Whirlpool FWG71283W - Water Filter and Residual Water Draining

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User manual
CLEANING THE WATER FILTER / DRAINING RESIDUAL WATER
6. Remove the kick panel: Using a screwdriver, do that which
is shown in the following gure.
7. Container for the drained water:
Place a low and wide container under the water filter
in order to collect the residual water.
8. Drain the water:
Slowly turn the lter counter-clockwise until all the
water has come out. Allow the water to ow out without
removing the lter. Once the container is full, close the
water lter by turning it clockwise. Empty the container.
Repeat the procedure until all the water has been
drained.
9. Removelter:Layacottonclothbeneaththewaterlter,
which can absorb a small amount of rest water. Then
remove the water lter by turning it out anticlockwise.
10. Clean the water lter: remove residues in the lter and
clean it under running water.
11. Insert the water filter and reinstall the plinth: Reinsert
the water lter again by turning it in clockwise direction.
Make sure to turn it in as far as it goes; the lter handle
must be in vertical position. To test water tightness of
the water lter, you can pour about 1 liter of water into
the detergent dispenser. Then reinstall the plinth.
Switch o and unplug the washing machine before cleaning the water lter or draining residual water. If you used a
hot wash programme, wait until the water has cooled down before draining any water.
Clean the water lter regularly, to avoid that the water cannot drain after the wash due to obstruction of the lter. If
the water cannot drain, the display indicates that that the water lter may be clogged.