Philips PerfectCare Aqua GC8600 series Manual page 21

Problem Possible cause
You may have an ironing
board cover that is not
designed to cope with
the high steam rate of the
steam generator.
Water droplets The steam that was still
come out of present in the hose has
the soleplate. cooled down and con-
densed into water. This
causes water droplets to
come out of the soleplate.
Steam and/or The EASY DE-CALC
water escapes knob is not tightened
from under properly.
the EASY DE-
CALC knob.
The rubber sealing ring of
the EASY DE-CALC knob
is worn.
Too much scale and min-
erals have accumulated
inside the steam genera-
tor.
The iron leaves The surface to be ironed
a shine or an was uneven, for instance
imprint on the because you were ironing
garment. over a seam or a fold in
the garment.
The steam There is not enough wa-
generator does ter in the water tank (the
not produce 'water tank empty' light
any steam. flashes quickly ).
The steam generator is
not hot enough to pro-
duce steam.
You did not press the
steam trigger.
Solution
Put an extra layer of felt material under
the ironing board cover to prevent
condensation on the ironing board. You
can buy felt in a fabric shop.
Point the steam flow away from the
garment for a few seconds.
Switch off the steam generator and
wait for 2 hours for it to cool down.
Unscrew the EASY DE-CALC knob
and screw it back onto the steam
generator properly. Note: Some water
will escape when you remove the knob.
Contact an authorised Philips service
centre for a new EASY DE-CALC
knob.
Descale the steam generator regularly
(see chapter 'IMPORTANT-DESCAL-
ING').
Perfect Care is safe on all garments. The
shine or imprint is not permanent and
will come off if you wash the garment.
Avoid ironing over seams or folds or
you can place a cotton cloth over the
area to be ironed to avoid imprints at
seams and folds.
Fill the water tank (see chapter 'Using
your steam generator', section 'Filling
the water tank').
Wait until the 'iron ready' light on the
iron lights up continuously.
Press the steam trigger and keep it
pressed while you steam iron.
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