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If This Happens...
Causes
Solutions
E.
Steam Leaking
Around Lid
1.
Pressure cooker not
closed properly
Close cooker properly (see
How to Close and Open Your Hawkins
, page 12,
How
to Close
) and adjust for a steam-tight seal (see
Trial Run
, page 15, point
3. Ensuring a
Steam-tight Seal
).
2.
Gasket is:
a. Not fitted properly a. Seat gasket properly in lid curl (see
Getting to Know Your Hawkins
, page 9).
b. Dirty
b. Clean gasket and lid curl (see
Care and Cleaning
, page 32,
General Cleaning Tips
,
second column, first bullet point).
c. Worn
c. Replace gasket or adjust it (see
Care and Cleaning
, page 31,
Rubber Gasket
,
third bullet point).
3.
Dented rim of lid
and/or cooker body
Both lid and cooker body must be repaired by a Hawkins Authorised Service Centre
(see
Hawkins Authorised Free Service
, page 88, and
Directory of Hawkins Authorised
Service Centres
, page 89). To avoid denting, do not hit rim of cooker body or drop
cooker body/lid.
4.
Safety valve is fused
Replace safety valve with a genuine Hawkins safety valve (see
Parts, Do-It-Yourself Repairs
and Service
, pages 84–89).