Beko EV 5140+ - Maintenance and Cleaning; Cleaning the Detergent Drawer; Cleaning the Loading Door and Drum; Cleaning Water Intake Filters

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Washing Machine / User’s Manual
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.
A WARNING
Neverusespongeorscrubmaterials.Thesewilldamagethe
painted and plastic surfaces.
5.4 Cleaning the water intake filters
Thereisafilterattheendofeachwaterintakevalveatthe
rearofthemachineandalsoattheendofeachwaterintake
hosewheretheyareconnectedtothetap.Thesefilters
preventforeignsubstancesanddirtinthewatertoenterthe
washingmachine.Filtersshouldbecleanedastheydoget
dirty.
Closethetaps.Removethenutsofthewaterintakehoses
toaccessthefiltersonthewaterintakevalves.Cleanthem
withanappropriatebrush.Ifthefiltersaretoodirty,takethem
outbymeansofpliersandcleanthem.Takeoutthefilters
ontheflatendsofthewaterintakehosestogetherwiththe
gasketsandcleanthoroughlyunderrunningwater.Replace
the gaskets and filters carefully in their places and tighten the
hose nuts by hand.
5.5 Draining remaining water and
cleaning the pump filter
Thefiltersysteminyourmachinepreventssoliditemssuch
as buttons, coins and fabric fibers clogging the pump impeller
duringdischargeofwashingwater.Thus,thewaterwillbe
dischargedwithoutanyproblemandtheservicelifeofthe
pumpwillextend.
Ifthemachinefailstodrainwater,thepumpfilterisclogged.
Filtermustbecleanedwheneveritiscloggedorinevery3
months. Water must be drained off first to clean the pump
filter.
Inaddition,priortotransportingthemachine(e.g.,when
movingtoanotherhouse)andincaseoffreezingofthewater,
watermayhavetobedrainedcompletely.
A WARNING
Foreign substances left in the pump filter may damage your
machine or may cause noise problem.
Inordertocleanthedirtyfilteranddischargethewater:
Unplugthemachinetocutoffthesupplypower.
A WARNING
Temperatureofthewaterinsidethemachinemayriseupto90ºC.
Toavoidburningrisk,filtermustbecleanedafterthewaterinthe
machinecoolsdown.
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
Residues of softener, detergent and dirt may accumulate in
your machine in time and may cause unpleasant odours and
washingcomplaints.Toavoidthis,usetheDrumCleaning
programme.IfyourmachinedoesnothaveaDrumCleaning
programme,useCotton-90programme.Beforestartingthe
programme,putmax.100gofpowderanti-limescaleinto
themainwashdetergentcompartment(compartmentnr.II).
Iftheanti-limescaleisintabletform,putonlyonetabletinto
compartmentnr.II.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.
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.