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INSTALLATION
Maintenance and cleaning
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Remove the dirt grille arranged above the condensate pan by
pushing it together from its sides and remove it upwards.
Check the defrost pan drain and clean it, if required.
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Beneath the evaporator is a two-part evaporator gasket. The two
parts of the gasket are held together with a bracket.
Pull the bracket upwards to remove.
Initially, remove the l.h. half of the evaporator cover.
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Then remove the r.h. half of the evaporator cover.
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Material losses
Do not use any cleaning agents, just water.
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Material losses
Do not use a high pressure cleaner otherwise the evap-
orator fins may be bent.
Spray water across the evaporator fins.
Remove the water from the appliance using a wet suction
device.
Remove contaminants and blockages.
Note
Check the condensate drain regularly, at least once a year.
10.4 Cleaning the condensate drain
Check the condensate drain regularly.
Remove the evaporator cover (see chapter "Cleaning the
evaporator fins").
Remove dirt and blockages immediately.
To test the drain, pour one litre of water, for example from
two half-litre bottles, into the condensate pan.
If the condensate pan does not overflow, the drainage facility is
adequate.
10.5 Cleaning the filter ball valve
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Close the filter ball valve by turning it 90° clockwise.
Undo the cap.
If the filter element is contaminated, connect a short hose for
backwashing.
Place the free end of the hose in a bucket.
Turn the filter ball valve 15° clockwise.
Turn the filter ball valve 15° back again.
Check whether cleaning was successful. Repeat backwashing
if required.
Refit the cap.
Open the filter ball valve by turning it 90° anti-clockwise.
Check the system fill pressure and adjust if required.