Ariete 4241 [18/38] Cleaning and maintenance

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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

In the interests of hygiene, after using the appliance, rinse out the attachments by vacuuming up clean water. In this way

the attachments and the inside of the hose will be cleaned.

In this way the attachments and the inside of the hose will be cleaned.

Use a damp cloth to wipe the outside of the appliance clean. Do not use solvents or detergents that could damage the

plastic surfaces.

A few simple maintenance operations are necessary to make sure that the appliance will always operate perfectly.

Emptyingandcleaningthedirtywatercontainer(E)

The dirty water container (O), must be emptied as soon as the red light (E) switches on.

WARNING:Assoonastheredlightswitcheson,themotorwillswitchoffautomatically;afteremptying

thecontainer,presstheon/offswitch(L)torestarttheappliance.

• Open the appliance cover (D) as described previously

• Take the dirty water container (E) by both handles (F), and remove it from the appliance body (

WARNING:Donotremovethelid(I)fromthecontainerbeforereachingtheplacewhereitistobeemp-

tied;thisistoavoidanyliquidspillswhilecarryingit.

• As soon as you are ready, remove the cover (I) and empty out the container (E) upouring from the narrowest edge. Clean

out the container with water and a mild soap. Rinse the “Magic filter” thoroughly under running water (

• Follow these steps in reverse order to refit the container in the appliance, pressing down on it slightly to make sure it is

correctly in place (

Emptyingthewateranddetergentcontainer(T)

When not using the appliance for any length of time, take out and empty the water and detergent container so as to prevent

the formation of scale residues, which could affect the normal operation of the appliance.

Doubleairexhaustfilter(U)

Remove the grille of the HEPA filter on the back of the appliance, pressing the top clip at the same time.

Take out the filter and if necessary, wash it in running water and then leave to dry completely.

Refit the grille, pressing it gently until it clicks into place. (

)

Motorairfilter(V)

Open the appliance cover (D) and take out the dirty water container (E) complete with lid (I), previously described, using

the two handles (F). Remove the air filter (V) and clean it under running water. Leave it to dry perfectly before refitting it

inside the appliance (

“MagicFilter”(H)

Open the appliance cover (D) as described previously, and take out the water filter (I) by the special hand grip (

• Remove the filter cover (G) by gently pulling it downwards (H) and take out the protective filter (

• Rinse the “Magic filter” thoroughly under running water and leave to dry perfectly before fitting it together with the other

parts, following the above steps in reverse order.

WARNING:The filter(H)shouldbecleanedaftereveryuseand ifitappearstobeworn,itshouldbe

replacedwiththesparefilterprovided.