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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
TROUBLESHOOTING
This chapter summarizes the most common problems encountered with the
appliance. If you are unable to solve the problem with the information below, contact
your nearest authorized service center.
CLEANING THE SOLE PLATE
Clean the sole plate regularly to move stains.
1. Insert the power plug into an earthed power supply and press the on/off button to switch
on the appliance and allow it heat up.
2. After approx.2 minutes, press the on/off button again to switch off the appliance and
detach the power plug from the power supply.
3. Place a piece of moist cotton cloth on the ironing board.
4. Iron over the cotton cloth repeatedly to remove stains from the sole plate.
Do not discard the appliance with the normal household waste at the
end of its lifespan, but hand it in at an official collection point for
recycling. By doing this, you will help to preserve the environment.
STORAGE
1. Press the on/off button to switch off the appliance
and detach the power plug from the power supply.
2. Detach the detachable water tank and empty it.
3. Place the iron on the iron platform.
4. Turn the carry lock over the tip of the sole plate to
lock the iron onto the iron platform.
5. Fold the supply hose and power cord to store them in
their respective storage compartments.
6. You can now easily carry the appliance by the handle
of the iron with one hand.
Do not carry the appliance by holding the water tank
release lever.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES SOLUTION
The appliance produces Water is pumped into the boiler inside the If the pumping sound persists continuously,
a loud pumping sound. appliance. This is normal. switch off the appliance and remove the
power plug from the power supply. Contact
your nearest authorized service center.
There is not enough water in the water tank. Fill the water tank.
The appliance is not hot enough to produce Wait until the iron ready light illuminates
steam. continuously.
The appliance does not Steam trigger not pressed. Press and hold the steam trigger while
produce any steam. steam ironing.
The water tank is not secured properly. Slide the water tank firmly back into the
appliance’s proper position (click).
The appliance is not switched on. Insert the power plug into the power supply
and press the on/off button to switch on the
appliance.
The appliance has The auto-shut-off function is activated Press the on/off button to switch on the
switched off. automatically when the appliance has not appliance again.
been used for more than 10 minutes.
The light in the on/off The auto-shut-off function is activated Press the on/off button to switch on the
button illuminates. automatically when the appliance has not appliance again.
been used for more than 10 minutes.
Water droplets escape from When you start steam ironing and in the This is normal. Hold the iron over an old
the sole plate. event of an interruption, the steam inside the cloth and press the steam trigger. The cloth
hose would have cooled down and absorb the water droplets. After a few
condensed into water, causing water droplets seconds, steam instead of water comes
to escape from the sole plate. out of the soleplate.
Wet spots appear on the The wet spots that appear on your garment Iron the wet spots without steam for some
garment during ironing. after you have steam ironed for some time time to dry them. If the underside of the
may be caused by steam that has condensed ironing board is wet, wipe it dry with a piece
onto the ironing board. of dry cloth.
Flakes and impurities come Impurities or chemicals present in the water Clean the soleplate with a damp cloth.
out of the sole plate or the may have deposited in the steam vents
the sole plate is dirty. and/or on the soleplate.
Too much scale and minerals have Descale the appliance regularly (see chapter
accumulated inside the appliance. on “cleaning and maintenance”, section –
descaling the appliance with the
CALC-Clean knob)
Water leaks from the If you tilt the appliance during while moving Do not tilt the appliance when the water tank
appliance. it or place it on an uneven surface with the is full.
water tank full, water may spill out of the
water tank.
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