Storage/ Troubleshooting - Vax V-081 Series Instruction Manual

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7. Storage
Switch the steam cleaner off. The green operating pilot
lamp goes off. Press the steam button on the steam gun
(Fig.7/1) to release the remaining pressure. Secure the
steam gun by pushing the locking pin on the left hand
side of the handle in to the right.
Fig.7/1
Remove the mains plug from the socket and allow the
appliance to cool down. Empty the water tank so that no
deposits can settle (Fig.7/2).
Fig.7/2
The steam cleaner must have cooled down completely
before being put away. Store the steam cleaner so that it
is out of the reach of children. The extension tube with
assembled floor nozzle may be inserted in the parking
holder on the back of the steam cleaner for storage
purposes or for short breaks while working.
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8. Troubleshooting
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury,
!
unplug the steam cleaner before performing
maintenance or troubleshooting checks.
PROBLEM: Operating pilot lamp fails to light.
Cause: The steam cleaner is not plugged into a
socket or is not switched on.
Solution: Insert the mains plug into a socket or switch
the steam cleaner on.
Cause: The socket is faulty.
Solution: Check the socket by unplugging the steam
cleaner and plugging in a different appliance.
Cause: The power cable is damaged.
Solution: Have the cable replaced by a Vax Service
Agent.
PROBLEM: No steam is emitted when the steam
button is pressed.
Cause: The child proof lock is preventing release of
the steam button.
Solution: Push the pin on the right-hand side of the
steam gun inwards and to the left.
Cause: The water tank is empty
Solution: Top up with water.
PROBLEM: Only a very small amount of steam flows
out.
Cause: The steam controller is set to minimum.
Solution: Turn the steam controller anticlockwise until
sufficient steam is emitted.
PROBLEM: The steam cleaner takes a very long time to
heat up.
Cause: The water tank is furred up.
Solution: De-scale the water tank.