Troubleshooting - TEFAL Express Essential Manual

waste, mineral or chemical elements that can cause
spitting, brown staining or premature wear of the
appliance.
• Do not fill the water tank from the cartridge
compartment.
• Empty the water tank after every use. Do not store the
steam generator with water in the water tank.
Semi-automatic self-cleaning procedure*
• Never start the self-cleaning procedure when the
appliance is on its base.
• Always place the iron on its cleaning stand, over a sink.
• Ensure that the scale collector* is installed in the iron
and properly locked, prior to starting self-cleaning.
• Never touch the iron or its cleaning stand during self-
cleaning. The cleaning accessory may still be hot; wait
at least 15 minutes before handling it.
• The cleaning stand is only intended for self-
cleaning.
• Never use this accessory as an iron holder
during normal use.
*depending on the model
PLEASE RETAIN THIS INSTRUCTION
BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
Environment protection first !
Your appliance contains valuable materials which can be
recovered or recycled.
Leave it at a civic waste disposal centre.
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TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem Possible Causes
Your iron is You have just filled the
producing tank or changed the
little or no anti-calc cartridge, or
steam. you have just started
using it.
There is no anti calc
cartridge in the
appliance or it is not
properly installed.
Steam cannot be
produced at the
temperature you
have selected.
The water tank is empty.
Water runs You are using steam
out of the for the first time or
holes of the you have not used it
soleplate. for some time.
The setting is not
correct (1 dot / 2 dots)
and the soleplate is
not hot enough to
produce steam.
You are performing
the Anti calc
procedure.
Solutions
Press the steam control
button continuously for
few minutes pointing it
away from your linen, in
order to prime the pump.
Make sure the anticalc
cartridge is installed
and locked in its
compartment.
Set the thermostat
control in the coloured
zone (••• or MAX).
Fill the tank.
Press on the steam
control button away from
your ironing board until
the iron produces steam.
Set the iron at 3 dots (•••
or MAX) and wait for the
iron thermostat light to
go out before activating
the steam button again.
It is normal that water
runs out of the holes
of the soleplate during
Anti calc procedure.
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