Electrolux EWF1286GDW - Manual (Page 20)

11.8 Emergency drain
Because of a malfunction, the appliance
cannot drain the water.
If this occurs, do steps (1) through (9) of
'Cleaning the drain filter'.
If necessary, clean the pump.
When you drain the water with the emer-
gency drain procedure, you must activate
again the drain system:
1. Put 2 litres of water in the main wash
compartment of the detergent dis-
penser.
2. Start the programme to drain the wa-
ter.
11.9 Frost precautions
If the appliance is installed in an area
where the temperature can be less than
0° C, remove the remaining water from
the inlet hose and the drain pump.
1. Disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket.
2. Close the water tap.
3. Remove the water inlet hose.
4. Put the two ends of the inlet hose in a
container and let the water flow out of
the hose.
5. Empty the drain pump. Refer to the
emergency drain procedure.
6. When the drain pump is empty, install
the inlet hose again.
WARNING!
Make sure that the temperature is
more than 0 °C before you use
the appliance again.
The manufacturer is not responsi-
ble for damages caused by low
temperatures.
12. TROUBLESHOOTING
The start of the appliance does not occur
or it stops during operation.
First try to find a solution to the problem
(refer to the table). If not, contact the serv-
ice centre.
With some problems, the acoustic
signals operate and the display
shows an alarm code:
•
- The appliance does not fill with
water.
•
- The appliance does not drain
the water.
•
- The appliance door is open or
not closed correctly. Please check the
door!
•
- The mains supply is unstable.
Wait until the mains supply is stable.
WARNING!
Deactivate the appliance before
you do the checks.
Problem Possible solution
The programme does
not start. Make sure that the mains plug is connected to the mains
socket.
Make sure that the appliance door is closed.
Make sure that there is not a damaged fuse in the fuse
box.
Make sure that the Start/Pause has been pressed.
If the delay start is set, cancel the setting or wait for the
end of countdown.
Deactivate the Child Lock function if it is on.
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