Electrolux EW 970 C: Maintenance

Maintenance

The cabinet

Clean the outside surfaces of the machine using a mild

Do not use cleaning products which contain

(non-abrasive) household cleaning product. Finish by re-

alcohol (spirits), thinners and similar substances.

moving remaining traces of the product with a damp cloth.

The detergent dispenser

In time, residues of detergent and fabric conditioner are

likely to build up inside the detergent dispenser. It should

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be cleaned at regular intervals by flushing it out with water.

If necessary, the whole dispenser can be taken out of the

machine for cleaning. You need to pull it firmly outwards,

so that it comes free of a retaining stop (Fig. 1).

To remove the siphon (at the inside edge of the dispen-

ser) for cleaning, you need to press it inwards and pull it

upwards at the same time (Fig. 2). When you put it back,

press it downwards until you hear a distinct click.

Inside the opening for the

detergent dispenser

Detergent residues can also build up inside the opening

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for the detergent dispenser. You can use an old tooth-

brush for cleaning this area (Fig. 3).

When you have finished and put back the dispenser, run

a short programme with no wash load in the machine to

rinse it clean.

Cleaning inside the machine

If you mostly use your machine for low-temperature washes,

and/or if you use only very little detergent, you should clean

the inside of the machine about once a month. This will

prevent mould or stale odours from developing. Use the

full recommended quantity of detergent and run a wash

programme at the highest temperature with no wash load

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in the machine.

Protecting the machine against

freezing

If the machine is kept in a place where the temperature

may sometimes fall below 0°C, there is a risk that the

small amount of water which remains inside parts of the

machine after normal use will freeze and damage it.

To prevent this you should:

• Turn off the water supply to the machine and dis-

connect the water intake hose from the supply pipe.

• Select a wash programme, start the machine and let

the programme run for a short time.

• Lower the tap end of the intake hose to floor level.

Use a container such as a bowl to catch water

running out of it.

Descaling

• Turn the programme control knob to an Emptying pro-

If your water supply is harder than 7° dH, you should de-

gramme, restart the machine and let that programme

scale your washing machine at least once every three

run for a short time.

months. Use approx. 150 ml of citric acid instead of de-

tergent and run a wash programme at the highest temp-

• Release the discharge hose from the plastic clip on the

erature with no wash load in the machine. Limescale

machine rear. Put the end of the hose down low, into

deposits on components such as the machine's heating

the waste gully (floor drain) set into the floor, but make

element will reduce their service life. (Contact your water

sure that the end of the hose does not go below the

company to find out the hardness level of your local

water level in the gully's (drain's) water trap.

water supply.)

When you begin using the machine again, you will need

to reconnect the water intake and discharge hoses.

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