Care and maintenance
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Cleaning the drain pump
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WARNING
RISK OF SCALDING
Risk of hot water injury to skin!
You are responsible for ensuring all safety
precautions are followed when draining water from
the appliance and/or manually opening the
appliance door.
It may be necessary to clean the appliance drain
pump if the appliance fails to drain (sound of the
water being pumped from the appliance cannot be
heard when the appliance should be draining and
other nearby drains, such as a sink, are draining
properly).
The appliance pump can become blocked by loose
debris (a good reason to check the drum and
remove any visible debris after each load). Fabrics
that give off large amounts of fluff may also cause
blockage.
To access the appliance drain pump, the service
cover must first be opened (see steps below). With
the service cover opened, proceed as follows:
1. If the appliance has not been drained, try to
drain it now. Firstly turn the wash cycle selector
knob to select the Spin program, press the SPEED
button to set the Spin program off (all spinning
speed value indicator light go out on the display),
then press the START/PAUSE button. Wait a
few moments to let the pump drain the water
from the drum. If the pump is totally blocked, the
water will be unable to drain and the cycle will
end.
2. Shut off the tap so that no more water flows in
and has to be drained. Switch the appliance off.
Unplug the power plug.
3. Open the drain filter cover.
4. Use the pull-out drain hose located in the pump
access opening to drain the remaining water into
a suitable container (up to 5.3U.S.gallon/20 liters
of water may be drained). Pull the sealing cap
from the hose and lay the hose over the side of
the container and allow the water to finish
draining from the drum. When finished, replace
the sealing cap into the end of the hose and
restore the hose to its storage location.
5. Turn the pump cover counterclockwise to remove
it. A small amount of residual water may flow out
when the cover is removed. Clean the interior of
the pump hosing, removing any debris or foreign
objects. Check to be sure the impeller where at
the back of the pump housing can now turn
freely. Remove any lint, debris or detergent
residue from the threads of the pump cover and
the pump cover housing. Reinstall the pump
cover by screwing tightly into position. Handle
must be vertically.
6. Close the drain filter cover. Wipe up any spilled
water.
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