Bosch TDS2511GB Operating instructions

Brand: Bosch

Model: TDS2511GB

Category: Irons

Type: Operating instructions

Bosch TDS2511GB is a powerful steam ironing system with a large detachable water tank that can be refilled at any time, without switching off the system. It produces continuous steam for an ideal ironing performance. Some of the key capabilities of this device include:

Variable steam control: You can adjust the amount of steam produced to suit different fabrics and ironing needs.
"Energy saving" button: This button allows you to reduce energy consumption by up to 20% without compromising ironing results.
"Steam ready" indicator light: This light illuminates when the appliance is ready to use, indicating that it has reached the desired temperature.

Variable steam control: You can adjust the amount of steam produced to suit different fabrics and ironing needs.
"Energy saving" button: This button allows you to reduce energy consumption by up to 20% without compromising ironing results.
"Steam ready" indicator light: This light illuminates when the appliance is ready to use, indicating that it has reached the desired temperature.

• Donotleavetheapplianceexposedtoweatherconditions(rain,sun,

frost,etc.).

• Donotleavetheironunattendedwhileitispluggedin.

• Withtheaimofavoidingdangeroussituations,anyworkofrepairthat

theappliancemayneed,e.g.replacingafaultymainscable,must

onlybecarriedoutbyqualifiedpersonelfromanAuthorizedTechnical

ServiceCentre.

• Neverimmersetheironorsteamtankinwateroranyotherliquid.

• The appliance must never be placed under the tap to fill it with

water.

• Childrenshouldbesupervisedtoensurethattheydonotplaywith

theappliance.

• Thisapplianceisnotintendedforusebypersons(includingchildren)

with reducedphysical, sensory or mental capacities, or lack of

experienceandknowledge,unlesstheyhavebeengivensupervision

or instruction concerning the use of the appliance by a person

responsiblefortheirsafety.

• Thisappliancereacheshightemperaturesandproducessteamduring

use,thiscouldcausescaldsorburns.

• Ifthesafetyfusefittedintheapplianceblowstheappliancewillbe

renderedinoperative.Torestorenormaloperationtheappliancewill

havetobetakentoanauthorisedTechnicalServiceCentre.

• Neveraimthesteamatpeopleoranimals.

• Theappliancemustbeusedandplacedonastablesurface.When

placed on its support, make sure that the surface on which the

supportstandsisstable.

• Donotusetheironifithasbeendropped,showsvisiblesignsofdamage

or if it is leaking water. It will have to be checked by an authorised

TechnicalServiceCentrebeforeitcanbeusedagain.

• Donotallowthecordtocomeintocontactwiththesoleplatewhen

itishot.

• Theironpad(2)canbeplacedintothespeciallydesignedrecesson

theapplianceorsomewheresuitablealongsidetheironingarea.Never

resttheironbackonthesteamgeneratorwithouttheironpad!.

006/TDS25..GB/02/11

Thank you for buying the B25L professional steam station, the new

professionalsteam-ironingsystemfromBosch.Theseinstructionscontain

valuableinformationabouttheuniquefeaturesofthisironandsomehints

tomakeironingeasierforyou.

Please visit www.bosch-home.co.uk for more product

information or to register your product, just follow the link to

the Online guarantee registration.

Introduction

Thispowerfulsystemproducescontinuoussteamforanidealironing

performance.Ithasalargedetachablewatertankthatcanberefilled

atanytimewithoutswitchingoffthesystem.

Wehopethatyouenjoyironingwiththissteamstation.

Important

Please read these instructions for use carefully before using the

applianceandsavethemforfuturereference.

Thisappliancecomplieswithinternationalsafetystandards.

This appliance has been designed exclusively for domestic

use and must not be used for industrial purposes.

Warning:

¡The housing of the steam generator can get very hot !

General safety instructions

• Beforepluggingtheapplianceintothemains,checkthatthevoltage

correspondstothatstatedontheratingplatefoundonthebaseof

thesteamgenerator.

