Dry Ironing; Maintenance And Cleaning; Setting The Temperature; Vertical Steam Ironing - TEFAL Express Compact GV7080 Manual

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and when the green "steam ready" light stays on.
• While ironing, the light on top of the iron and the steam ready light turn
on and off, as the temperature adjusts without interrupting ironing.
• To obtain steam, press on the steam control button under the iron handle
and keep it pressed - fig.5. The steam will stop when you release the button.
• When starting, and regularly while it is being used, your steam generator's
electric pump injects water into the boiler. It makes a noise but this is quite
normal. You may also hear a clicking noise which is the steam valve
opening. Again this is normal.
• Always spray starch onto the reverse side of the fabric to be ironed.
SETTING THE TEMPERATURE ACCORDING TO TYPE OF FABRIC TO BE IRONED:
T
YPE OF FABRICS
Linen, cotton
Wool, viscose
Synthetics, silk
(polyester, acetate, acrylic, polyamide)
To prime the steam circuit, either
before using the iron for the first
time, or if you have not used the
steam function for a few minutes,
press the steam control button
several times in a row, holding the
iron away from your clothes. This
will enable any cold water to be
ejected from the steam circuit.

Dry ironing

• Do not press the steam control button under the iron handle.
Recommendations : for
fabrics other than linen or
cotton, hold the iron a few
centimetres from the
garment to avoid burning
the fabric.
Refilling the water tank
• When the red "water tank empty" indicator light turns on, there is no more steam -
water tank is empty.
• Unplug the steam generator and open the flap on the tank.
• Pour in untreated tap water up to the max mark -
• Replug the generator. Press the "restart" button on the control panel -
ironing. When the green light stops flashing, the steam is ready.

Maintenance and cleaning

Cleaning your generator
• Do not use detergent or descaling products for cleaning the
soleplate base-unit.

Setting the temperature

SETTING TEMPERATURE CONTROL
• Iron temperature setting:
- Start with the fabrics to be ironed at a low temperature (•)
and finish with those which need higher temperatures (•••
or Max).
- Mixed fibre fabric: set the ironing temperature to the setting
for the most delicate fabric.
- Woollen garments: press repeatedly on the steam control
button - fig.5 to obtain short bursts of steam, without
placing the iron on the garment itself.
• Set the iron temperature control dial to the MAX position.
• Hang the garment on a coat hanger and hold the fabric slightly
taut with one hand.
As steam is very hot : never attempt to remove creases from
a garment while it is being worn, always hang garments on
a coat hanger.
• Holding the iron in a vertical position, tilted slightly forwards,
press repeatedly on the steam control button -
the iron handle) moving the iron from top to bottom -
fig.4.
Do not place the iron on a
metal support.When taking a
break from ironing, always
place the iron on the iron rest
plate of the unit. It is
equipped with non-slip pads
and has been designed to
withstand high temperatures.
• ••
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•

Vertical steam ironing

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