Iron Troubleshooting
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Iron does not work | • Iron should be plugged into a 120V AC electrical outlet only. | ||
| M ake sure that the plug is securely in the socket. | ||
| • | Therm ostat setting is too low . Turn to higher setting. | |
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Therm ostat ready light | • | This is norm al. The light goes On and Off as the therm ostat is | |
| switching the heating elem ent O n and Off to m aintain the | ||
goes O n and Off |
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| selected tem perature. | ||
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Som e odor or sm all | • | This is norm al. Follow instructions for first use and allow iron to | |
particles com e out of | |||
| steam through | ||
steam vents of new |
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| occasionally to elim inate sm all white particles. | ||
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| • | W ater tank m ay be em pty or water level is very low . Add water. | |
| • | M ake sure that the tem perature control dial and the variable | |
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| steam control are correctly set. For m axim um steam , (setting | |
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| "M ax" on steam control), tem perature control dial should be set | |
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| on '•••'. | |
| • Always allow the iron to reach the selected tem perature with the | ||
Iron does not steam |
| 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 | ||
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| '0'. For m ore steam , turn tem perature dial to higher setting. e.g. | |
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| '•••' and the steam control to "M ax". | |
| • | If tem perature setting and steam control setting are correct and | |
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| there is no steam , gently tap the soleplate on the ironing board | |
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| a few tim es. M ove the variable steam control from '0' to "M ax' a | |
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| few tim es. | |
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| • | Iron m ay not be hot enough. Set therm ostat to the "M ax" | |
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| Always allow iron sufficient tim e to heat up (therm ostat light | |
W ater droplets |
| goes off) before activating the variable steam control. | |
• | O veruse of steam burst. Allow m ore tim e between each burst. | ||
com ing from steam | |||
• | Iron m ay have been overfilled. Turn iron off, em pty water and | ||
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| follow instructions for filling. | ||
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| • | Steam perform ance m ay be low if iron requires seasoning. Use | |
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| regular tap water for 1 or 2 tanks until steam perform ance | |
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