Beko WM 5140 W - Manual (Page 24)

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dirty.
• Close the taps.
• Remove the nuts of the water intake
hoses to clean the surfaces of the
filters on the water intake valves with
an appropriate brush.
• If the filters are very dirty, you can
pull them out by means of pliers and
clean them.
• Take out the filters on the flat
ends of the water intake hoses
together with the gaskets and clean
thoroughly under streaming water.
• Replace the gaskets and filters
carefully and tighten the hose nuts
by hand.
Draining any remaining water
and cleaning the pump filter
Filter system in your machine prevents
solid items such as buttons, coins and
fabric fibers clogging the pump propeller
during discharging of the washing water.
• If your machine fails to drain the
water, the pump filter may be
clogged. You may have to clean
it every 2 years or whenever it is
blocked plugged. Water must be
drained off to clean the pump filter.
In addition, water may have to be
drained off completely in the following
cases:
• before transporting the machine
(e.g. when moving house)
• when there is the danger of frost
In order to clean the dirty filter and
discharge the water;
1- Disconnect or unplug the machine
from the power supply.
A There may be water at 90°C in the
machine. Therefore, the filter must
be cleaned only after the inside
water is cooled down to avoid
hazard of scalding.
2- Open the filter cap. The filter cap
may be composed of one or two pieces
according to the model of your machine.
If it is composed of two pieces, press
the tab on the filter cap downwards and
pull the piece out towards yourself.
If it is composed of one piece, hold it
from both sides and open it by pulling
out.
3- An emergency drain hose is supplied
with some of our models. Others are not
supplied with this item.
If your product is supplied with an
emergency drain hose, do the following
as shown in the figure below: