Troubleshooting; The Iron Is Plugged, But The Soleplate Of The Iron Isn't Heating Up; None Or Too Little Steam Is Being Emitted; Brown Streaks Come Through The Holes In The Soleplate - Maytag M400 User Manual

7.!TROUBLESHOOTING!

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7.1$The$iron$is$plugged$in,$but$the$soleplate$of$the$
iron$isn't$heating$up.$
• Check! that! the! power! plug! is! properly! inserted! or! try!
plugging!the!iron!into!a!different!outlet.!
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• Temperature! is! set! too! low.! Set! the! temperature! control!
to!a!higher!temperature.!See!Figure'O.&!
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• Automatic!shutUoff!is!active.!Try!moving!your!iron.! !
7.2$None$or$too$little$steam$is$being$emitted.$
• Check!to!see!if!the!steam!switch!isn't!on!the!dry!setting.!
Adjust!setting!on!switch.!See!Figure'P.!
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• There!might!not!be!enough!water!in!the!Water!Tank.!Try!
filling!the!Water!Tank.!
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• There!is!an!antiUdrip!feature!that!could!be!enacted.!Make!
sure!that!the!iron!has!reached!the!correct!temperature.!
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7.3$Brown$streaks$come$through$the$holes$in$the$soleplate$and$stain$the$fabric.$
• Residue! could! have! built! up! in! the! steam! chamber!
or! on! the! soleplate.! Try! using! the! SelfUCleaning!
feature! to! remove! the! residue! in! the! iron.! See!
Figure'Q.!!
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• Using!an!Iron!Descaling!agent!can!sometimes!cause!
this.! There! is! no! need! to! use! one;! the! selfUcleaning!
feature!will!rescale!the!iron!without!it.! !
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• Fabric! fibers! can! often! build! up! in! the! holes! of! the!
soleplate.!Try!cleaning!the!soleplate!with!a!!
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