Tefal FV4880D0 manual If there is a problem?, 1800129828FV48XXE0FTJ110X154 18/06/13 1247 PAGE24

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If there is a problem?

PROBLEM	POSSIBLE CAUSE	SOLUTION
Water drips from the	The chosen temperature is too	Position the thermostat in the steam range
holes in the soleplate.	low and does not allow for the	(from •• to MAX).
	formation of steam.
	You are using steam while the iron	Wait until the thermostat light goes out.
	is not hot enough.
	You are using the Shot of Steam	Wait a few seconds between each use of the
	button too often.	button.
	There is too much steam.	Reduce the steam.
	You have stored the iron horizon-	See the section "Storing your iron".
	tally, without emptying it and
	without setting it to .
Brown streaks come	You are using chemical descaling	Do not add any descaling agents to the water
through the holes in the	agents.	in the water tank.
soleplate and stain the
	You are not using the right type of	Perform a self-cleaning operation and consult
linen.	water.	the chapter "What water should I use?".
	Fabric fibres have accumulated in	Perform the self-cleaning operation and clean
	the holes of the soleplate and are	the soleplate with a damp sponge. Vacuum
	burning.	the holes of the soleplate from time to time.
	Your linen has not been rinsed	Make sure that your laundry is rinsed
	sufficiently or you have ironed a	sufficiently so as to remove any deposits of
	new garment before washing it.	soap or chemical products on new clothes.
The soleplate is dirty or	Your are ironing with an inappro-	Clean the soleplate as indicated above. Select
brown and can stain the	priate program (temperature too	the appropriate program.
linen.	high).
	You are using starch.	Clean the soleplate as indicated above.
		Always spray starch onto the reverse side of
		the fabric to be ironed.
There is little or no	The water tank is empty.	Fill it.
steam.
	The anti-scale valve is dirty.	Clean the anti-scale valve.
	Your iron has a build-up of scale.	Clean the anti-scale valve and carry out a self-
		clean.
	Your iron has been used dry for too	Carry out a self-clean.
	long.
The soleplate is scrat-	You have placed your iron flat on a	Always set your iron on its heel.
ched or damaged.	metallic rest-plate or ironed over a	Do not iron over zips.
	zip.
Steam or water come	The steam control is not set to the	Check that the steam control is set to the
from the iron as you	position.	position.
finish filling the tank.
	The water tank is overfilled.	Never exceeed the Max level.
The spray does not	The water tank is not filled enough.	Fill up th water tank.
spray.
The iron drips when you	You have removed the anti-scale	Do not extract the anti-scale valve when filling
start ironing	valve to fill your iron.	the iron.

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