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Draining any remaining water and
cleaning the pump filter
Yourproductisequippedwithafiltersystem
whichensuresacleanerwaterdischargethat
extendspumplifebypreventingsoliditems
suchasbuttons,coinsandfabricfibersfrom
cloggingthepumppropellerduringdischarge
ofthewashingwater.
• Ifyourmachinefailstodrainthewater,
thepumpfiltermaybeclogged.Youmay
havetocleanitevery2yearsorwhenever
itisplugged.Watermustbedrainedoffto
cleanthepumpfilter.
Inaddition,watermayhavetobedrainedoff
completelyinthefollowingcases:
• beforetransportingthemachine(e.g.when
movinghouse)
• whenthereisthedangeroffrost
Inordertocleanthedirtyfilteranddischarge
thewater;
1-Unplugthemachinetocutoffthesupply
power.
A
Theremaybewaterat90°Cinthe
machine.Therefore,thefiltermustbe
cleanedonlyaftertheinsidewateris
cooleddowntoavoidhazardofscalding.
2-Openthefiltercap.Thefiltercapmaybe
composedofoneortwopiecesaccordingto
themodelofyourmachine.
Ifitiscomposedoftwopieces,pressthetab
onthefiltercapdownwardsandpullthepiece
outtowardsyourself.
Ifitiscomposedofonepiece,holditfrom
bothsidesandopenitbypullingout.
3-Anemergencydrainhoseissuppliedwith
someofourmodels.Othersarenotsupplied
withthisitem.
Ifyourproductissuppliedwithanemergency
drainhose,dothefollowingasshowninthe
figurebelow:
• Pulloutthepumpoutlethosefromits
housing.
• Placealargecontainerattheendofthe
hose.Drainthewateroffintothecontainer
bypullingouttheplugattheendofthe
hose.Iftheamountofwatertobedrained
offisgreaterthanthevolumeofthe
container,replacetheplug,pourthewater
out,thenresumethedrainingprocess.
• Afterdrainingprocessiscompleted,
replacetheplugintotheendofthehose
andfitthehosebackintoitsplace.
Ifyourproductisnotsuppliedwithan
emergencydrainhose,dothefollowingas
showninthefigurebelow:
• Placealargecontainerinfrontofthefilter
toreceivewaterflowingfromthefilter.
• Loosenpumpfilter(anticlockwise)until
waterstartstoflowoutofit.Directthe
flowingwaterintothecontaineryouhave
placedinfrontofthefilter.Youcanusea
pieceofclothtoabsorbanyspilledwater.
• Whenthereisnowaterleft,turnthepump
filteruntilitiscompletelylooseandremove
it.
• Cleananyresiduesinsidethefilteras
wellasfibers,ifany,aroundthepropeller
region.
• Ifyourproducthasawaterjetfeature,be
suretofitthefilterintoitshousinginthe
pump.Neverforcethefilterwhilereplacing
itintoitshousing.Fitthefilterfullyintoits
housing;otherwise,watermayleakfrom
thefiltercap.
4-Closethefiltercap.
Closethetwo-piecefiltercapofyourproduct
bypushingthetabonit.
Closetheone-piecefiltercapofyourproduct
byfittingthetabsonthebottomintotheir
positionsandpushingtheupperpartofit.