6.4
Notes on cleaning the unit components
Unit component
Water hoses
Inlet valve
strainer insert
Drain pump
Oring
Water cup
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What to clean and how to clean
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Remove any limescale by slightly knocking on the tubes
using a rubber hammer. Then, rinse the tubes well with
hot tap water.
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Use a brush (do not use a wire brush) to remove any
limescale inside the inlet valve and on the strainer.
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Wash inlet valve and strainer insert with a lukewarm
soap solution, then rinse well with tap water.
Let the inlet valve dry before reinstallation!
•
Use a brush to remove any limescale from the pump
housing and the pump wheel (do not use a wire
brush).
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Then, wipe pump wheel with a damp cloth. Wash the
pump housing with a lukewarm soap solution and rinse
well with tap water.
Let the drain pump dry before reinstallation!
Pump wheel
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Remove any limescale from the water cup and its con
nectors using a brush (do not use a wire brush).
If the water cup is heavily calcified, place it in an 8%
formic acid solution (observe safety notes in chap-
ter 6.5), until the limescale comes off.
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Wash the water cup with a lukewarm soap solution and
rinse well with tap water.