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Service Manual

Philips Consumer Lifestyle

PerfectCare Aqua and Aqua Upgrade

16/03

GC8621
GC8622
GC8623
GC8624
GC8625
GC8626
GC8627

GC8615
GC8616
GC8619
GC8620

GC8630
GC8635
GC8636
GC8638
GC8640
GC8641
GC8642

GC8643
GC8644
GC8650
GC8651
GC8652

RI8640
RI8645

Version 1

17-Mar-2016

Product information

Fast & powerful crease removal

 

OptimalTemp

 

Continuous steam output:  90 - 120 g/min

 

Vertical steam

 

Steam pressure:  4 - 6.3 bar

 

Steam tip

 

Power:  1800 - 2400 W

Easy to use

 

Water tank capacity:  2200 - 2500 ml

 

Filling and emptying water:  Extra large filling hole

 

Refill any time

 

Heat-up time:  2 min

 

Hose storage:  Hose storage compartment

 

Power cord length:  1.8 m

 

Hose length:  1.6 m

 

Safe for all fabrics:  Even for delicates like silks

 

Low water alarm

Calc management

 

Suitable for tap water

 

Calc clean solution:  Easy De-calc

 

Calc clean reminder

Safety Information

 

This product meets the requirements regarding 

interference suppression on radio and TV.

 

After the product has been repaired, it should function 

properly and has to meet the safety requirements and 

legal regulations as officially laid down at this moment.

Technical information

 

Dimension (F-box) 

:  362 x 270 x 263 mm

(D x W x H)

 

Weight of iron 

:  1 kg

 

Weight of iron + base 

:  4.5 kg

Water advice

Suitable for tap water use.  Advice to mix with equal 

portion of distilled water or use only distilled water if the 

tap water is very hard.

Soleplate: Steam Glide

New SteamGlide soleplate is the best Philips soleplate.

It has great scratch resistancy, glides excellent and is easy 

to clean.

Summary of Contents for Perf ectCare Aqua GC8642/21

Page 1: ...e storage compartment Power cord length 1 8 m Hose length 1 6 m Safe for all fabrics Even for delicates like silks Low water alarm Calc management Suitable for tap water Calc clean solution Easy De calc Calc clean reminder Safety Information This product meets the requirements regarding interference suppression on radio and TV After the product has been repaired it should function properly and has...

Page 2: ...free effective scale removal to extend the life of your steam generator Technical information Product matrix Model Number GC8615 02 GC8615 07 GC8616 30 GC8616 31 GC8616 97 GC8619 30 GC8620 02 GC8620 07 Power 2400 W 2400 W 2400 W 2400 W Voltage 220 240V 50 60Hz 220 240V 50 60Hz 220 240V 50 60Hz 220 240V 50 60Hz Heat up time 2 min 2 min 2 min 2 min OptimalTEMP Yes Yes Yes Yes Steam pressure Up to 5 ...

Page 3: ...ock Water tank 2500 ml 2500 ml 2500 ml 2200 ml Power cord length 1 8 m 1 8 m 1 8 m 1 8 m Hose length 1 7 m 1 7 m 1 7 m 1 6 m Model Number GC8621 02 GC8622 20 GC8622 21 GC8622 97 GC8623 20 GC8623 21 GC8624 20 Power 2400 W 2400 W 2400 W 2400 W Voltage 220 240V 50 60Hz 220 240V 50 60Hz 220 240V 50 60Hz 220 240V 50 60Hz Heat up time 2 min 2 min 2 min 2 min OptimalTEMP Yes Yes Yes Yes Steam pressure Up...

Page 4: ...er tank 2500 ml 2500 ml 2500 ml 2500 ml Power cord length 1 8 m 1 8 m 1 8 m 1 8 m Hose length 1 7 m 1 7 m 1 7 m 1 7 m Model Number GC8635 02 GC8635 07 GC8636 02 GC8636 97 GC8638 20 GC8638 21 GC8640 02 GC8640 07 GC8640 97 Power 2400 W 2400 W 2400 W 2400 W Voltage 220 240V 50 60Hz 220 240V 50 60Hz 220 240V 50 60Hz 220 240V 50 60Hz Heat up time 2 min 2 min 2 min 2 min OptimalTEMP Yes Yes Yes Yes Stea...

