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5 Cleaning
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5
Cleaning
5.1
Cleaning the housing
Only clean the housing with a slightly damp cloth. Do not
use any cleaning agent, scouring agent or alcohol as these
can damage the housing.
5.2
Decalcification
You should decalcify the appliance approx. every 6 months
to extend its service life.
1.
To do this, fill the water tank with water and add approx.
1 to a maximum of 2 tablets of biological decalcifier
(available in the shops).
2.
Turn the appliance on.
3.
Direct the nozzle into a container which can catch the
steam with the decalcifying solution.
4.
Allow the decalcifying solution to run through for ap-
prox. 5 minutes by operating the steam cleaner.
5.
Then wait another 5 minutes with the appliance still on.
6.
Repeat this procedures 3 times.
7.
Then empty the water tank.
WARNING:
Before you clean the appliance, switch off the appliance
and remove the mains plug. Wait until the appliance and
the accessory have cooled down.
WARNING:
Observe the instructions under
Z
Chapter 3.1, "Cleaning"
for the decalcification procedure.
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