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If the pressure Have your pressure cooker checked by a TEFAL Appro- cooker has been ved Service Centre.

heated under pressure without liquid inside:

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

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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