Before First Use; Filling The Water Tank - T-Fal PRIMA FV30 Series Manual

• Your appliance gives off steam, which may cause burns, especially when you are ironing on a corner of your
ironing board. Never direct the steam towards people or animals.
• Your iron should be used and placed on a stable surface. When you put your iron onto its heel or the iron
rest, make sure that the surface on which you put it is stable.
• Any inappropriate use or use contrary to these instructions releases the brand from all responsibility and
renders the guarantee invalid.
Description
1. Spray
2. Water filling inlet lid
3. Steam control lever
4. Anti-scale valve
5. Self-Clean button
6. Spray button
7. Burst of steam button

Before first use

• Before using your iron with steam for the first time, we recommend that
you place and keep the iron in a horizontal position for a few moments
and press the burst of steam button
fabric.
• During the first few uses, a harmless odor and smoke may be emitted
from the iron. This has no effect on the iron and will disappear quickly.
If you have very hard water, it
is recommended that you mix
tap water with purified
(bottled) water in the following
ratio:
- 50% tap water,
- 50% purified (bottled) water.
This will reduce the amount of
lime scale build-up in your iron
and reduce the amount of
times you will need to clean
your iron.
Use

Filling the water tank

• Unplug your iron before filling it and set the steam control lever to
fig.1
( ).
• Open the water tank filling inlet lid (
position and fill it with water (
• Close the water tank filling inlet lid.
8. Auto-off indicator light (depending on model)
9. Electric power cord
10. Temperature ready light
11. Temperature control dial
12. Maximum water level indicator
13. Soleplate
several times away from your
What type of water should be used?
• Your iron has been designed to function with untreated tap water.
However, due to the natural minerals found in tap water, it is
recommended that you clean the iron once a month using the self
cleaning method on page 5.
• Never use any of the following water types as this may cause
spitting, brown staining or premature aging of your iron: 100%
purified water (bottled water), water from tumble dryers, scented
water, softened water, water from refrigerators, water from batteries,
water from air conditioners, distilled water, rain water, boiled or
filtered water, etc.
• The integrated anti-scale system (depending on model) prolongs the
life of the iron and provides a better ironing quality by ensuring a
constant flow of steam.
fig.2
), place the iron in a horizontal
fig.3
).
Please read these instructions
carefully and keep them for future
reference.
Remove any labels, stickers or
hangtags from the body or
soleplate of the iron before
plugging it in.
Do not exceed the "MAX" fill
level as indicated on the water
tank of the iron.
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