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• Pull the power cord out completely.
Press the button
and guide the cord with your free hand.
• There is little or no steam. • The removable water tank is empty • Fill the removable water tank and press the
(red “water tank empty” light on). “Restart” button located on the control panel.
• The steam output control dial is set at • Increase the steam output (control dial
minimum. on the control panel).
• White streaks come through • Your boiler has a build-up • Rinse out the boiler after every 10 uses,
the holes in the soleplate. of scale because it has not been when the orange indicator light flashes
rinsed out regularly. (see chapter 11). If your water is hard,
increase the frequency.
14 • IS THERE A PROBLEM ?
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION FIRST !
PROBLEMS POSSIBLE CAUSES SOLUTIONS
Your appliance contains valuable materials which can be recovered or recycled.
Leave it at a civic waste disposal centre.
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• Water runs through the holes • You are using the steam control button • Decrease the steam output while ironing
in the soleplate. before the iron is hot enough. at low temperature (steam output
control dial on the control panel).
• Wait for the thermostat light to go out
before activating the steam control button.
• Water has condensed in the pipes • Press the steam control button away
because you are using steam for the first from your ironing board until the iron
time or you have not used it for some time. produces steam.
• Over use of the humid steam function • Stop using the humid steam function and
(which has cooled down the iron). allow the thermostat light to come on and go
off again before using this f
unction again.
• Brown streaks come through the holes
• You are using chemical descaling agents
• Never add this type of product in the removable
in the soleplate and stain the linen. or additives in the water for ironing. water tank or in the boiler (see our
recommendations regarding water to be used).
• Your linen is not rinsed sufficiently or • Ensure linen is rinsed thoroughly to remove
you have ironed a new garment before
any soap deposits or chemicals on new garments
washing it. which have been sucked up by the iron.
• The soleplate is dirty or brown and • You are ironing at too high a temperature. • See our recommendations regarding
may stain the linen. temperature control setting.
• You are using starch. • Always spray starch on the reverse side
of the fabric to be ironed.
• The thermostat light and the
on/off switch are not illuminated.
• The appliance is not switched on. • Check that your appliance is correctly
plugged in and press the illuminated on/off
switch (on the front of the base-unit).
• Droplets of water run through
the “Precision Steam Jet” nozzle.
• The soleplate is not hot enough.
• The water has condensed in the pi
pes because
you are using the “Precision Steam Jet” function
for the first time or you have not used it for
some time.
• Wait until the soleplate has reached the correct
temperature (iron temperature light goes out).
• Press the steam control button (beneath the
iron handle) holding it away from your ironing
board, before activating the “Precision Steam
Jet” button (on the iron handle).
• You have already rinsed
the boiler and the orange
“boiler rinse” light is flashing.
• You have not pressed for long enough
on the “Restart” button.
• Hold the “Restart” button down for
2 to 3 seconds to turn off the indicator light.
• You have filled the tank but there
is no steam.
• The red “removable water tank
empty” light is on.
• The tank is not properly in place.
• You have not pressed the “Restart” button.
• Check that the water tank is pushed firmly into
place (see section 2).
• Press the “Restart” button on the control panel.
• Steam escapes from the rinse plug. • The rinse plug has not been tightened correctly.
• The rinse plug seal is damaged.
• Tighten the rinse plug correctly.
• Contact an Approved Service Centre to order
a new rinse plug seal.
• Steam escapes under the appliance. • The generator is faulty. • Stop using the generator and contact an
Approved Service Centre.
• The power cord does not fully
retract.
• The power cord has lost tension
during retraction.
HELPLINE
If you have any product problems or queries with your product, please telephone our Customer Relations team on :
0845 602 1454 (UK) (Calls charged at local rate) - (01) 4751947 (Ireland)
Consult our web site : www.rowenta.co.uk