IFB Appliances ELENA ユーザーズマニュアル

Never leave metal items e.g. paper clips, safety pins etc. in 

the drum as there is a danger of rusting. If there are any rust 

stains remove with a non-chlorine agent. Special non-metal 

sponges (never use steel wool) may also be used.

1.

Turn off Taps. Disconnect Power supply to the machine. 

Unscrew inlet hose from machine as well as from the tap 

and drain out water from the hose.

2.

Pull the sieve out of the magnetic valve with a pair of flat 

nosed pliers and clean under running water with a brush.

Fit Sieve back to the valve.

3.

Remove the filter mesh from the tap end of the inlet hose 

and clean under running water with a brush.

4.

Fit the  filter mesh back to inlet hose.

5.

Screw inlet hose back  to the machine and the tap. Ensure 

that both the sieves  and filter are in place.

6.  Turn on the tap.

Cleaning of Porthole Door Area:

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After every wash clean vapour off porthole door.

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Lift the fold in the rubber gasket under porthole 

periodically to remove lint and dirt preferably after every 

wash.

If the machine is being operated in very cold temperature, all the water 

should be drained out after use.

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Remove Fluff Filter.

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Locate the drain hose and drain the water.

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Disconnect inlet hose from the tap and drain.

In case of a long power failure during a programme run, the water 

can be drained from the drum through the drain hose

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Allow the water in the machine to cool down sufficiently.

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Locate the drain hose and pull out the drain hose to drain water in a large 

shallow container.

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Before restarting machine, ensure that drain plug is fixed on drain hose 

properly and fluff filter water line is filled with water by running the 

machine without any clothes or detergents.

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Spillage of water can rust the base plate. Draining through drain 

hose prevents rusting.

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