Symptoms
Wrinkling
Musty or mildewy
odour in appliance
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Appliance is not unloaded promptly.
• Always remove items from the appliance as soon as the cycle is complete.
Appliance is overloaded.
• The appliance can be fully loaded, but the drum should not be tightly
packed with items. The door of the appliance should be closed easily.
Hot and cold water inlet hoses are reversed.
• Hot water rinse can set wrinkles in garments. Check the inlet hose
connections.
Inside of drum is not cleaned properly.
• Run the Limpieza de Tina (Tub Clean) function regularly.
The drain hose is not properly installed, causing siphoning (water
flowing back inside of the appliance).
• When installing the drain hose, make sure that it does not get kinked or
blocked.
The detergent dispenser drawer is not cleaned regularly.
• Clean the detergent dispenser drawer, especially the top and the bottom of
the drawer's opening.
Odours can occur due to the rubber attached to the appliance.
• It is the normal odour of new rubber and will disappear after operating the
appliance several times.
If the rubber door gasket and door seal area are not cleaned regularly,
odors can occur due to mold or foreign substances.
• Be sure to clean the gasket and door seal regularly and check under the
door seal for small items when unloading the appliance.
Odors can occur due to foreign substances left in the drain pump filter.
• Be sure to clean the drain pump filter regularly.
When using the drying function, odours can occur due to lint and other
laundry matters sticking to the heater. (Dryer model only)
• This is not a malfunction.
A particular odour can occur when drying wet clothes with hot air. (Dryer
model only)
• The odour will immediately disappear.
Possible Cause & Solution
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