• Thisappliancemustbeconnectedtoanearthedsocket.Wedonot

recommendtheuseofanextensioncable,howeverifyouneedtouse

one,pleaseensurethatitissuitableforitsusewiththisappliance.If

usinganextensioncable,makesurethatithasa16Abipolarsocket

withanearthconnection.

• Thisappliancemustonlybeusedforthepurposesforwhichitwas

designed,i.e.asaniron.Anyotherusewillbeconsideredimproperand

consequentlydangerous.Themanufacturerwillnotbeheldresponsible

foranydamagearisingfrommisuseorimproperuse.

• Theelectricalplugmustnotberemovedfromthesocketbytugging

onthecable.

Customer Service

Great Britain

BoschCustomerService

GrandUnionHouse

OldWolvertonRoad

MiltonKeynes

MK125PT

UK+44(0)8448928923

IRL+353(0)14502655

www.bosch-home.co.uk

Description

1. Removablewatertank

2. Removableironpad

3. Variablesteamcontrol

4. «Energysaving»button(*)

5. Steamhose

6. Illuminatedmainpower0/Ibutton

7. ”Steamready”/“Autoshut-off(*)”pilotlight

8. ”Waterempty”/“Cleanwarning(*)”pilotlight

9. Housingwithinternalsteamgenerator

10. Mainsplug

11.Mainscablewithstoragefacility

12. Steamhoseclip

13. Temperaturedial

14. Ironpilotlight

15. Ironsteamreleasebutton

16. Soleplate

17. “Calc’nclean”opening

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Trouble shooting

Problem Possible causes Solution

Thesteamgenerator

doesnotcomeon.

•Thereisaconnectionproblem.

•Thesteamtankand/ormainpower

buttonisnotswitchedon.

•Checkthemainscable,the

plugandthesocket.

•Pressthebuttonformain

power(6)on.

Theirondoesnot

heatup.

•Themainpowerbuttonisnot

switchedon.

•Thetemperaturecontrolknobis

settothe”min”position.

•Pressthemainpowerbutton

(6)on.

•Setthetemperaturecontrol

knobtothedesiredposition.

Theironbegins

tosmokewhen

switchedon.

•Duringfirstuse:Certaincomponents

ontheappliancehavebeenlightly

greasedatthefactoryandmayprodu-

cealittlesmokewheninitiallyheated.

•Duringlateruse:thesoleplatemay

besoiled.

•Thisiscompletelynormaland

willstopafterashortwhile.

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•Cleanthesoleplateaccording

tothecleaninginstructionsin

thismanual.

Waterflowsthrough

theholesonthesole

plate.

•Thesteamfunctionisbeingused

beforeithasreachedtemperature.

•Thewateriscondensinginsidethe

pipesbecausesteamisbeingused

forthefirsttimeorhasnotbeen

usedforalongtime.

•Reducethesteamflowwhen

ironingatlowtemperatures

(Withthesteamcontrol3).

•Pointtheironawayfromthe

ironingareaandpressthe

steamreleasebutton(15)until

steamisproduced.

Dirtcomesout

throughthesole

plate.

•Thereisabuild-upofscaleor

mineralsinthesteamtank.

•Chemicalproductsoradditives

havebeenused.

•Mixtapwaterwithdistilled

water1:1.Ifthetapwaterin

yourdistrictisveryhard,mixtap

waterwithdistilledwater1:2.

•Cleanthesoleplatewitha

dampcloth.

•Neveraddproductstothe

boilerwater.

Theirondoesnot

produceanysteam.

•Theboilerisnotswitchedonorthe

watertankisempty.

•Thewatertankisnotfittedonto

thesteamtankcorrectly.

•Thesteamregulatorissettothe

minimumposition.

•Settheswitchtotheon(“I”)

positionand/orfillthewatertank.

•Fitthewatertankbackonto

thesteamtankcorrectly.

•Increasethesteamflowby

turningthesteamcontrol(3)to

ahighersetting.

Theironedgarment

turnsdarkand/

orstickstothe

soleplate.

•Theselectedtemperatureis

toohighandhasdamagedthe

garment.

•Selectasuitabletemperature

forthematerialbeingironed

andcleanthesoleplatewitha

dampcloth.

