5
7 Lift the top of the water inlet cover to open it.
8 Hold the iron with the soleplate level.
9 Pour slowly, or you’ll cause an air lock and the water will overflow.
10 Don’t fill past
max
, or water will escape in use.
11 Close the water inlet cover, and wipe up any spillage.
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SWITCH ON
12 Set the temperature control to
•
and the steam control to
S
(#2).
13 Sit the iron on its heel.
14 Put the plug into the power socket (switch it on, if it’s switchable).
15 The thermostat light will come on.
16 Turn the temperature control to bring the setting you want next
to the
5
mark (#2).
17 When the iron reaches the temperature you set, the thermostat
light will go off. It’ll then cycle on and off as the thermostat
operates to maintain the temperature.
S
STEAM IRONING
18 Set the temperature control at
S
or higher (#2).
19 Set the steam control at the setting you want,
S
= no steam,
#
=
high steam (#2).
20 Wait till the thermostat light goes out, then start ironing.
*
SPRAY (#4)
,
Test for water spotting on a hidden part of the fabric.
21 Lift the iron off the fabric, and aim the spray nozzle at the fabric.
22 Press the
*
button – you may have to press it 2 or 3 times to
pump water through the system.
S
SHOT OF STEAM (#5)
23 Check that the temperature control is at
S
or higher.
24 Lift the iron off the fabric, and press the
#
button.
25 It may need 2 or 3 presses to pump water through the system.
26 Leave 4 seconds between shots, to let the temperature build up.
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DRY IRONING
27 If you’re dry ironing for 20 minutes or more, empty the reservoir.
28 Set the steam control to
S
.
29 Wait till the thermostat light goes out, then start ironing.
