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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
The appliance will not start, no lamp lights up.The appliance vibrates during the spin
Check whether:cycle.
the appliance is plugged in;Check whether:
the wall socket is functioning correctly the appliance is levelled and solidly installed on
(use a table lamp or similar).all four feet (see ?Installation Instructions?);
ON/OFF button pressed. the transit bolts have been removed. The transit
bolts must be removed before the appliance can
The appliance will not start, but the ?On/be used (see ?Installation Instructions?).
Off? lamp is on.
Water Stop fault (depending on model)
Check whether:
the appliance door is properly closed When the appliance detects a water leakage the
(child safety);pump runs continuously.
a programme has been selected and the Switch off the appliance, unplug it and make sure
programme is started; that the water tap is closed.
the water tap is open.If not, open the tap and
The ?Water Stop? may have been triggered by:
switch the appliance first off, then on.1.too much foam;
The appliance stops during the programme.2.leakage in the inlet hose or in the appliance.
Check whether:Tilt the appliance forwards carefully to allow the
the ?Rinse Hold? button is pushed, terminate collected water to flow out from the bottom of the
this option by pressing the button again;appliance. Then:
?On/Off? lamp is off. Press ?On/Off? button;1.connect the appliance to the electrical outlet,
2.open the tap,
No water or insufficient water supply.
3.reselect the desidered programme and press the
Check whether:?On/Off? button.
the tap is turned on completetly;
Important: if the fault occurs again, call After-
kinks are present in water hose;
the water hose filter is blocked;Sales Service with details about the fault (see
?After-Sales Service?).
the water hose is frozen up;
N.B: Afterwards switch the appliance off, then on.
Final spin results are poor:
Waste water not pumped out.The appliance has an imbalance detection and
correction system. If individual heavy articles are
Check whether:
loaded (bathmat, bathrobe, etc.) this system may
the drain hose is correctly installedreduce the spin speed automatically to protect the
(see ?Installation Instructions?);
appliance or even interrupt the spin cycle
the filter is blocked.altogether, if the imbalance is too great even after
the drain hose is frozen up.
several spin starts.
the ?Rinse hold? button is pressed. if the laundry is still too wet at the end of the
Detergent and additive product residues in cycle, add smaller articles of laundry to balance
the load and repeat the spin cycle.
dispenser at end of wash.
excessive foam formation may prevent spinning.
Check whether:Ensure correct amount of detergent is used
the siphon is correctly installed and clean
Important: this machine is fitted with a safety
(see ?Care and Maintenance?);
enough water is being supplied. The mesh filters system. The programme is interrupted after a few
minutes if one of the following happens:
between the inlet hose and the tap could be
clogged (see ?Care and Maintenance?). Check no water supply;
pump blocked.
and clean the filter two or three times a year
(see ?Removing the filter?).If the pump is blocked, switch off the appliance
Also see ?Detergent and Additives? for and clean the pump (see ?Removing the filter?).
Then re-start the appliance.
information.
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