Maintenance
Keep the washing machine clean to prevent deteriorated performance and to preserve its life cycle.
Drum clean
Perform this cycle regularly to clean the drum by removing bacteria from it. This cycle heats the water
between 60 °C and 70 °C, and it also removes accumulated dirt from the rubber door gasket.
1. Press Power to turn on the washing machine.
2. Turn the Cycle Selector to select DRUM CLEAN.
3. Press and hold Start/Pause.
NOTE
• The water temperature for DRUM CLEAN is set to 70 °C, which cannot be changed.
• It is recommended to run the DRUM CLEAN cycle once every 40 washes.
• To prevent limescale, add the proper amount of detergent according to your local water hardness or add
a water softener additive together with the detergent.
DRUM CLEAN reminder
Depending on the model, the DRUM CLEAN reminder is either an icon or an LED.
For icons, the icon lights up on the control panel.
For LEDs, the LED lights up next to DRUM CLEAN, or on the option area of the control panel.
• The DRUM CLEAN reminder blinks on the control panel once every 40 washes. It is advisable to perform
DRUM CLEAN regularly.
• When you first see this reminder blinking, you can ignore the reminder for 6 consecutive washes. From
the 7
wash, the reminder no longer appears. However, it appears again on the second 40
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• Even after the last process is terminated, the "0" message may remain.
• You can record the running count of the DRUM CLEAN cycle by pressing the Power button. This does
not stop or turn off the machine but marks your cycle count.
• Even if "0" does not disappear, the machine operates normally.
• It is recommended to run the cycle regularly for hygienic purposes.
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