Thesoleplateturns

brown.

•Thismayoccurafterprolonged

usage.

•Cleanthesoleplateregularly

withadampcloth.

Theappliance

makesapumping

sound.

•Waterisbeingpumpedintothe

steamtank.

•Thesoundwillnotstop.

•Thisisnormal.

•Ifthesoundwillnotstop,do

notusethesteamgenerator

andcontactanauthorised

technicalservicecentre.

Lossofpressure

duringironing

•Steamreleasebuttonhasbeen

pressedforalongperiodoftime.

•Usethesteamreleasebutton

(15)withintervals.Thisimproves

theironingresultasthetextiles

willnotbeexcessivelydampand

willironeasier.

Waterleakagefrom

theboiler

•Calc’ncleanopeninglocatedatthe

bottomoftheapplianceisloose.

•Tightenupboilerdrainage

plugwithacoin

TDS25.. GB

Operating instructions

Getting Started

1.Removeanylabelorprotectivecoveringfromthesoleplate(16).

2.Placetheappliancehorizontallyonasolid,stablesurface.Youmay

removetheironpadfromtheapplianceandplacetheirononiton

anothersolid,stable,horizontalsurface.

3.Removethedetachablewatertank(1)andfillit,makingsurenotto

overfillit.

4.Fitthewatertankbackontothesteamtank.

5.Unwindthemainscablefullyandplugitintoanearthedsocket.

6.Setthemainpowerbutton(6)totheon(“I”)position.

7.The”Steamready”indicatorlamp(7)willlightupafterseveralminutes,

indicatingthattheapplianceisreadytouse.

Thesteamgeneratorwilltakemoretimetoreach”Steamready”state

only upon the initial heating up, or after performing the de-scaling

operation(Calc’nclean).

Whenwaterisalreadypresentinthesteamgeneratorduringregular

use,heatuptimetoreachtheoperatingtemperaturewillbefaster.

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8.Thisappliancehasabuilt-inwaterlevelsensor.The“waterempty”

indicator(8)willlightwhenthewatertankisempty.

Note: The water tank (1) can be filled at any time while using the

appliance.

9.Ifironingwithsteam,adjustthesteamcontrol(3),(see:ironingwith

steam)

Important:

• Normaltapwatercanbeused.Toprolongtheoptimumsteamfunction,

tapwatermaybemixedwithdistilledwater1:1.Ifthetapwaterinyour

districtisveryhard,mixtapwaterwithdistilledwater1:2.

 You can inquire about the water hardness with your local water

supplier.

• Toavoiddamageand/orcontaminationofthewatertank,donotput

perfume,vinegar,starch,descalingagents,additivesoranyothertype

ofchemicalproductintothewatertank.Donotusecondensation

waterfromtumbledryersorfridges.

• Duringitsfirstusetheironmayproducecertainvapoursandodours,

alongwithwhiteparticlesonthesoleplate,thisisnormalanditwill

stopafterafewminutes

Setting the temperature

1.Checktheironinginstructionlabelonthegarmenttodeterminethe

correctironingtemperature.

2.Selectthetemperaturebyrotatingthetemperaturedial(13).

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”••”Silk–Wool

”•••”Cotton–Linen

3.Theindicatorlamp(14)willremainlitwhiletheironisheatingandgo

outassoonastheironhasreachedtheselectedtemperature.

Tips:

• Sort your garments out based on their cleaning symbol labels,

always starting with clothes that have to be ironed at the lowest

temperatures.

• Ifyouarenotsurewhatthegarmentismadeofthenfirstironasmall

sectionontheinsideofthegarmentwhichcannotbeseenwhen

worn,atalowtemperaturetoseeifitissuitable.

Ironing with steam

1.Makesurethatthereisenoughwaterinthewatertank(1).

2.Turnthetemperaturedial(13)tothesteamposition,between”••”

and”max”.

3.Settheamountofsteamtosuityourneeds,usingthevariablesteam

control(3)

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4.Pressthesteamreleasebutton(15)toreleasesteam.

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Important:

• Thesteamhosemaygethotifyouareironingforlongperiods.

