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Problem	Cause	Solution
Steam escapes from	You have not tightened the Calc-clean	Switch off the appliance, tighten
under the Calc-	rinsing cap properly.	the Calc-Clean rinsing cap and
Clean rinsing cap		switch on the appliance again. If
when the appliance		steam continues to escape when
heats up.		the appliance is heating up, switch
		off the appliance and contact a
		service centre authorised by Philips.

The iron does not	When the appliance pumps water into
produce enough	the steam generator, the steam amount
steam/the amount	sometimes decreases.This is probably
of steam decreases	when you think that the iron does not
and increases during	produce enough steam. However, this is
steam ironing.	a normal phenomenon and the steam
	output normalises within a few seconds.

To optimise the steam output, release the steam lock when you do not need steam and when you put down the iron.

Wet spots appear	The wet spots that appear on the fabric
on the fabric during	after you have steam ironed for some
ironing.	time may be caused by steam that has
	condensed onto the ironing board. Iron
	the wet spots without steam for some
	time to dry them. If the underside of the
	ironing board is wet, wipe it with a piece
	of dry cloth.

To prevent steam from condensing onto the ironing board, use an ironing board with a wire mesh top.

Water droplets come out of the soleplate when I use the shot-of-steam function.

Steam may have condensed in the hose, the temperature may have been set below 3 or the appliance may not be ready for steam ironing.

Make sure the temperature is set to 3 or higher. Steam iron for a few seconds before you use the shot-of-steam function.

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