Philips PerfectCare Elite Plus GC9600 User Manual page 9

Problem Possible cause
Dirty water Impurities or chemicals
and impurities present in the water have
come out of the deposited in the steam
soleplate or the vents and/or on the
soleplate is dirty. soleplate.
Too much scale and
minerals have accumulated
inside the appliance.
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 appliance There is not enough water
does not produce in the water tank (the 'water
any steam. tank empty' light flashes).
The appliance is not hot
enough to produce steam.
You did not press the steam
trigger.
The water tank is not placed
in the appliance properly.
The appliance is not
switched on.
The appliance The auto-off function is
has switched off. activated automatically
The light in the when the appliance has not
on/off button been used for more than 10
flashes. minutes.
The appliance Water is pumped into the
produces a boiler inside the appliance.
pumping sound. This is normal.
Solution
Clean the soleplate with a damp
cloth.
Descale the appliance regularly (see
chapter 'Important - DESCALING').
PerfectCare 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 appliance' , 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 iron.
Slide the water tank back into the
appliance firmly ('click').
Insert the plug in the wall socket and
press the on/off button to switch on
the appliance.
Press the power on/off button to
switch on the appliance again.
If the pumping sound continues
nonstop, switch off the appliance
and remove the plug from the wall
socket. Contact an authorised Philips
service centre.
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