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[LG top load washing machine filter] Stainless steel filter washing guide

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Stainless steel filter washing guide

Step 1. Separate the filter
Insert your thumb deeply (inward) into the top of the stainless steel filter, press your thumb down, and then pull forward to separate the filter.

Removing the filter.

Step 2. Clean the stainless steel filter
① Soak the filter in hot water.

The filter is soaked in hot water

② Hold the left and right filter handles on the back of the stainless steel filter and pull it out with force as required.

Hold and pull the top left and right filter handles on the back of the filter

③ Soak the stainless steel filter in warm water while it is open, and remove any foreign object using a soft brush.
After drying the filter, close the clean filter.

Removing debris from a soft brush filter
Warning!

When using a highly concentrated fabric softener, clean the filter more often than in the case of general fabric softener use.
Highly concentrated fabric softeners tend to adhere well to fabrics, so water stains can easily form on the clean filter.

④ If there is a foreign object in the stainless steel filter joint, remove it using a soft brush.

Removing foreign substances from the filter joint

Step 3. Reassemble the stainless steel filter
① In assembling the stainless steel filter, insert the bottom part of the filter first and push the filter until a clicking sound is heard from the top of the filter.

Putting the filter together to make a 'Click' sound

② Shake the clean filter back and forth to check that it is assembled properly.

Checking the filter assembly
Wait! Here are more tips
Clean the stainless steel filter every time you wash.
You can maintain it cleaner by using the Tub Clean course.

This guide was created for all models, so the images or content may be different from your product.

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