Problem solving guide
Opening the door in the event
of a blocked drain outlet and/or
power cut
Switch off the washing machine.
Open the access panel for the drain
pump.
Blocked drain outlet
If the drain outlet is blocked, there may
be a large quantity of water left behind
in the washing machine.
Risk of scalding due to hot suds.
Escaping suds will be hot if laundry
has been washed at high temperat-
ures!
Carefully allow all suds to drain off.
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Draining the washing machine
Remove the drain filter, though not
completely.
Place a suitable container under the
access panel, e.g. a universal oven
tray.
Slowly unscrew the drain filter to let
the water out.
Tighten the drain filter back up again if
you need to interrupt the flow of wa-
ter.
Once the flow of water ceases:
Remove the drain filter completely.