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11.7.3 Manual opening of the appliance door
Previous door safety devices released the door automatically, in the following cases: power failure, the appliance
being turned off with the ON/OFF button (before the wash cycle ended, solenoid valve malfunction or faulty main
board, because inside they had a PTC bi-metal which allowed the door to be opened after cooling, between
55 seconds and 4 minutes.
With the new safety device (PTO) the appliance door remains closed and necessitates manual door opening,
according to the instructions provided below:
Before proceeding with the manual opening of the appliance door, check:
1 That the drum is stationary.
2 If the water is above the lower level of the appliance door, drain off the water; if possible set a drainage
programme (see point 4) or unplug the appliance from the mains socket, disconnect the main drain pipe,
lay it on the ground and drain off the water (see point 5).
3 If the water is not above the lower level of the door, then it can be opened manually.
4 Unplug the appliance from the socket.
5 Activate the manual opening system.
To access the manual opening, proceed as follows:
Remove the worktop (see para. 65).
Press the plastic arch placed above the door safety device twice (shown by the dotted arrow) in order to trigger
the cam which leverages and releases the cursor to allow the hook to be removed from the fastening latch.
Pull the handle
Door safety
interlock
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