Philips PerfectCare Silence GC9500 Serie Bedienungsanleitung Seite 21

Problem Possible cause
The ironing board This may be caused by steam
cover becomes condensing on the ironing board
wet or there are cover after a long ironing session.
water droplets on
the garment during
ironing.
You may have an ironing board
cover that is not designed to
cope with the high steam rate of
the steam generator.
Water droplets The steam that was still present
come out of the in the hose has cooled down and
soleplate. condensed into water. This causes
water droplets to come out of
the soleplate.
Steam and/or water The EASY DE-CALC knob is not
comes out from the tightened properly.
EASY DE-CALC
knob.
The rubber sealing ring of the
EASY DE-CALC knob is worn.
Dirty water and Impurities or chemicals present
impurities come in the water have deposited in
out of the soleplate the steam vents and/or on the
or the soleplate is soleplate.
dirty.
Too much scale and minerals
have accumulated inside the
steam generator.
The iron leaves a The surface to be ironed was
shine or an imprint uneven, for instance because you
on the garment. were ironing over a seam or a
fold in the garment.
Troubleshooting
This chapter summarises the most common problems you could
encounter with the appliance. If you are unable to solve the problem
with the information below, contact the Consumer Care Centre in
your country.
Solution
Replace the ironing board cover if the foam
material has worn out. You can also add an
extra layer of felt material under the ironing
board cover to prevent condensation on the
ironing board. You can buy felt in a fabric shop.
Put an extra layer of felt material under the
ironing board cover to prevent condensation
on the ironing board. You can buy felt in a
fabric shop.
Steam away from the garment for a few
seconds.
Switch off the appliance and wait for 2
hours for the steam generator to cool down.
Unscrew the EASY DE-CALC knob and
screw it back onto the steam generator
properly. Note: Some water will escape when
you remove the knob.
Contact an authorised Philips service centre
for a new EASY DE-CALC knob.
Clean the soleplate with a damp cloth.
Descale the steam generator regularly (see
chapter 'Cleaning and maintenance' section
'EASY DE-CALC').
Perfect Care is safe on all garments. The shine
or imprint is not permanent and will come off
if you wash the garment. Avoid ironing over
seams or folds or you can place a cotton cloth
over the area to be ironed to avoid imprints
at seams and folds.
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