Before First Use; What Water To Use - TEFAL Supergliss FV3840L0 Manual

Before first use

There may be a release of smoke, a harmless odour and a light spray of particles when you use your
appliance for the first time. This has no effect on the use of the iron and will disappear quickly.

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.
Environment
Environment protection first !
i Your appliance contains valuable materials which can be recovered or recycled.
Leave it at a local civic waste collection point.
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