9
ROYAL PRESTIGE
PRESSURE COOKERS®
Troubleshooting
CONDITION
REASON
SOLUTION
Pressure cooker will not open
• After cooking, the pressure
cooker is still pressurized (the
indicator pin is up)
• Decompress following these steps:
- Take the pressure cooker off the heat
- Decompress pressure cooker
- Once the indicator pin has gone down, rotate
the knob to the “open” position and open the
pressure cooker
Pressure cooker will not close.
• The pressure cooker is not
assembled correctly.
• Check that the knob is in the “open” position and
that the cover is correctly placed on the base.
• Press lightly on the lid and rotate knob clockwise
until in the “locked” position.
Pressure cooker will not pressurize
• The knob is in open position.
• The heat source is not
strong enough.
• There is not enough liquid
in the pressure cooker
• The regulator is not properly
in place.
• The gasket is not properly
in place.
• The gasket is worn out.
• Turn the knob to the “locked” position.
• Fill the pressure cooker with at least one (1) cup of
liquid.
• Turn up the temperature on the heat source.
• Make sure the regulator is in the right position.
• Make sure the gasket is positioned correctly in the
cover
• Replace the gasket with the Royal Prestige
®
parts
from the Service Center (see back page).
Steam is escaping from my
pressure cooker.
• The switch is in open position.
• The gasket is not properly
in place.
• The rim of the base is
not clean.
• Turn the knob to the “locked” position.
• Verify that the gasket is properly cleaned. See
Cleaning and Care.
• Verify that the cover and base are clean.
