HoMedics PS-150 Iron User Manual


 
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After Use and Storage
1. BesurethesteameristurnedOFFandunplugged.
2. Allowthesteamertocoolforatleast30minutes.
3. Holdthesteamhoseinaverticalpositionsoany
condensationcanflowbackintothewatertank.
4. Removethesteamhosebyturningthehoseconnector
pluginacounterclockwisedirectionsothearrow
pointstotheunlocksymbol
andpullup(Fig11).
5. Emptythewaterfromthetankbypouringintoasink
(Fig12).
6. Reattachthesteamhosetothesteamer.
7. Wrapthesteamhosearoundthesteamerandinsert
thesteamnozzleintothenozzledock(Fig13).
8. Wrapthepowercordinitsstorageareaonthebottom
oftheunit(Fig13).
NOTE:Donotturnthesteamerupsidedownunless
allwaterhasbeenemptiedfromthewatertank.
Cleaning and Maintenance
1. Disconnectsteamerfromelectricoutlet.
2 Donotattempttocleanwhenhot.
3. Cleanexposedpartswithasoft,slightlydampcloth.Toremovestains,useamild
soap.
4. Neverusedetergents,excesswater,treatedcloths,harshcleaningagents,orspray
cleaners.
5. Donotimmersethesteamerinwater.
6. Donotattempttodisassemble,oropenthesteamercasingasthiswillvoidyour
warranty.
7. FollowtheRemovingMineralBuild-Upprocedureevery100hoursofoperationto
helpavoidmineralbuild-up.
8. Watermineralcontentandconditionswillvaryindifferentareas.Toensure
continuedoperationofthesteamer,neverstorewithoutcleaningandremoving
excesswaterfromthewatertank.
9. Inareaswherethevoltageexceeds120V,itmaybenecessarytocleanyourunit
morefrequently.
Removing Mineral Build-Up
Onecommonproblemwithsteamersismineralbuild-upcausedbythehighmineral
contentofmanymunicipalwatersupplies.Mineralresidueinsideoftheinternalpipesand
heatercancauseintermittentsteamingorinseverecases,nosteamingatall.
Thebestwaytoavoidthisistousede-mineralizedordistilledwaterintheunit.The
followingprocedurecanbeusedtoremovemineralbuild-up.Ifyouareunabletouse
de-mineralizedordistilledwater,werecommendyouusethisprocedureevery100hours
ofusetohelpavoidmineralbuild-up.
1. Turntheunitoffandunplugthepowercord.Allowthesteamertocool
for30minutes.
2. Removethesteamhosefromtheunit.
3. Fillthewatertankwith7oz.ofwhitevinegarand13oz.ofwater.
4. Connectthesteamhoseontotheunitandhangthesteamnozzleonthedoorhook.
5. Plugthesteamerintoa120VACelectricaloutlet.
6. Letthesteamerrunfor3minuteswiththismixture.
NOTE:DoNOTsteamanyfabricwiththismixture.
7. Turntheunitoffandunplugthepowercord.
8. Allowthesteamertocoolforatleast30minutes.
9. Removethesteamhoseandemptythewatertankoverthesink.
10.Rinsethewatertankwithfreshwaterandpourout.
11.Fillthesteamerwithfreshwaterandrepeatsteps4-9.
12.Reassemblethesteamerandoperatenormally.