderate, we recommend that you use a water
descaling product for washing machines.
Regularly examine the drum to prevent limescale
and rust particles.
To remove rust particles use only special products
for washing machines. Do this separately from the
laundry wash.
Always obey the instructions that you
find on the packaging of the product.
MAINTENANCE WASH
With the low temperature programmes it is possible
that some detergent stays in the drum. Perform a
maintenance wash regularly. To do this:
•
Remove all laundry from the drum.
•
Select the cotton programme with the highest
temperature with a small quantity of detergent.
DOOR SEAL WITH DOUBLE LIP TRAP
This appliance is designed with a self cleaning
draining system, allowing light fluff fibers that fall
off the clothes to be drained out with the water.
Regularly examine the seal. Coins, buttons, other
small items can be recovered at the end of the
cycle.
Clean it when needed, using ammonia cream
cleanser agent without scratching the seal surface.
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Always obey the instructions that you
find on the packaging of the product.
Check and remove objects (if there are any) that
could be trapped in the fold.
Make sure that no laundry remains between the
seal and the door.
Use a moist cloth to wipe off any dirt or water
residue left behind in the door seal after completion
of program cycle.
CLEANING THE DRUM
Regularly examine the drum to prevent rust forming.
Clean the drum with special products for stainless
steel.
Always follow the instructions that you
find on the packaging of the product.
For a thorough clean:
•
Remove all laundry from the drum.
•
Run a Cottons programme with the highest
temperature. Add a small quantity of
powder detergent into the empty drum, in
order to rinse out any left residues.
CLEANING THE DETERGENT DISPENSER
To prevent possible deposits of dried detergent or
clotted fabric softener and/or formation of mould in
the detergent dispenser drawer, once in a while
carry out the following cleaning procedure:
1. Open the drawer. Press the catch downwards
as indicated in the picture and pull it out.
2. Remove the top part of the additive
compartment to aid cleaning and flush it out
under running warm water, to remove any
traces of accumulated detergent. After
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