Caring For Your Washing Machine; What To Do After You Have Finished Your Washing; Cleaning The Dispenser And Lint Filter - Electrolux EWT806 User Manual

Caring for your washing machine

What to do after you have finished your washing.

• P ress the Power button to switch off the machine.
• Switch off the electricity at the power point.
• Turn off the water taps.
• L eave lid open for a while. This allows time for moisture
inside the washing machine to evaporate and for any
odours to disperse.
Cleaning the dispenser – Model 806 only
The dispenser needs to be cleaned regularly, preferably
after each wash. Inspect the dispenser after each wash to
see if there is any residue of detergent or fabric softener.
To do this proceed as follows:
• P ull the dispenser drawer forward until it stops.
• L ift the front of the drawer up and forward to remove it
from the runners.
• R emove the siphon cap from the drawer spigot as
shown below.
• C lean the dispenser drawer, siphon cap and spigot with
hot water and a brush, eg. an old toothbrush.
• D ry the drawer and cap.
• P ut siphon cap back onto the spigot, ensuring the cap
is fully pressed down.
• B efore replacing the dispenser back in its recess, clean
the inside of the drawer with an old toothbrush.
• P ut the dispenser back into its runners and close the
drawer.
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Cleaning the lint filter
Lint is a collection of threads and fluff which comes off your
clothes during washing. Your washing machine collects this
lint in the lint filter. It is important to clean out this lint filter,
preferably after each wash.
How to clean the lint filter
• R emove the filter column from the centre of the agitator.
• U nclip the filter bag from the column.
• T urn the bag inside out and remove the lint.
• W ash the filter bag in hot water. Clean the filter bag with
an old brush, making sure water can flow through the
bag mesh.
• C lean out any residue in the softener dispenser cup if
one is fitted in the top of the filter column.
• R eassemble the filter to the column and place it back in
the centre of the agitator.