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5 Maintenance and cleaning
Service life of the product extends and frequently faced
problems decrease if cleaned at regular intervals.
5.1 Cleaning the detergent drawer
Clean the detergent drawer at regular intervals (every
4-5 washing cycles) as shown below in order to prevent
accumulation of powder detergent in time.
Press the dotted point on the siphon in the softener
compartment and pull towards you until the compartment is
removed from the machine.
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If more than normal amount of water and softener mixture starts to
gather in the softener compartment, the siphon must be cleaned.
Wash the detergent drawer and the siphon with plenty of
lukewarm water in a washbasin. Wear protective gloves or use
an appropriate brush to avoid touching of the residues in the
drawer with your skin when cleaning. Insert the drawer back
into its place after cleaning and make sure that it is seated
well.
5.2 Cleaning the loading door and the drum
For products with drum cleaning programme, please see
Operating the product - Programmes.
For products without drum cleaning, follow the below steps to
clean the drum:
Selec t Additional Water or Extra Rinse auxiliary functions.
Use a Cottons programme without pre-wash. Se t the
temperature to the level recommended on the drum
cleaning agent which can be provided from authorized
services. Apply this procedure without any laundry in
the product. Before starting the programme, put 1 pouch of
special drum cleaning agent (if the special agent could not be
supplied, put max. 100 g of powder anti-limescale) into the
main wash detergent compartment (compartment no. "2"). If
the anti-limescale is in tablet form, put only one tablet into the
main wash compartment no. "2". Dry the inside of the bellow
with a clean piece of cloth after the programme has come to
an end.
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Repeat Drum Cleaning process in every 2 months.
Use an anti-limescale suitable for the washing machines.
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After every washing make sure that no foreign substance is
left in the drum.
If the holes on the bellow shown in the figure is blocked, open
the holes using a toothpick.
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Foreign metal substances will cause rust stains in the drum.
Clean the stains on the drum surface by using cleaning agents for
stainless steel. Never use steel wool or wire wool.
5.3 Cleaning the body and control panel
Wipe the body of the machine with soapy water or non-
corrosive mild gel detergents as necessary, and dry with a
soft cloth.
Use only a soft and damp cloth to clean the control panel.
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WARNING
Never use sponge or scrub materials. These will damage the
painted and plastic surfaces.
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