User manual TEFAL EXPRESS TURBO STEAM GENERATOR

[. . . ] Always unplug your appliance: - before rinsing out the boiler or before filling the water tank, - before cleaning your generator, - after each use. · The appliance must be used and placed on a flat, stable, heat-resistant surface. When you place the iron on the iron rest, make sure that the surface on which you place it is stable. [. . . ] The green light (located on the control panel) flashes and the boiler heats up ­ fig. 7. When the green "steam ready" light stops flashing (after 2 minutes approximately), the appliance is ready. Operating the control panel · · · · Green light flashes: the boiler heats up. Red light "water tank" on: the water tank is empty ­ fig. 11. Orange light "boiler rinse" flashes: rinse the boiler ­ fig. 13. Use Steam ironing · Place the iron's temperature control dial according to the type of fabric to be ironed (see table below). The steam generator is ready when the thermostat light goes out and when the green "steam ready" light stays on. · Adjust the steam output control dial (located on the control panel). · While ironing, the light on top of the iron and the steam ready light turn on and off, as the temperature adjusts without interrupting ironing. · To obtain steam, press on the steam control button under the iron handle and keep it pressed ­ fig. 8. · When starting, and regularly while it is being used, your steam generator's electric pump injects water into the boiler. · Always spray starch onto the reverse side of the fabric to be ironed. Do not place the iron on a metal support. When taking a break from ironing, always place the iron on the iron rest plate of the unit. It is equipped with non-slip pads and has been designed to withstand high temperatures. Setting the temperature SETTING THE TEMPERATURE AND STEAM OUTPUT ACCORDING TO TYPE OF FABRIC TO BE IRONED: TYPE OF FABRICS Linen, cotton SETTING TEMPERATURE CONTROL SETTING STEAM OUTPUT CONTROL DIAL ··· ·· · Silk, Wool Synthetics (polyester, acetate, acrylic, polyamide) 6 0110566 GV7160 UK 25/05/07 10:17 Page 7 To prime the steam circuit, · either before using the iron for the first time, or if you have not used the steam function for a few minutes, press the steam control button several times in a row, holding the iron away from · your clothes. This will enable any cold water to be ejected from the steam circuit. Iron temperature setting: - Start with the fabrics to be ironed at a low temperature (·) and finish with those which need higher temperatures (··· or Max). - Mixed fibre fabric: set the ironing temperature to the setting for the most delicate fabric. - Woollen garments: press repeatedly on the steam control button ­ fig. 8 to obtain short bursts of steam, without placing the iron on the garment itself. - At a low temperature : set the steam output control dial to the low position. GB Dry ironing · Do not press the steam control button under the iron handle. Vertical steam ironing · Set the iron temperature control slide and the steam output control dial (located on the control panel) to the MAX position. · Hang the garment on a coat hanger and hold the fabric slightly taut with one hand. As steam is very hot : never attempt to remove creases from a garment while it is being worn, always hang garments on a coat hanger. · Holding the iron in a vertical position, tilted slightly forwards, press repeatedly on the steam control button (underneath the iron handle) moving the iron from top to bottom ­ fig. 9. Recommendations : for fabrics other than linen or cotton, hold the iron a few centimetres from the garment to avoid burning the fabric. Turbo steam function NOTE : continuous use of the · Press 2 or 3 times the turbo steam button to obtain a more powerful burst of turbo steam function will steam (fig. 10) : begin to cool the iron and may cause water to drip from - for ironing thicker fabrics, the iron. [. . . ] Brown streaks come through You are using chemical descaling agents Never add this type of product in the water tank or the holes in the soleplate and or additives in the water for ironing. Fabric fibres have accumulated in the Clean the soleplate with a non-metallic sponge. Your linen is not rinsed sufficiently or Ensure linen is rinsed thoroughly to remove any soap deposits you have ironed a new garment before or chemicals on new garments which may be sucked up by washing it. [. . . ]