Philips GC8400 Serie Bedienungsanleitung Seite 13

Problem Possible cause
Water spots appear The water spots on your garment are due
on the garment to condensation in the supply hose. When
during use of the supply hose cooled down, the steam
the steam boost that was still present in the hose cooled
function. down and condensed into water.
Flakes and Impurities or chemicals present in the
impurities come water have deposited in the steam vents
out of the soleplate and/or on the soleplate.
or the soleplate is
dirty.
Too much scale and minerals have
accumulated inside the steam generator.
The steam supply This is normal as steam passes through
hose is warm the steam supply hose during steam
during ironing. ironing.
I cannot put the The iron cannot be put on its heel
iron on its heel. because it has an ergonomic design that
reduces strain on your wrist (see chapter
'Introduction').
GC8460 only: The cord jammed during rewinding.
The cord is not
wound completely
when I press the
cord rewind button
EnGlish
Solution
The water droplets stop coming
out of the appliance when you have
used the steam boost function for
some time.
Clean the soleplate with a damp
cloth.
Rinse the steam generator
frequently (see chapter 'Cleaning and
maintenance').
Place the steam supply hose on the
opposite side of the ironing board in
such a way that your hand does not
touch the hose during ironing.
Place the iron horizontally on the
heat-resistant iron resting mat.
Pull a small part of the cord out of
the appliance and press the cord
rewind button again.
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