Care And Maintenance - Whirlpool WWDC 8220/1 Installation Manual

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CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Appliance exterior and control panel
• Wash down with a soft, damp cloth; if necessary
use a neutral detergent (non abrasive). Dry with
a soft cloth.
Appliance interior
• After each washing, leave the door open for some
time to allow the inside of the appliance to dry.
• If you never or seldom wash your laundry at
95°C, we recommend to occasionally run a 95°C
programme without laundry, adding a small
amount of detergent, to keep the interior of the
appliance clean.
Cleaning the detergent dispenser
1. Pull out the dispenser drawer until it stops. Press with your finger
on the space of the siphon being marked with "PUSH" (fig. "A")
to release the drawer and pull it out completely.
2. Remove the siphon from the softener chamber by pulling it
upwards (fig. "B").
3. Wash all the parts under running water.
4. Clean the dispenser compartment with a damp cloth.
5. Refit the siphon in the softener chamber by pushing it down until
it stops; then push the dispenser drawer back into the dispenser
compartment.
Water supply hose(s) (picture C, D or E - depending on model)
Check regularly for brittleness and cracks. If a supply hose shows a
damage, replace it by a new hose of the same type, available through
our After-Sales Service or your specialist dealer.
If the inlet hose of your washing machine corresponds with the model
on picture "D", periodically check the safety valve inspection window:
if it is red, the hose's waterstop function was triggered, and the hose
must be exchanged by a new one from our After-Sales Service or your
specialist dealer. For unscrewing the inlet hose as shown on picture
"D", you must push down the release lever while unscrewing it.
If your supply hose has a transparent hose coating (fig. "E"),
periodically check the colour; if it intensifies locally, the hose may
have a leak and should be replaced. Contact our After-Sales Service
team or specialist dealer to obtain a replacement hose.
Cleaning the mesh filter in the water supply hose(s)
1. Close the tap and loosen the inlet hose on the tap.
2. Clean the internal mesh filter and screw the water inlet hose back
onto the tap.
3. Now unscrew the inlet hose on the rear of the washing machine.
4. Pull off the mesh filter from the washing machine connection
with universal pliers and clean it.
5. Refit the mesh filter and screw the inlet hose on again.
6. Turn on the tap and ensure that the connections are completely
water-tight.
Black process 45.0° 130.0 LPI
Door seal
• Dry the door seal after each washing with an
absorbent cotton cloth; make sure that the door
seal is completely dry before closing the door of
the empty washing machine.
• Check the condition of the door seal periodically.
Filter
• Check and clean the filter regularly, at least two
or three times a year (see "Draining Residual
Water/Cleaning The Filter").
Do not use flammable fluids for cleaning
the appliance.
A
B
C
D
Release
lever
E
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PUSH
Safety valve
inspection
window