TEFAL answers your questions
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If the pressure | Have your pressure cooker checked by a TEFAL Appro- | ||
cooker has been | ved Service Centre. | ||
heated under pres- |
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If the pressure in- This is normal during the first few minutes. | |||
dicator has not | If the problem persists, check that: | ||
risen and nothing | - The heat source is sufficiently high; if not, increase it. | ||
escapes through | - The quantity of liquid in the pot is sufficient. | ||
the valve during | - The operating valve is positioned to one of the sym- | ||
cooking: | bols | or | - fig. 7 or 8. |
-The lid is properly closed.
-The gasket or the rim of the pot is not damaged.
If the pressure in- | This is normal during the first few minutes. |
dicator has risen | If the problem persists, put the pressure cooker under |
and nothing is es- | cold running water until the pressure indicator drops |
caping through | down, see sections 'Rapid pressure release' and 'Spe- |
the valve during | cial case', then open it. |
cooking: | Clean the operating valve and the steam release outlet |
| and check that the safety valve ball moves freely. |
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If steam leaks | That the lid is properly closed. |
from around the | The position of the gasket in the lid. |
lid, check: | The condition of the gasket; replace it if necessary. |
| The cleanliness of the lid, the gasket and its groove in |
| the lid, the safety valve and the operating valve. |
| The condition of the rim of the pot. |
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If you are unable | Check that the pressure indicator is in the down posi- |
to open the lid: | tion. |
| If not, depressurise; if necessary, cool the pressure coo- |
| ker under running water, see sections 'Rapid pressure |
| release' and 'Special case'. |
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