Draining Any Remaining Water And Cleaning The Pump Filter - Beko WM 6120 S Installation & Operating Instructions Manual

under streaming water.
• Replace the gaskets and filters
carefully and tighten the hose nuts by
hand.
Draining any remaining water
and cleaning the pump filter
Filter system in your machine prevents
solid items such as buttons, coins and
fabric fibers clogging the pump propeller
during discharging 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
blocked 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- Disconnect or unplug the machine
from the power supply.
A 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
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