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6. 5. Care and maintenance after steam vacuuming /
cleaning-vacuuming / steam cleaning / steam ironing
Steam Boiler.
The heater is external to the boiler, and does not scale.
If despite this the warm-up time keeps increasing, the boiler itself should be
descaled.
With the mains connection unplugged, pour about 1 l of water at 50 to 60 °C
into the boiler, and add one or two proprietary descaling tablets.
After allowing about 30 minutes for the descaler to work, vacuum the water
out of the boiler with the loosened scale. Use for this the handgrip (32), the
funnel (59) and the descaling adapter pushed on to the funnel (60).
Appliance, pump, soiled-water tank.
Procedure as specified in section 5.4.
7.0 Ecological information
Do not simply throw away packaging material, old equipment and empty
bottles of cleaning concentrate, but dispose of in the correct manner for
recycling.
Contact your local authorities for the address of the appropriate recycling
depot or the nearest collection point.
Normal household dust can be disposed of together with domestic refuse.
In concentrated form, the cleaning agents must be disposed of at the
appropriate recycling depot or the nearest collection point.
8.0 Replacement parts and materials/Special accessories
A comprehensive range of special accessories and replacement parts and
materials is available for your THOMAS SYNTHO AQUAFILTER.
Information on this range can be obtained from the enclosed brochure, from
your dealer, or directly from the THOMAS Customer Service centre.
Please note!
Correct functioning of your appliance and effective cleaning can only be
guaranteed when original fittings and accessories are employed.
9.0 Troubleshooting
Should your appliance unexpectedly fail to function satisfactorily, please check whether the fault is due to one of the minor causes specified below, before contacting
our Customer Service centre.
Faults/Malfunctions
– Cause / Remedy
General (all functions)
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The appliance cannot be started.
– Are mains lead, plug and socket intact?
➔
Before checking, disconnect mains plug; any
necessary repairs to be carried out by authorised, specialist personnel.
– Has the system plug or steam connector been inserted correctly?
➔
check
– Has the appliance been switched on (master-switch 16)
➔
check
䢇
The appliance switches off for no apparent
– When the air supply is highly throttled (for example suction tube closed) the red lamp could
reason, the red indicator lamp lights up.
lighten up and the appliance switch off. In this case please switch off and switch on again
the appliance at the main switch. Now all functions can again be operated by the remote
control from the handle.
Dust vacuuming (dry vacuuming)
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Dust escapes when vacuuming
– Is the AQUA-filter system fitted according to the instructions for use?
➔
(Chapter 4.0 dry vacuum-
ing)
–
Is sufficient water in the soiled-water tank and is the intake filter (44) completely immersed in the
water bath?
➔
check
–
Is the intake filter blocked by dirt, is the aqua injection nozzle in the intake connection blocked?
➔
dismantle and clean or rinse out with water.
䢇
Suction power too low
– Is the Aqua injection nozzle in the air intake fitting clogged up?
➔
disassemble and clean / rinse
with water.
– Is the HEPA filter clogged up?
➔
section 4.2 Cleaning the HEPA filter.
–
Is the nozzle, suction pipe or suction hose blocked with coarse dirt?
➔
stretching the hose while
the appliance is switched on will loosen the blockage so that it can be removed.
– Has the casing cover been closed properly?
➔
check
䢇
Build-up of water on the inside of the casing cover
– The AQUAFILTER system probably contains too much dust
➔
clean AQUAFILTER system (see
section 4.2)
