Iron Troubleshooting
P R O B LE M
P O TE N TIAL R E AS O N & S O LU TIO N S
Iron does not w ork
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Iron should be plugged into a 120V A C electrical outlet only.
M ake sure that the plug is securely in the socket.
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T herm ostat setting is too low . T urn to higher setting.
T herm ostat ready light
goes O n and O ff
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T his is norm al. The light goes O n and O ff as the therm ostat is
sw itching the heating elem ent O n and O ff to m aintain the
selected tem perature.
S om e odor or sm all
particles com e out of
steam vents of new
iron
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T his is norm al. Follow instructions for first use and allow iron to
steam through 2-3 fillings 7 press the steam burst button
occasionally to elim inate sm all w hite particles.
Iron does not steam
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W ater tank m ay be em pty or w ater level is very low . A dd w ater.
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M ake sure that the tem perature control dial and the variable
steam control are correctly set. For m axim um steam , (setting
"M ax" on steam control), tem perature control dial should be set
on '•••'.
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A lw a ys allow the iron to reach the selected tem perature w ith the
steam setting at '0'. M ake sure that the tem perature control dial
is set in the correct steam area and the steam control is
not
on
'0'. For m ore steam , turn tem perature dial to higher setting. e.g.
'•••' and the steam control to "M ax".
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If tem perature setting and steam control setting are correct and
there is no steam ,
gently
tap the soleplate on the ironing board
a few tim es. M ove the variable steam control from '0' to "M ax' a
few tim es.
W ater droplets
com ing from steam
vents
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Iron m ay not be hot enough. S et therm ostat to the "M ax"
position.
A lw a ys allow iron sufficient tim e to heat up (therm ostat light
goes off) before activating the variable steam control.
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O veruse of steam burst. A llow m ore tim e betw een each burst.
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Iron m ay have been overfilled. T urn iron off, em pty w ater and
follow instructions for filling.
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S team perform ance m ay be low if iron requires seasoning. U se
regular tap w ater for 1 or 2 tanks until steam perform ance
im proves.
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