Page 5: ...nk 2500 ml 2500 ml 2500 ml Power cord length 1 8 m 1 8 m 1 8 m Hose length 1 7 m 1 7 m 1 7 m Model Number RI8640 02 RI8640 12 RI8645 82 RI8645 84 Power 2000 W 1800 W 2000 W 2000 W Voltage 220V 60Hz 127V 60Hz 220V 60Hz 127V 60Hz Heat up time 3 min 3 min 3 min 3 min OptimalTEMP Yes Yes Yes Yes Steam pressure Up to 4 bar Up to 4 bar Up to 4 bar Up to 4 bar Continuous Steam 90 g min 90 g min 90 g min ...

Page 6: ...isassemble MICA PLATE 7 Disassemble PLASTIC WASHER 1x 8 Remove Screw E1 E2 Remove Screw F Disassemble DECORATION CAP PRINTED 9 RYTON RING 10 DEVIATOR HOUSING MOLDED 11 IRON THERMISTOR ASSY 12 PLSTIC WASHER 2x 8 REAR HOSE CORD MOUNTED ASSY 13 HOUSING PRINTED 14 SOLEPLATE MOUNTED ASSY 15 Remove Screw A Disassemble LIGHT STRIP 1 Remove Screw B Disassemble INLAY AND LIGHT STRIP ASSY 2 Disassemble REFL...

Page 7: ...VE 27 SPACER TOP 28 RINSE HOUSING CAP PRINTED 29 RINSE HOUSING MOLDED 30 O RING 31 BOILER ASSY 32 BOILER SUPPORT BRACKET 33 SPACER BOTTOM 34 BOILER THERMISTOR ASSY 35 Disassemble RINSE CAP ASSY 23 Remove Screw N1 N5 Disassemble WATER TANK ASSY 22 Remove SAFETY CAP 24 Release INOX CLAMP 25 2x Disassemble BRAIDED RUBBER HOSE BOILER 26 Release Hose clip Disconnect Wires Disassemble ELECTROVALVE 27 Re...

Page 8: ... N1 N5 Disassemble WATER TANK ASSY 22 Remove Screw S1 S3 Disassemble POWER BUTTON PRINTED 36 Disassemble BUTTON FRAME PRINTED 37 Remove Screw T Release INOX CLAMP 25 2x Disassemble BRAIDED RUBBER HOSE BOILER 26 Disconnect Wires Disassemble POWER BOARD PCB PUMP 38A SERVICE KIT 38B Remove Screw U1 U2 Disassemble Cord clamp Disassemble POWER CORD EU 39 Disassemble STAND BOTTOM MOLDED 40 ...

Page 9: ... 20 Tray printed 4239 021 72991 4239 021 72991 4239 021 81791 4239 021 81791 21 Front lock assy N A N A N A N A 22 Water tank assy 4239 021 70812 4239 021 70812 4239 021 81681 4239 021 81681 23 Rinse cap assy 4239 021 71672 4239 021 71672 4239 021 81671 4239 021 81671 24 Safety cap 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 25 Inox clamp 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 4239 010 1026...

Page 10: ...81791 4239 021 87781 4239 021 70852 4239 021 70852 21 Front lock assy N A N A N A N A 22 Water tank assy 4239 021 81681 4239 021 70814 4239 021 71523 4239 021 71523 23 Rinse cap assy 4239 021 81671 4239 021 71672 4239 021 70862 4239 021 70862 24 Safety cap 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 25 Inox clamp 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 26 Braide...

Page 11: ...26 51861 4239 026 51861 20 Tray printed 4239 021 82101 4239 021 82101 4239 021 82101 21 Front lock assy N A N A N A 22 Water tank assy 4239 021 82191 4239 021 82191 4239 021 82191 23 Rinse cap assy 4239 021 70862 4239 021 70862 4239 021 70862 24 Safety cap 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 25 Inox clamp 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 26 Braided rubber hose Boiler 4239 015 ...

Page 12: ... 4239 021 93701 21 Front lock assy N A N A N A 4239 021 78603 22 Water tank assy 4239 021 82191 4239 021 82191 4239 021 82191 4239 021 70814 23 Rinse cap assy 4239 021 70862 4239 021 70862 4239 021 70862 4239 021 71672 24 Safety cap 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 25 Inox clamp 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 26 Braided rubber hose Boiler 423...

