Beko 101483PTLE User Manual page 61

4.4 Maintenance and cleaning
Service life of product extends and frequently experienced problems will be reduced if it is cleaned at
regular intervals.
4.4.1 Cleaning the detergent drawer
1 Press the dotted point on the siphon in the softener compartment and pull towards you until
the compartment is removed from the machine.
2. Wash the detergent drawer and the siphon with plenty of lukewarm water in a washbasin.
In order to prevent the residues to contact your skin, clean it with an appropriate brush by
wearing a pair of gloves.
3 Insert the drawer back into its place after cleaning and make sure that it is seated well.
4.4.2 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 detergent / anti-limescale) into the main
wash detergent compartment (compartment no. „2"). If the detergent / 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.
Use an detergent / anti-limescale suitable for the washing machines.
4.4.3 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.
Washing Machine / User's Manual
Clean the detergent drawer at regular intervals (every 4-5 washing cycles)
as shown below in order to prevent accumulation of powder detergent in
time.
Lift the rear part of the siphon to remove it as illustrated.
If more than normal amount of water and softener mixture starts to gather
in the softener compartment, the siphon must be cleaned.
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.
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. These will damage the painted, chromated
and plastic surfaces.
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