T-Fal 1816 Instrucciones De Uso página 7

E. TROUBLE SHOOTING
Problems and possible causes
Your iron produces little or no steam
Your iron is new ......................................................
The temperature selected is too low ....................
................................................................................
The steam control is on DRY..................................
Your iron is clogged with scale or has been
used dry for too long ................................................
Water is dripping from the holes in the soleplate
You have been using the Burst of Steam control too
often ..............................................................................
The thermostat is not functioning correctly ........
Steam used before the iron is hot ........................
Iron put away with water in the tank and the cur-
sor on the steam position ........................................
Brownish water is dripping from the soleplate and is staining the laundry
You are using chemical descaler products or
pure demineralised water ......................................
Fabric fibres have accumulated in the soleplate
holes or between the iron body and the soleplate
and are singeing ....................................................
The soleplate is dirty or brown and is soiling the laundry
You are using a temperature that is too high ......
Your laundry has not been sufficiently rinsed or
you are using starch ..................................................
The soleplate is scratched or damaged
You have placed your iron horizontally on a
metal support ............................................................
Solutions
When you first use, wait 2 minutes until steam is produ-
ced.
Place the cursor of the thermostat on ••, ••• or MAX
and the steam setting cursor on the coloured zone (
Put the Steam control on AUTO.
Clean the anti-calc valve and set the self-clean
feature in motion.
Wait a few seconds before each use.
Take the iron to an approved service centre.
Wait until the thermostat indicator light goes out
before using the steam.
Empty the tank and put the iron away vertically, stan-
ding on its heel. Position the cursor on DRY.
Operate the self-clean feature and follow our recom-
mendations (see the paragraph: "The water to use").
Clean the soleplate with a non-metal, washing up
pad. Vacuum the soleplate holes from time to time.
Operate the self-clean feature.
Clean the soleplate. See the paragraph "Setting the
temperature".
Clean the soleplate. Spray starch on the other side
of the fabric to the side being ironed.
Always place your iron on its heel.
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