Page 13: ...1 72893 4239 021 72893 21 Front lock assy 4239 021 93712 4239 021 93732 4239 021 71603 4239 021 71603 22 Water tank assy 4239 021 82191 4239 021 81681 4239 021 71523 4239 021 71523 23 Rinse cap assy 4239 021 70862 4239 021 81671 4239 021 72902 4239 021 72902 24 Safety cap 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 25 Inox clamp 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 4239 010...

Page 14: ...71512 4239 021 78621 4239 021 78621 21 Front lock assy 4239 021 71493 4239 021 71493 4239 021 78601 4239 021 78601 22 Water tank assy 4239 021 71523 4239 021 71523 4239 021 70814 4239 021 70814 23 Rinse cap assy 4239 021 70862 4239 021 70862 4239 021 71672 4239 021 71672 24 Safety cap 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 25 Inox clamp 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 4239 010 1...

Page 15: ...d 4239 021 82121 4239 021 82121 4239 021 70802 4239 021 70802 21 Front lock assy 4239 021 71493 4239 021 71493 4239 021 70783 4239 021 70783 22 Water tank assy 4239 021 82191 4239 021 82191 4239 021 70812 4239 021 70812 23 Rinse cap assy 4239 021 70862 4239 021 70862 4239 021 71672 4239 021 71672 24 Safety cap 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 25 Inox clamp 4239 010 10261...

Page 16: ... 20 Tray printed 4239 021 70802 4239 021 81661 4239 021 81661 4239 021 82761 21 Front lock assy 4239 021 70783 4239 021 81641 4239 021 81641 4239 021 71493 22 Water tank assy 4239 021 70812 4239 021 81681 4239 021 81681 4239 021 82191 23 Rinse cap assy 4239 021 71672 4239 021 81671 4239 021 81671 4239 021 70862 24 Safety cap 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 25 Inox clamp...

Page 17: ...t lock assy 4239 021 71493 4239 021 70785 4239 021 81643 22 Water tank assy 4239 021 82191 4239 021 70814 4239 021 82191 4239 021 81681 23 Rinse cap assy 4239 021 70862 4239 021 71672 4239 021 70862 4239 021 81671 24 Safety cap 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 25 Inox clamp 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 26 Braided rubber hose Boiler 4239 015...

Page 18: ...ed 4239 021 87011 4239 021 80591 4239 021 80591 4239 021 80591 21 Front lock assy 4239 021 80583 22 Water tank assy 4239 021 82191 4239 021 80611 4239 021 80611 4239 021 80611 23 Rinse cap assy 4239 021 70862 4239 021 71672 4239 021 71672 4239 021 71672 24 Safety cap 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 25 Inox clamp 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 4239 010 10261 4239 010 1026...

Page 19: ... 51862 20 Tray printed 4239 021 80591 4239 021 80591 4239 021 85131 4239 021 85131 21 Front lock assy 4239 021 85103 4239 021 85103 22 Water tank assy 4239 021 80611 4239 021 80611 4239 021 85161 4239 021 85161 23 Rinse cap assy 4239 021 71672 4239 021 71672 4239 021 71672 4239 021 85141 24 Safety cap 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 25 Inox clamp 4239 010 10261 4239 010...

Page 20: ...Tray printed 4239 021 95091 4239 021 95091 4239 021 95091 4239 021 95091 21 Front lock assy 4239 021 95073 4239 021 95073 4239 021 95073 4239 021 95073 22 Water tank assy 4239 021 95121 4239 021 95121 4239 021 95121 4239 021 95121 23 Rinse cap assy 4239 021 95111 4239 021 95111 4239 021 95111 4239 021 95111 24 Safety cap 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 25 Inox clamp 423...

Page 21: ...6681 20 Tray printed 4239 021 95091 4239 021 80351 4239 021 80351 4239 021 93541 21 Front lock assy 4239 021 95073 4239 021 70783 4239 021 70783 4239 021 80583 22 Water tank assy 4239 021 95121 4239 021 70814 4239 021 70814 4239 021 80611 23 Rinse cap assy 4239 021 95111 4239 021 71672 4239 021 71672 4239 021 71672 24 Safety cap 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 4239 015 59791 25 Inox c...

