User manual PHILIPS GC6002

[. . . ] Always place the iron on the iron stand or on its heel. do not put the hot iron on the supply hose or the mains cord. Make sure the cord does not come into contact with the hot soleplate. The iron stand may become hot when it is used. [. . . ] It is possible that there is a vacuum in the cold tank, which may cause a sound when you remove the cap. Note: Make sure the tank is full when you start ironing. You can use tap water if it is not too hard (less than 10° DH). If the water in your area is very hard, you may use distilled water, which you can obtain from your local supermarket or chemist. Do not use water from a water softener either. - If some water remains behind in the filling opening, gently move the tank to and fro until the water is gone. Heating up - Put the plug in the wall socket and let the appliance heat up by setting the on/off switch (D) to `on' (fig. The steam tank as well as the soleplate are now being heated up. Types GC6005/6004 only: as soon as the steam tank is hot enough for steaming, pilot light (E) will go out. Types GC6005/6004 only: during steam-ironing, pilot lights (E) and (G) will come on from time to time to indicate that the steam tank and the iron are being heated up to the right temperature and pressure respectively. When this happens, you can simply continue ironing. When you have not used the steaming facility for some time, the steam still present in the supply hose will condense into water. The next time you steamiron, this may cause some spluttering in the appliance and a few droplets of water may escape from the soleplate. Tip: to prevent this, hold the iron over an old cloth and press the steam activator button (I) until the steam production has normalised before you start steamironing. Steaming in vertical position Hanging curtains and clothes (jackets, suits, coats) can be steam-ironed by holding the iron in vertical position (fig. - Press the steam activator button until you no longer hear any steam escaping from the appliance. - Keep the steam activator pressed in and slowly unscrew the cap of the steam tank by turning it anticlockwise. The steam tank is now depressurised - Remove the plug from the wall socket. - Fill the water tank as described in section `filling the tank before ironing' and let the appliance heat up again. Note: it is essential that you always carry out these steps in the order mentioned above to avoid the unexpected release of hot steam! [. . . ] To check if the iron is really producing steam, hold a (cold) mirror in front of the soleplate vents. You do not see steam coming out of the soleplate. High-quality) steam is hardly visible, especially when the temperature control has been set to maximum position, and even less so when the ambient temperature is relatively high. impurities or chemicals present in the water have deposited on the soleplate. [. . . ]