Hamilton Beach 840159500 Use & Care Manual page 7

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Caring for Your Iron
Self-Clean
To keep the steam vents clear of any
build-up, follow these instructions each
time you iron using steam.
1. Set Fabric Setting Indicator to
OFF and set Steam ON/OFF Lever
to Dry Iron position. Fill iron with
water to 1 ⁄ of its maximum capacity.
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2. Set Fabric Setting Indicator to
Linen setting and let iron heat
until the indicator box around the
selected fabric stops blinking.
Keep Adjustable Steam set on
Dry Iron .
3. Set Fabric Setting Indicator to OFF.
Unplug iron and hold over a sink
with soleplate facing down.
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4. Turn Steam ON/OFF Lever to Steam
position. Press and hold the Self
Clean Button. Boiling water and steam
will flow out of steam vents. Allow all
water to drain from iron.
5. Gently move iron front to back
to allow water to clean entire
soleplate area.
6. If water still remains inside of sole-
plate, reheat iron as indicated in Step
2. Boiling water and steam could still
flow out of steam vents.
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