Descaling The Soleplate Of The Iron - Philips GC8600 series Manual

Tip: You can also take the steam generator to a sink and place it
in such a way that the EASY DE-CALC knob points towards the
sink.
Note: This steam generator is specially designed to easily
and effectively remove scale together with the water. It is not
necessary to shake or tilt the steam generator.

Descaling the soleplate of the iron

If you do not descale your steam generator regularly when
the EASY DE-CALC light goes ON, scale starts building up
inside the supply hose, the iron and the soleplate. This may
cause brown spots on your clothes due to scale particles. You
can still remove the scale by following the instructions below.
1 Clean the soleplate with a damp cloth.
2 Tilt the steam generator and remove the EASY DE-
CALC knob. Fill the water tank with 500ml distilled
water and tighten the EASY DE-CALC knob.
3 Press the on/off button to switch on the steam
generator and wait for 5 minutes.
4 Press the steam trigger and keep it pressed while you
iron a piece of thick cloth in a back-and-forth motion
for 3 minutes.
Warning: Hot, dirty water comes out of the soleplate.
5 You can stop cleaning when no more water comes out
of the soleplate or when steam starts coming out of the
soleplate.
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