EN 7
DRAINING RESIDUAL WATER/
CLEANING THE FILTER
We recommend that you check the filter at least two or
three times a year, especially:
• If the “Pump” indicator lights up.
• If the appliance is not draining properly or if it fails to
perform spin cycles.
If the washing machine is in a room prone to freezing
temperatures, you must drain residual water after each
wash cycle.
IMPORTANT: make sure that the water has cooled
before draining the appliance.
1. Switch off the appliance and unplug from the mains.
2. Open the base panel (depending on the model):
- Press down the tabs on the right and left to release
the base panel and remove it (Fig. “A”).
- Remove the base panel using the detergent
dispenser’s cover grid: with your hand, press the
base panel slightly downwards, then push the
cover grid into the gap between the cover and the
front of the machine and force the cover open
(Fig. “B”).
3. Place a container near the washing machine.
4. If the washing machine has an emergency drain hose:
- remove the emergency hose from the clip.
If the appliance does not have an emergency drain
hose: place a wide, flat container near the filter
(Fig.“D”). Ignore steps 5-8 and continue from step 9.
5. Hold the end of the emergency hose in the container
and remove the stopper (Fig. “C”).
6. Wait until all the water has drained away, then place
the stopper back in the end of the hose (Fig. “E”).
7. Replace the emergency drain hose (if there is one)
into the clip.
8. Lay an absorbent cotton cloth (e.g. a towel) on the
floor in front of the filter.
9. Carefully turn the filter to the left (Fig. “F”); wait until
all the water has drained away, then unscrew the
filter completely and remove it.
10. Only for draining residual water: carefully tilt the
appliance forwards (this must be done with the aid
of a second person), to allow the water to completely
drain away.
11. Only for cleaning the filter: clean the filter and filter
chamber; check that the pump rotor in the filter
chamber moves freely.
12. Reinsert the filter and screw it in to the right as far as
it will go.
13. Pour approx. 1 litre of water into the detergent
dispenser to reactivate the “Eco system”. Check that
the filter is inserted correctly and securely and that
no water comes out.
14. Refit the plinth panel (Fig. “G”); with the aid of a
second person, carefully tilt the washing machine
backwards.
15. Plug the washing machine back in. The appliance is
now ready for use again.
