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WATER INLET FILTERS
To clean, proceed as follows :
OPERATING PROBLEMS
Numerous checks were carried out on your
appliance before it left the factory. Howev-
er, should you notice a malfunction, please
refer to the sections below before contact-
ing the after-sales service.
Problems Causes
The washing machine
doesn’t start or doesn’t
fill:
• the appliance isn’t plugged in correctly, the electrical installation isn’t
working, there is a power failure,
• the lid of your appliance and the drum shutters aren’t closed firmly,
• the programme start command hasn’t been properly selected,
• the water supply has been cut off, the water inlet tap is closed,
• the water inlet filters are dirty,
•
a red tab appears on the water inlet hose
1)
.
The appliance fills but
empties straight away:
• the drainage U-piece is fixed too low (see installation section).
The washing machine
doesn’t rinse or doesn’t
empty:
• the drain hose is blocked or bent,
• the drainage filter is obstructed,
• the out of balance detector has been activated : washing is unevenly
distributed in the drum,
• the “Drain” programme or “Night Silence Plus” or “Rinse hold” option
have been selected,
• the height of the drainage U-piece is unsuitable.
You have found water
around the washing ma-
chine:
• too much detergent has caused foam to overflow,
• the detergent is unsuitable for machine washing,
• the drainage U-piece isn’t attached correctly,
• the drainage filter hasn’t been put back in place,
• the water inlet hose is leaking.
Wash is unsatisfactory: • the detergent is unsuitable for machine washing,
• there is too much washing in the drum,
• the wash cycle is unsuitable,
• there isn’t enough detergent.
The appliance vibrates,
is noisy:
• all packaging have not been removed from the appliance (see installa-
tion section),
• the appliance isn’t level and is unbalanced,
• the appliance is too close to the wall or furniture,
• washing is unevenly distributed in the drum, the load is too small,
• the appliance is in running in period, noise will disappear with time.
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