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A problem with your iron?

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

SOLUTIONS

 

 

 

 

You are using the steam function when

Wait for the light to go out.

 

the iron is not hot enough.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are using the turbo steam button

Wait a few seconds between each use.

 

too often.

 

 

Water flows through

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have stored the iron flat, without emptying

 

the holes of the

See the section «Storing your iron».

soleplate.

it and without setting the control to

.

 

 

The anti-calc valve is not properly

 

Correctly position the anti-calc valve:

 

positioned.

 

 

push it until it clicks.

 

You have put water in the anti-calc

 

Never put water in the anti-calc collector

 

collector housing.

 

housing.

 

 

 

 

 

You are using chemical descaling

 

Do not put any descaling product into the

 

products.

 

 

water tank.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are not using the correct water.

 

Perform a self-clean and consult the

 

 

«What water to use?» section.

 

 

 

 

Brown drips are coming

 

 

 

 

Your clothing has not been rinsed

 

Make sure that your laundry is rinsed

out of the soleplate and

 

sufficiently so as to remove any deposits

staining your clothes.

sufficiently or you are ironing a new

 

of soap or chemical products on new

 

garment before washing it.

 

clothes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fibres have built up in the holes on the

Perform a self-clean. Clean the soleplate

 

with a non-metallic sponge.

 

soleplate and are burning.

 

 

 

Vacuum the soleplate occasionally.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean the soleplate as advised above.

The soleplate is dirty

The temperature is too high.

 

Refer to the temperature chart to adjust the

 

 

 

thermostat.

or brown and may

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean the soleplate as advised above.

stain clothes.

You are using starch or you are using

 

starch.

 

 

Spray the starch on the opposite side to

 

 

 

that being ironed.

 

 

 

 

 

The tank is empty.

 

Fill it.

 

 

 

 

The anti-calc valve has collected too much

Clean the anti-calc valve.

Your iron produces

scale.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean the anti-calc valve and perform a

little or no steam.

Your iron has limescale.

 

 

 

 

 

self-clean.

 

Your iron has been used with the dry

 

Perform a self-clean.

 

function for too long.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have positioned your iron flat on a

Always rest the iron on its support base.

The soleplate is

metallic iron support.

 

 

Refer to the section «Cleaning the

scratched or damaged.

You have cleaned your soleplate with an

soleplate».

 

abrasive or metallic sponge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your soleplate emits

Limescale is starting to build up on your

Perform the cleaning and maintenance

particles.

soleplate.

 

 

specified in the instructions.

Water is flowing from

You have not closed the cover properly.

Check that the tank cover is properly

the tank cover.

closed.

 

 

 

The iron releases steam or

The steam control button

 

Check that the steam control button is

water on filling the tank.

is not set to

.

 

set to .

The spray does not

The tank is not full enough.

 

Add water to the tank.

release water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The water flows from

The collector is not properly positioned in

Reposition the collector in its housing.

the back of the iron.

its housing.

 

 

 

If you have any problems or queries please contact our Customer Service helpline as listed below.

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