Philips GC500 series Instruction Manual page 11

Problem
The steam output is
irregular.
Water droplets drip
from the steamer
head.
The appliance
produces a
croaking sound.
The steamer head
does not stay fixed
when I try to store it.
Water spills out of
the filling opening
when the cap is
closed.
An excessive
amount of water
drips out of the
steamer head when
the appliance is
heating up.
Possible cause
Steam has condensed in the hose
or in the steamer head.
You have placed the steamer on a
table or chair instead of on the
floor.
Steam has condensed in the hose. Lift the steamer head to straighten
You have left the steamer head
and/or the steam supply hose in
horizontal position for a long time.
You have placed the steamer on a
table or chair instead of on the
floor.
When the hose forms a U-shape,
condensation present in the hose
cannot flow back into the water
tank.
You have left the steamer head
and/or the steam supply hose in
horizontal position for a long time.
You have not placed the steamer
head in the recess properly.
You have put too much water in
the water tank
The water in the appliance is dirty
or has been left inside the
appliance for a long time.
Solution
Lift the steamer head to straighten
the hose. This allows any
condensation to flow back into the
water tank.
Place the steamer on the floor.
the hose. This allows any
condensation to flow back into the
water tank.
Lift the steamer head to straighten
the hose. This allows condensation to
flow back into the water tank.
Place the steamer on the floor.
Lift the steamer head to straighten
the hose. This allows any
condensation to flow back into the
water tank.
Lift the steamer head to straighten
the hose. This allows condensation to
flow back into the water tank.
Wind the hose anticlockwise around
the steamer base and place the
steamer head in the recess. See
chapter 'Storage'.
Do not fill the water tank above the
MAX level indication.
Remove all water from the water
tank and rinse it with clean water
(see chapter 'Cleaning and
maintenance').
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