Rowenta 032621 - IC7100 - 50/03 manual Troubleshooting Problems Withyour Ironing Centre

17 •TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMS WITHYOUR IRONING CENTRE

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSES	SOLUTIONS
. The iron temperature	. The appliance is not switched on.	. Check that the appliance is correctly
control light and the main		plugged in and press the main On/Off
On/Off (O/I) switch are not		(O/I) switch on the control panel.
lit.	. Your ironing centre is equipped with	. To switch the iron on again, it is
	a safety device which cuts the power	imperative that the iron is removed
	when the iron is stored in its	from its storage compartment first.
	compartment.
. Water runs through the	. You are using the steam control	. Decrease the steam output when iro-
holes in the soleplate.	button before the iron is hot enough.	ning at low temperature (steam out-
		put control dial on the control panel).
		. Wait for the iron temperature control
		light to go out before pressing the
		steam control button.
	. Water has condensed in the pipes	. Hold the iron away from the ironing
	because you are using steam for the	board and press the steam control
	first time or because you have not	button until the iron begins to
	used any for some time.	produce steam.
. White steaks come	. Your boiler has a build-up of scale	. Rinse out the boiler after every 10
through the holes	because it is not rinsed out regularly.	uses. (See chapter 11).
in the soleplate.		If your water is hard, rinse the boiler
		more frequently.
. Brown streaks come	. You are using chemical descaling	. Never add such products in the
through the holes in the	agents or additives in the water for	removable water tank or in the boiler
soleplate and stain the	ironing.	(see our recommendations regarding
linen.		the water to be used).
	. Your linen has not been rinsed suffi-	. Ensure linen is rinsed thoroughly to
	ciently or you have ironed a new gar-	remove any soap deposits or chemi-
	ment before washing it.	cals on new garments which may be
		sucked up by the iron.
. The soleplate is dirty or	. You are ironing at too high a	. Refer to our temperature setting
brown, and may stain the	temperature.	recommendations.
linen.	. You are using starch.	. Always spray starch onto the reverse
		side of the fabric to be ironed.
. There is little or no steam.	. The boiler is not working, or the red	. Check that the removable water tank
	light comes on even though there is	is securely in place and press the
	still water left.	RESTART button on the control panel
		to resume boiler heating.
	. The removable water tank is empty	. Fill the removable water tank and
	(the red "water tank empty" light is	press the RESTART button on the
	on).	control panel to resume boiler
		heating.
	. The steam output control dial is set	. Increase the steam output (using the
	at a minimum.	control dial on the control panel).
. Water escapes from around	. The removable water tank’s cap has	. Tighten the water tank's cap.
the removable water tank's	not been tightened correctly.
cap when the ironing is
stored upright.
. Water runs from the under-	. You did not run the suction function	. Before putting your ironing station
side of the ironing board.	enough before putting your ironing	away, leave the main switch on for
	station away.	4 to 5 minutes, then run the suction
		fan for a few minutes to remove any
		condensed steam.
. Steam escapes from below	. The appliance is faulty.	. Stop using your ironing station and
the steam generator unit.		contact an Approved Service Centre.
. Your ironing board is still	. The appliance is faulty.	. Contact an Approved Service Centre
not hot 10 minutes after
being switched on.
. The fan unit does not make	. The appliance is faulty.	. Contact an Approved Service Centre
any noise.

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