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The drain hose may be extended to a
max imum of 4 metres. An additional drain hose
and joining piece is ava ilable from your
local
Service
Force
Centre.
The
joining piece must
have an interna
l
diameter of 18mm.
If your drain hose
looks like this (see
below) you do not
require the «U» piece.
Just push the hose
firmly into the
standpipe.
2. Onto a sink outlet spigot.
If
the outlet spigot has not been used before,
remove any blanking plug that may be in place.
Push the drain hose onto the spigot and secure
with a clip if required, ensure a
loop
is formed
in the dra in hose (see diagram) to prevent
waste
from
the sink enter
i
ng the washing
machine.
lmr>ortant!
Before connecting the machine to new
pipework or to pipework that has not been
used for some time, run off a reasonable
amount of water to flush out any debris that
may have collected
in
the pipes.
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Levelling
Level
the washing machine by raising or
lowering the
feet. The feet
may be tight to
adjust as they incorporate a self locking nut,
but the machine MUST be level and stab le.
Any necessary
adjustment can be
made with a spanner.
Accurate levelling
prevents vibrat
i
on,
noise and
displacement of the
machine dur ing operation.
Some vibrat
i
on is inevitable
,
especially if
mounted on a wooden
floor.
Sprung wooden
floors
are part
i
cularly
susceptible to vibrat
i
on.
For
advice
,
consult a
builder. If poss ible, always place the machine
on a sol
i
d floor.
Special conditions
If the floor is carpeted or covered with crumbly
or soft mater
i
al,
insert a
rigid
support base
under the
feet
to prevent noise, vibrat
i
on or
disp
lacement.
The
base should protrude a
few
centimetres beyond the edges of the machine.
ffi
WARNING!
The
mach ine should
NOT
be placed on deep
pile carpeting.
NOTE
-
P lease ensure that when the appliance is
installed it
is easily accessib
l
e for the engineer
in
the event of a breakdown.
In the interest of the environment
Washing machines and dishwashers should be
connected to the FOUL drainage system, the
water will then be taken to a sewage works for
treatment before being discharged safe ly into a
river. It is essential that these appliances are
not connected to the surface water drainage
system as this water is discharged
directly
into
a
river
or stream and may cause pollution.
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