Maintenance And Cleaning; Cleaning The Detergent Drawer - Beko WMI 81442 Manual Del Usuario

5 Maintenance and cleaning

Service life of the product extends and frequently faced
problems decrease if cleaned at regular intervals.

5.1 Cleaning the detergent drawer

Remove any powder residue buildup in the drawer. To do
this;
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You can remove the detergent drawer by pulling it towards
yourself strongly.
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If more than a normal amount of softener and liquid
detergent mixture starts to remain in the softener
compartment, the siphon must be cleaned.
Wash the drawer and the siphon with plenty of lukewarm
water in a washbasin. Wear protective gloves or use an
appropriate brush to avoid touching the residues in the
drawer when cleaning. Replace the drawer into its housing
after cleaning. Check if the siphon is in its original location.
5.2 Cleaning the loading door and the drum
For products with drum cleaning programme, please see
Operating the product - Programmes.
For products without drum cleaning, follow the below steps
to clean the drum:
Select Additional Water or Extra Rinse auxiliary functions.
Use a Cottons programme without pre-wash. Set the
temperature to the level recommended on the drum
cleaning agent which can be provided from authorized
services. Apply this procedure without any laundry in the
product. Before starting the programme, put 1 pouch of
special drum cleaning agent (if the special agent could not
be supplied, put max. 100 g of powder anti-limescale) into
the main wash detergent compartment (compartment no.
"2"). If the anti-limescale is in tablet form, put only one tablet
into the main wash compartment no. "2". Dry the inside of
the bellow with a clean piece of cloth after the programme
has come to an end.
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Repeat Drum Cleaning process in every 2 months.
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Use an anti-limescale suitable for the washing machines.
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After every washing make sure that no foreign substance is
left in the drum.
If the holes on the bellow shown in the figure is blocked,
open the holes using a toothpick.
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Foreign metal substances will cause rust stains in the
drum. Clean the stains on the drum surface by using
cleaning agents for stainless steel. Never use steel wool
or wire wool.
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Never use sponge or scrub materials. These will
warning
damage the painted and plastic surfaces.
5.3 Cleaning the body and control panel
Wipe the body of the machine with soapy water or non-
corrosive mild gel detergents as necessary, and dry with a
soft cloth.
Use only a soft and damp cloth to clean the control panel.
5.4 Cleaning the water intake filters
There is a filter at the end of each water intake valve at the
rear of the machine and also at the end of each water intake
hose where they are connected to the tap. These filters
prevent foreign substances and dirt in the water to enter the
washing machine. Filters should be cleaned as they do get
dirty.
1. Close the taps.
2. Remove the nuts of the water intake hoses to access
the filters on the water intake valves. Clean them with an
appropriate brush. If the filters are too dirty, take them out
by means of pliers and clean them.
3. Take out the filters on the flat ends of the water intake
hoses together with the gaskets and clean thoroughly
under running water.
4. Replace the gaskets and filters carefully in their places
and tighten the hose nuts by hand.
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