Page 22: ...lded 4239 026 56681 20 Tray printed 4239 021 93541 21 Front lock assy 4239 021 80583 22 Water tank assy 4239 021 80611 23 Rinse cap assy 4239 021 71672 24 Safety cap 4239 015 59791 25 Inox clamp 4239 010 10261 26 Braided rubber hose Boiler 4239 015 59771 27 Electrovalve 2922 021 99016 28 Spacer top 4239 026 51241 29 Rinse housing cap assy 4239 021 98561 30 Rinse housing assy 4239 026 49732 31 O ri...

Page 23: ...GC8615 RI8645 23 33 Rubber bung Rubber pad 4 9 14 13 1 2 6 3 5 8 12 8 7 10 15 8 11 B C A F I2 E1 E2 I1 G2 G1 G3 G4 H D Exploded view Iron ...

Page 24: ...GC8615 RI8645 24 33 20 18 16 19 22 L2 L1 K1 K2 K4 K3 Exploded view Stand without Carry lock ...

Page 25: ...GC8615 RI8645 25 33 20 18 17 16 21 19 22 L2 M1 M2 L1 K1 K2 K4 K3 Exploded view Stand with Carry lock ...

Page 26: ...GC8615 RI8645 26 33 38 40 26 37 36 33 29 23 30 31 39 25 35 N1 U1 U2 N2 N3 N4 N5 T S1 S2 S3 27 28 24 34 32 42 41 O1 O2 P R Q Exploded view Stand ...

Page 27: ...615 RI8645 27 33 Thermal Fuse Mid air crimp connection Hosecord to Stand IRON JST eSL 3 way wite to wire connector Trigger micro switch Iron Earth Point Iron Thermistor Iron Heater LED Wiring diagram Iron ...

Page 28: ... Boiler Earth Point Flex Neutral Iron Live Pump EV Live WA1 PCB to EV Pump Live WA2 PCB to Pump Ctrl WA19 HE L Fuse L WA7 PCB to EV Ctrl WA20 HE N Fuse N WA6 Fuse N PCB WA5 Fuse L PCB Flex Live Boiler Live Iron Neutral Thermistor Boiler EV Ctrl Pump Ctrl Boiler Neutral Comms Thermistor WA3 Earth Wire_Boiler Wiring diagram Stand ...

Page 29: ...rature of the soleplate after the iron has reached steady state i e connected to the mains for at least 15 minutes The table below shows the temperature requirement Soleplate temperature Deg C Materials for example Test point Minimum Maximum 120 143 All fabric types 2 Leakage current Check that leakage current is within IEC requirement Measure leakage current between LIVE NEUTRAL EARTH IEC require...

Page 30: ...or 3 sec Enter Self Check mode successfully Turn off mains power Unplug in mains cord Rinse LED turns on YES NO Wait for at least 5 sec Press steam trigger twice within 1 sec before Rinse LED turns off Entered Self Check mode YES NO If fail to enter Self Check mode could be due to 1 No power to PCBA 2 Button s malfunction 3 Steam trigger malfunction 4 Timing incorrect Refer to Trouble shooting tip...

Page 31: ...D fast blink simultaneously Iron LED ECO LED Rinse LED fast blink simultaneously Power LED blue Rinse LED red fast blinks Power LED Rinse LED remains On Check boiler temperature sensing circuit Standby LED remains On ECO LED fast blinks System activities Iron LED remains On E valve opens Boiler Iron heaters turn on for 2 sec ECO LED and Rinse LED fast blink alternately E valve closes All LED turn ...

Page 32: ... and Neutral signal Power PCBA check by test another board a b Determine which heater has issue based on power meter reading Boiler power 1200 1500 W Iron power 750 850 W 1 Boiler temperature sensing circuit error fault could be on 1 E valve does not open when steam trigger is pressed If iron LED still keeps blinking trigger press is not detected fault could be on If iron LED becomes steady on whe...

Page 33: ...GC8615 RI8645 33 33 Record History Version 1 Created on Mar 2016 Consolidated GC86xx service manual ...

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