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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.
Check whether:Water Stop fault (depending on model)
the appliance door is properly closed When the appliance detects a water leakage the
(child safety);pump runs continuosly.
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;
kinks are present in water hose;Important: if the fault occurs again, call After-
Sales Service with details about the fault (see
the water hose filter is blocked;
the water hose is frozen up;?After-Sales Service?).
N.B: Afterwards switch the appliance off, then Final spin results are poor:
on.
The appliance has an imbalance detection and
Waste water not pumped out.correction system. If individual heavy articles are
loaded (bathmat, bathrobe, etc.) this system may
Check whether:
reduce the spin speed automatically to protect the
the drain hose is correctly installedappliance or even interrupt the spin cycle
(see ?Installation Instructions?);
the filter is blocked.altogether, if the imbalance is too great even after
several spin starts.
the drain hose is frozen up. if the laundry is still too wet at the end of the
the ?Rinse hold? button is pressed.
cycle, add smaller articles of laundry to balance
Detergent and additive product residues in the load and repeat the spin cycle.
excessive foam formation may prevent spinning.
dispenser at end of wash.
Ensure correct amount of detergent is used
Check whether:Important: this machine is fitted with a safety
the siphon is correctly installed and clean
(see ?Care and Maintenance?);system. The programme is interrupted after a few
minutes if one of the following happens:
enough water is being supplied. The mesh filters no water supply;
between the inlet hose and the tap could be
clogged (see ?Care and Maintenance?). Check pump blocked.
If the pump is blocked, switch off the appliance
and clean the filter two or three times a year
(see ?Removing the filter?).and clean the pump (see ?Removing the filter?).
Then re-start the appliance.
Also see ?Detergent and Additives? for
information.
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