Tefal 5- IS THERE A PROBLEM, Problems, Possible causes, Solutions

5- IS THERE A PROBLEM ?

Problems		Possible causes		Solutions
• The iron does not heat up	•	The auto-stop safety switch has operated	•	Restart the iron by lightly moving it.
	•	Thermostat control not correctly positioned.	•	Set the thermostat control to the required
				fabric to be ironed.

•Water drips from the holes in the sole plate

•The chosen temperature is too low and does not allow for the formation of steam.

•You are using steam while the iron is not hot enough.

•You are using the Shot of steam button too often.

•The steam flow is too high.

•You have stored the iron horizontally,

without emptying it and without setting it to DRY.

•Set the thermostat in the coloured zone (from ●● to MAX)

•Wait until the thermostat light goes out.

•Wait a few seconds between each use of the button.

•Reduce the steam flow.

•See the section "Storing your iron".

•	Brown streaks come through the holes	•	You are using chemical descaling agents.	•	Do not add any descaling agents to the
	in the sole plate and stain the linen.				water in the water tank.
		•	You are using pure distilled water.	•	Do a self-cleaning and use tap water or 50 % tap
					water and 50 % demineralized water.
		•	Fabric fibres have accumulated in the holes of	•	Do a self-cleaning.
			the sole plate and are burning.		Clean the sole plate with a non-metallic sponge.
					Vacuum the holes of the sole plate from time
					to time.
		•	Your linen is not rinsed sufficiently or you have	•	Ensure linen is rinsed thoroughly to remove any
			ironed a new garment before washing it.		soap deposits or chemicals on new garments
					which have been sucked up by the iron.
•	The sole plate is dirty or brown and	•	You are using too high a temperature.	•	Clean the sole plate as indicated above. See the
	can stain the linen.				temperature table to correctly set the thermostat.
				•	Clean the sole plate as indicated above.
		•	You are using starch.		Always spray starch onto the reverse side of
					the fabric to be ironed.
•	There is little or no steam.	•	The water tank is empty.	•	Fill it with tap water.
		•	The anti-calc valve is dirty.	•	Clean the anti-calc valve.
		•	Your iron has a build-up of scale.	•	Clean the anti-calc valve and do a self-cleaning.
		•	You iron has been used dry for too long.	•	Do a self-cleaning.

•The sole plate is scratched or damaged.

•You have placed your iron flat on a metallic rest-plate.

•You have ironed over a zip.

•Always set your iron on its heel.

•Try to avoid ironing over zips which may have rough edges.

THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR DOMESTIC USE ONLY. ANY PROFESSIONAL USE, INAPPROPRIATE USE OR FAILURE TO COMPLY

WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS,THE MANUFACTURER ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY AND THE GUARANTEE WILL NOT APPLY.

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