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What water to use?
Your appliance has been designed to function with untreated tap water. However, it is necessary to operate the
Self-Clean function regularly in order to eliminate hard water deposits from the steam chamber.
If your water is very hard (check with your local water authority), it is possible to mix untreated tap water with
store-bought distilled or demineralised water in the following proportions : - 50% untreated tap water, - 50%
distilled or demineralised water.
Types of water not to use?
Heat concentrates the elements contained in water during evaporation.The types of water listed below contain
organic waste or mineral elements that can cause spitting, brown staining, or premature wear of the appliance :
water from clothes dryers, scented or softened water, water from refrigerators, batteries or air conditioners, pure
distilled or demineralised water or rain water should not be used in your Tefal iron. Also do not use boiled, filtered
or bottled water.
Problems with your iron?
Environment
Environment protection first !
Leave it at a local civic waste collection point.
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Your appliance contains valuable materials which can be recovered or recycled.
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES SOLUTIONS
Brown water is dripping from the
soleplate and soiling your clothes.
You are using chemical descaling
products.
Do not put any descaling product into
the water tank.
You are not using the right water. Perform a self-clean and consult the
"What water to use?" section.
The soleplate is dirty or brown and
may soil clothes.
The temperature is too high. Clean the soleplate as indicated in the
user guide Use a lower temperature.
Your iron produces little or no steam. Your iron has limescale. Clean the anti-limescale valve and
perform a self-clean.
The soleplate is scratched or
damaged.
You have positioned your iron flat on
the metallic iron support.
You have cleaned your soleplate with
an abrasive cloth or steel wool.
Always place your iron in the support
base Clean the soleplate as indicated
in the user guide.
Your soleplate emits particles.
Water drips from the holes in the
soleplate.
Limescale is starting to build up on
your soleplate.
You are using steam while the iron is
not hot enough.
Perform a self-clean .
Wait until the thermostat light
goes out.
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