Philips GC500 Series, Instruction Manual

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Problem Possible cause Solution
The steam output is
irregular.
Steam has condensed in the hose
or in the steamer head.
Lift the steamer head to straighten
the hose. This allows any
condensation to flow back into the
water tank.
You have placed the steamer on a
table or chair instead of on the
floor.
Place the steamer on the floor.
Water droplets drip
from the steamer
head.
Steam has condensed in the hose. Lift the steamer head to straighten
the hose. This allows any
condensation to flow back into the
water tank.
You have left the steamer head
and/or the steam supply hose in
horizontal position for a long time.
Lift the steamer head to straighten
the hose. This allows condensation to
flow back into the water tank.
You have placed the steamer on a
table or chair instead of on the
floor.
Place the steamer on the floor.
The appliance
produces a
croaking sound.
When the hose forms a U-shape,
condensation present in the hose
cannot flow back into the water
tank.
Lift the steamer head to straighten
the hose. This allows any
condensation to flow back into the
water tank.
You have left the steamer head
and/or the steam supply hose in
horizontal position for a long time.
Lift the steamer head to straighten
the hose. This allows condensation to
flow back into the water tank.
The steamer head
does not stay fixed
when I try to store it.
You have not placed the steamer
head in the recess properly.
Wind the hose anticlockwise around
the steamer base and place the
steamer head in the recess. See
chapter ‘Storage’.
Water spills out of
the filling opening
when the cap is
closed.
You have put too much water in
the water tank
Do not fill the water tank above the
MAX level indication.
An excessive
amount of water
drips out of the
steamer head when
the appliance is
heating up.
The water in the appliance is dirty
or has been left inside the
appliance for a long time.
Remove all water from the water
tank and rinse it with clean water
(see chapter ‘Cleaning and
maintenance’).
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