Breville VIN170, Instruction Booklet

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using your steam generator
We recommend that you:
• Start by ironing those items of laundry that require the lowest temperature (e.g.
synthetics). Finish by ironing fabrics which respond best to higher temperatures and
steam—such as cotton and linen.
• If you iron a fabric made of a blend of fibres set the temperature of your iron to the
most delicate fibre.
• When using starch, it should be sprayed onto the reverse side of the fabric and the
soleplate cleaned more frequently.
• Do not iron over sharp or hard objects such as buttons, studs or zippers as they will
scratch the soleplate of your iron.
Important
Your steam generator takes time to heat up and cool down. If you change the
temperature setting on your steam generator, you must give it time to adjust to the new
setting.
This is especially important when you change from a high setting to a lower one. It takes
your steam generator longer to cool down than it does to heat up and this is the reason
we recommend that you begin ironing at lower temperatures.
If you do need to reduce the temperature of your steam generator, wait until the
temperature indicator light flashes and then comes on again before ironing. This will
ensure that your steam generator has cooled to the lower temperature and is not too hot
for the fabric being ironed.
For example, you have been ironing using the
lll
setting and wish to change to the
ll
setting:
1. Rotate the temperature control ring to select the
ll
setting. Initially, the temperature
indicator light will be on because your steam generator is still at the higher
temperature.
2. Wait until the temperature indicator light starts to flash and then comes back on
again. Your steam generator has now cooled to the correct temperature.