Care And Cleaning - Electrolux edb 8590 Gebrauchsanweisung

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Care and Cleaning

After each use
0 Turn the power off and remove the
plug from the power outlet.
0 Allow the steam iron to cool before
winding the cord around the built-
in cord wrap (Fig. 1/J).
Storage
0 Always store the steam iron on its
heel rest (see Fig. 5).
Do not store the steam iron with
the soleplate facing down, or in the
carton.
Cleaning
0 To clean the exterior of the steam
iron, wipe with a damp soft cloth
and wipe dry.
Do not use harsh abrasives, chem-
1
ical cleaners or solvents, as these
will damage the surface.
Cleaning the removable
steam valve
0 To remove the steam valve, turn the
steam selector anticlockwise to the
indented Clean setting (•, Fig. 1/E3)
so that the steam valve pops up
(see Fig. 6).
0 Gently scrub the tip of the valve
with a steel wool soap pad moi-
stened in warm water.
0 Rinse and dry with a clean cloth.
0 Replace the steam valve and turn
clockwise to lock into position.
Cleaning the steam holes
0 To remove scale build up in the
steam holes that may affect your
iron's steam performance, use a
cotton wool tip moistened in
methylated spirits.
Cleaning the soleplate
0 Wipe the soleplate with a soft
damp cloth and wipe dry.
0 To remove burnt residue from the
soleplate, iron over a damp cloth
while the steam iron is hot.
Ironing Guide
Selecting the ironing
temperature
0 Always read garment labels and fol-
low the manufacturer's ironing
instructions. Refer to the Ironing
Chart on page 29 for temperature
recommendations.
Hints
• Sort articles to be ironed according
to the type of fabric. This will
reduce the need to adjust the tem-
perature to suit varying garments.
• Start with garments requiring lower
temperatures and work your way
through to items requiring higher
temperatures.
• Fabrics such as velour, wool, linen
and silk are best ironed with an
ironing cloth to prevent shine
marks.
• If you are unsure of the fabric con-
tent of a garment, test a small area
such as a seam or inside hem sec-
tion before ironing a visible area.
Start with a low temperature and
gradually increase the heat to find
the best setting for ironing the gar-
ment.
• When reducing the temperature to
iron sensitive fabrics, allow
approximately 2 minutes for the
steam iron to cool to the new set-
ting.
• Pure woollen fabrics (100 % wool)
can be steam ironed with the tem-
perature dial set to Wool. Use an
ironing cloth to prevent shine
marks on the fabric.
• Never iron areas of a garment
where perspiration marks are visi-
ble, as the heat of the steam iron
will fix the stains, making them
permanent.
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