Draining Any Remaining Water And Cleaning The Pump Filter - Smeg LBS65 User Manual

carefully to their places and tighten
the hose nuts by hand.
Draining any remaining water and
cleaning the pump filter
Your product is equipped with a filter system
which ensures a cleaner water discharge
that extends pump life by preventing solid
items such as buttons, coins and fabric
fibers from clogging the pump propeller
during discharge of the washing water.
• If your machine fails to drain the
water, the pump filter may be
clogged. You may have to clean
it every 2 years or whenever it is
plugged. Water must be drained off
to clean the pump filter.
In addition, water may have to be drained
off completely in the following cases:
• before transporting the machine (e.g.
when moving house)
• when there is the danger of frost
In order to clean the dirty filter and
discharge the water;
1- Unplug the machine to cut off the supply
power.
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There may be water at 90°C in the
machine. Therefore, the filter must be
cleaned only after the inside water
is cooled down to avoid hazard of
scalding.
2- Open the filter cap. The filter cap may be
composed of one or two pieces according
to the model of your machine.
If it is composed of two pieces, press the
tab on the filter cap downwards and pull the
piece out towards yourself.
If it is composed of one piece, hold it from
both sides and open it by pulling out.
3- An emergency drain hose is supplied
with some of our models. Others are not
supplied with this item.
If your product is supplied with an
emergency drain hose, do the following as
shown in the figure below:
• Pull out the pump outlet hose from its
housing.
• Place a large container at the end of
the hose. Drain the water off into the
container by pulling out the plug at
the end of the hose. If the amount of
water to be drained off is greater than
the volume of the container, replace
the plug, pour the water out, then
resume the draining process.
• After draining process is completed,
replace the plug into the end of the
hose and fit the hose back into its
place.
If your product is not supplied with an
emergency drain hose, do the following as
shown in the figure below:
• Place a large container in front of the
filter to receive water flowing from the
filter.
• Loosen pump filter (anticlockwise)
until water starts to flow out of it.
Direct the flowing water into the
container you have placed in front of
the filter. You can use a piece of cloth
to absorb any spilled water.
• When there is no water left, turn the
pump filter until it is completely loose
and remove it.
• Clean any residues inside the filter
as well as fibers, if any, around the
propeller region.
• If your product has a water jet
feature, be sure to fit the filter into its
housing in the pump. Never force the
filter while replacing it into its housing.
Fit the filter fully into its housing;
otherwise, water may leak from the
filter cap.
4- Close the filter cap.
Close the two-piece filter cap of your
product by pushing the tab on it.
Close the one-piece filter cap of your
product by fitting the tabs on the bottom
into their positions and pushing the upper
part of it.
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