
cleaning and maintaining your washing machine _33
03 cleaning and maintaining
cleaning and maintaining your
washing machine
Werecommendcleaningthedebrislter5or6timesayear,orwhentheerrormessageof“5E” is
displayed.(Referto“Drainingthewashingmachineinanemergency”inthepreviouspage.)
Beforecleaningthedebrislter,makesuretounplugthepowercord.
1. Removetheremainingwaterrst(referto“Drainingthe
washingmachineinanemergency”onpage29.)
Ifyouseparatethelterwithoutdrainingtheremaining
water, the remaining water may trickle out.
2. Opentheltercoverbyusingakeyorcoin.
3. Unscrew the emergency drain cap by turning it to the left
and drain off all the water.
4. Unscrewthedebrisltercap.
5. Washanydirtorothermaterialfromthedebrislter.Make
surethedrainpumppropellerbehindthedebrislterisnot
blocked.
6. Replacethedebrisltercap.
7. Replacetheltercover.
Donotopenthedebrisltercapwhilethemachineisrunningorhot
water may flow out.
• Makesuretoreplacetheltercapaftertheltercleaning.Ifthelterisoutofthemachine,your
washing machine may malfunction or leak water.
• Theltershouldbefullyassembledaftertheltercleaning.
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