User Guide

9
Storage
1 Switch o the appliance and unplug it.
2 Pour the water out of the water tank through the lling door (Fig. 20).
3 Fold the supply hose.
4 Wind the supply hose inside the supply hose storage compartment (Fig. 23).
5 Fold the mains cord and fasten it with the Velcro strip.
6 Place the iron on the iron platform and lock it by pushing the carry lock release button (Fig. 24).
7 You can carry the appliance with one hand by the handle of the iron when the iron is locked on the iron
platform (Fig.25).
Troubleshooting
This chapter summarizes the most common problems you could encounter with the appliance. If you are
unable to solve the problem with the information below, visit www.philips.com/support for a list of
frequently asked questions or contact the Consumer Care Center in your country.
Problem Cause Solution
Dirty water, brown stains
or white akes come out of
the soleplate.
Scale has built up inside the
appliance because it has not been
descaled regularly.
Descale the appliance and the
soleplate (see chapter 'Cleaning and
maintenance').
You have put chemicals or additives
in the water tank.
Never use chemical or additives with
the appliance. If you have already
done so, follow the procedure in
chapter 'Cleaning and maintenance'
to remove the chemicals.
There is no or little steam. The appliance has not heated up
suciently.
Wait until the iron ready light stays
on continuously. This takes approx.
2minutes.
There is not enough water in the
water tank.
Fill the water tank up to the MAX
indication.
Scale has built up inside the
appliance because it has not been
descaled regularly.
Descale the appliance and soleplate
(see chapter 'Cleaning and
maintenance').
Water leaks from the
soleplate.
Steam condenses into water in the
hose when you use steam for the
rst time or have not used it for a
long time.
This is normal. Hold the iron away
from the garment and press the
steam trigger.Wait until steam instead
of water comes out of the soleplate.
The ironing board cover
becomes wet, or there
are water droplets on the
oor/garment.
Steam has condensed on the ironing
board cover after a long ironing
session, or your board cover is not
designed to cope with the high
steam rate.
Replace the ironing board cover if
the foam material has worn out. We
also advise you to use a layer of felt
material in the board cover to prevent
water droplets.
The surface under the base
of the appliance becomes
wet, or steam and/or water
comes out from under the
EASY DE-CALC knob.
The EASY DE-CALC knob is not
tightened properly.
Switch o the appliance and wait
2hours for it to cool down. Unscrew
and reattach the knob to make sure it
is tightened.
The rubber sealing ring of the EASY
DE-CALC knob is worn.
Contact an authorized Philips service
center for a new EASY DE-CALC knob.
The iron does not heat up
and the amber DE-CALC
light ashes.
The appliance reminds you to
perform the descaling procedure.
The light ashes after approximately
one month of use.
Perform the descaling procedure,
following the instructions in section
‘Descaling the appliance’.
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