• Note: Make sure that your appliance is empty before running a maintenance wash.
  • 1. Use either the manufacturers specialist cleaning products or other descaling products from your local supermarket, this will help to clear any build-up of left-over washing powders and liquids which may have gathered in the bottom of your appliance during normal use.
    Don’t worry if you do not have any products to hand, you can still commence the maintenance wash without these.
  • 2. Make sure no laundry is in the appliance. Start a hot-wash (95 degrees) programme. This will run the cleaning products through the machine helping to remove any detergent residue and kill any bacteria inside the appliance.
    For more information, see The programme selector topic.
  • 3. Next, put about 250 ml of white vinegar in the powder compartment of the dispensing drawer and start a 40-degree wash programme. Although the cleaning products will have done the majority of cleaning, the white vinegar will help to remove any remaining odours.
  • 4. When the two wash programmes have finished it’s good practice to also clean and check the door seals and to make sure that the dispensing drawer and its compartment are also clean.
    For more information ,see the Cleaning the detergent drawer topic.
  • 5. It’s also a good idea to check that the pump filter is clean and free from any obstructions.
    For more information, see the Cleaning the pump filter topic.