Lakeland 53395, Instruction Booklet, Page: 8 / 16

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Starting ironing garments requiring a low temperature first. Reducing the waiting
time, the iron takes less time to heat up than to cool down. It will eliminate the risk of
scorching the fabric.
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Fabrics with this symbol are ironable for Synthetics.
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Fabrics with this symbol are ironable for Silk and Wool.
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Fabrics with this symbol are ironable for
Cotton and Linen.
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Fabrics with this symbol are not ironable, for example,
Polypropylene, Elastaine and Acrylic Fabric.
• Fill the iron with tap water, as described in ‘Filling the Water Tank’.
• Stand the iron upright on its anti-slip heel. Make sure the steam slider is turned to
‘No Steam’ .
• Plug in and switch on at the socket. The pilot light will blink and then illuminate.
• When the pilot light goes out, the soleplate has reached temperature.
SETTING THE STEAM OUTPUT
WARNING
: This appliance generates high temperature steam. To avoid the risk of severe
burns, never touch the soleplate during use. Always hold the iron by its handle.
• To ensure good steam output, always make sure the
water tank is at least a quarter full.
• To dry iron without steam, keep the steam control
slider at ‘No Steam’ .
• Move the slider towards the right of the iron for
more steam. The nearer it is to ‘Maximum Steam’
the more steam will come through the soleplate,
depending on the quantity of steam required and the
heat temperature setting selected.
• Delicate synthetic fabrics should be ironed without
steam.
WARNING : The iron gives off steam continuously only if you hold the iron horizontally.
You can stop the continuous steam by placing the iron in a vertical position or by moving
the steam selector to ‘No Steam’ .
Maximum
steam
No steam