Sunbeam 3018 - Caring for Your Iron After Use; Turning Off Your Iron; Storing Your Iron; Maintaining Your Classic Iron

willturnfromblacktored,indicatingthattheironistoohottostore.Whentheironisturnedoff,itwilltakethe
ironapproximately30–40minutesfortheSTORAGESTRIP
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Indicatortoturnfromredtoblack,indicatingthat
theironiscoolenoughtostore.
CAUTION:TheSTORAGESTRIP
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indicatorshouldonlybeusedasaguideline.Theironshouldalwaysbe
handledandstoredwithcare.
cA R I N G F O R yO U R IR O N AF T E R US E
TU R N I N G OF F yO U R IR O N
1.TurntheVariableSteamLeverto (Dry)andFabricSelecttoOFF.
2.Unplugtheironfromthepowersource.
WARNING:NEVERyankthepowercordwhenunpluggingtheiron.Thiscandamagethecord.
ST O R I N G yO U R IR O N
1.Turnoffironandunplugfromoutletasnotedabove.Allowtheirontocool.
2.Emptythewaterreservoiraftereachuseforalongerironlife.Todoso,unplugtheiron,turntheironupside
down,openthefillholecover,andallowwatertoflowfromthefillhole.Shaketheirongentlytoremove
trappedwaterdrops.
3.Ifyourirondoesnothavearetractablecord,looselyloopthepowercordaroundtheheelrestandstoretheiron
onitsheelrest.
IMPORTANT:Wrappingthecordaroundtheirontootightlycandamagethecord.
Tip:Whennotironing,alwayssettheVariableSteamLeverto(Dry)andtheFabricSelecttoOFF.
MA I N T A I N I N G yO U R cl A S S I c IR O N
cl E A N I N G T h E SO l E P l A T E
Cleanthesoleplateifstarchorotherresidueaccumulate.
To clean the Soleplate:
1.Turnoffironandunplugfromoutletasnotedabove.Allowtheirontocoolandthenwipeitwithasoft,damp
cloth.
WARNING:DONOTuseabrasivecleansers,scouringpadsorvinegartocleanthesoleplate.Thiswilldamage
thefinish.
2.Runtheironoveranall-cottonclothtoremoveanyresidue.
US I N G Th E SE l F -cl E A N I N G FE A T U R E (On Select Models Only)
YoushouldusetheSelf-Cleaningfeatureonceamonthtomaintaintheoptimalperformanceofyouriron.
TO U S E T h E SE l F -cl E A N F E A T U R E :
1.Turnoffironfollowinginstructionsabove.(SeeCaringForYourIronAfterUseInstructions)
2. Move the Variable Steam Lever back and forth from (Dry) to (Max Steam) several times to remove debris
and minerals from the Variable Steam Valve. This keeps water flowing into the steam chamber
3.FillthewaterreservoirwithtapwatertotheMAXline.
4.SettheFabricSelecttoLinen.
5.Plugtheironintoapoweroutletandallowtheirontoheatfor2minutes.
6.Allowirontocool,thenturntheFabricSelecttoOffthenunplugtheiron.
7.Allowirontocool,thenholdtheironoverasinkinahorizontalposition.
WARNING:Becarefulnottotouchtheiron’shotsurfaces.
8.PresstheSelf-cleanButtonandhold.Waterwillbegindrippingfromthesteamvents.Tomakesurethatallof
thewaterisremovedfromthetank,slowlyrocktheironsidetosideandfronttobackfor30seconds.When
rockingtheiron,dipthenoseoftheironslightlybelowtherearoftheirontomakecertainthewatercirculates
completely.ReleaseSelf-Cleanbuttonafteroneminute.
9.Turntheironupsidedownandallowtheremainingwatertoflowoutofthefillhole.
10.Drythesoleplatewithatowel.
11.PlugintheironandsettheFabricSelecttoLinen.Lettheironheatfor2minutestodryouttheironcompletely.
12.SettheFabricSelecttotheOff,unplugtheiron,andallowittocool.
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