TEFAL SECURE 5 NEO User Manual page 24

TEFAL answers your questions
Problems
If the pressure coo-
ker has been heated
under pressure wi-
thout liquid inside:
If the pressure indi-
cator has not risen
and nothing escapes
through the valve
during cooking:
If the pressure indi-
cator has risen and
nothing is escaping
through the valve
during cooking:
If steam leaks from
around the lid,
check:
If you are unable to
open the lid:
If the food is not
cooked or is burned,
check:
If food is burned
onto the pressure
cooker:
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Have your pressure cooker checked by a TEFAL Approved Ser-
vice Centre.
This is normal during the first few minutes.
If the problem persists, check that:
- The heat source is sufficiently high; if not, increase it.
- The quantity of liquid in the pot is sufficient.
- The operating valve is positioned to one of the symbols
fig. 7 or
or -
- The lid is properly closed.
- The gasket or the rim of the pot is not damaged.
This is normal during the first few minutes.
If the problem persists, put the pressure cooker under cold
running water until the pressure indicator drops down, see
sections 'Rapid pressure release' and 'Special case', then
open it.
Clean the operating valve and the steam release outlet and
check that the safety valve ball moves freely.
That the lid is properly closed.
The position of the gasket in the lid.
The condition of the gasket; replace it if necessary.
The cleanliness of the lid, the gasket and its groove in the lid,
the safety valve and the operating valve.
The condition of the rim of the pot.
Check that the pressure indicator is in the down position.
If not, depressurise; if necessary, cool the pressure cooker
under running water, see sections 'Rapid pressure release'
and 'Special case'.
The cooking time.
The power of the heat source.
The correct position of the operating valve.
The quantity of liquid.
Leave the interior of the pot to soak for some time before
washing it.
Never use bleach or products containing chlorine.
Recommendations
8.