• While the steam release button is pressed, the water tank may

produceapumpingsound,thisisnormal,indicatingthatwateris

beingpumpedtothesteamtank.

Ironing without steam

1.Beginironingbutwithoutpressingthesteamreleasebutton(15).

Vertical steam

1.Setthetemperaturedial(13)tothe”•••”or”max”position.

2.Youcansteamironcurtainsandhanginggarments(jackets,suits,

coats...)byplacingtheiron inaverticalpositionandpressingthe

steamreleasebutton(15).

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Cleaning & Maintenance

1.Afterironing,pullouttheplugandallowtheappliancetocooldown

beforecleaning.

2.Wipethehousing,handleandironbodywithadampcloth.

3.If the sole plate is soiled with dirt or scale, cleanit with a damp

cloth.

4.Neveruseabrasiveproductsorsolvents.

Calc‘n clean

Cleaning the Boiler

Toextendthelifeofyoursteamgeneratorandtoavoidanybuildupof

scale,itisessentialthatyourinseouttheboilerafterseveralhoursof

use.Ifyourwaterishard,increasethefrequency.

Donotusedescalingagentsforrinsingouttheboiler,astheycould

damageit.

1.Check that the appliance is cold and unplugged for more than2

hours,andthattheremovablewatertank(1)hasbeenremovedfrom

thesteamgenerator.

2.Placeyourapplianceontheedgeofyourkitchensink.

3.Unscrew the boiler drainage plug located on the bottom of the

applianceusingacoin.

4.Holdingyoursteamgeneratorinanupsidedownposition,andusing

ajug,filltheboiler(inthebaseunit)with1/4litreofwater

5.Shakethebaseunitforafewmomentsandthenemptyitcompletely

overasinkorbucket.Toobtainthebestresult,werecommendthat

thisoperationisdonetwice

6.Important: before reclosing, make sure no water remains in the

boiler.

7.Replaceandtightenuptheboilerdrainageplugwithacoin

Storing the appliance

1.Alwaysallowtheappliancetocooldownbeforestoringit.

2.Set the for main power button (6) to the off (“0”) position and

disconnecttheplugconnection.

3.Placetheironontheironpad,standingitonitssoleplate(16).

4.Emptythewatertank(1)andstore/wrapthemainscableontothe

cordstoragefacility(11).Tidythesteamhose(5)ontothehandleof

theironusingthesteamhoseclipprovided(12).Donotwrapthe

cordstootight

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Additional features

(Model dependent)

Fabric protection soleplate cover

Thefabric-protectionsoleplatecoverisusedforsteam-ironingdelicate

garmentsatmaximumtemperaturewithoutdamagingthem.Useofthe

soleplatecoveralsodoesawaywiththeneedforaclothtoprevent

shineondarkmaterials.

Itisadvisabletofirstironasmallsectionontheinsideofthegarment

toseeifitissuitable.

Toattachthesoleplatecovertotheiron,placethetipoftheironintothe

endofthesoleplatecoverandpulltheelasticstrapoverthelower

rearoftheironuntilitfitstightly.Toreleasethesoleplatecover,pullthe

elasticstrapandremovetheiron.

Thefabric-protectionsoleplatecovermaybe purchasedfrom After-

salesortheBoscheShop:

Accessorycode(After-sales) Nameofaccessory(BoscheShop)

464846 TDZ2510

Intelligent steam

Thissystemhasintelligentsteamcontrol,which,afterreleasingthesteam

releasebutton(15),providesasmallamountofadditionalsteam.

Theadditionalsteamcanalwaysbestoppedbybrieflypressingthe

steamreleasebuttononceagain.

“Energy saving” button

Ifthe”Energysaving”button(4)isswitchedon,youcansaveupto

25%oftheenergyconsumptionandstillhaveagoodironingresultfor

mostofyourgarments.Itisadvisabletousethenormalenergysetting

onlyforthickandhighlywrinkledfabrics.

Automatic clean warning

Pilotlight(8)willflashindicatingthatboilermustberinsed.Todothis,

followtheproceduredescribedinthe“Calc‘nclean”sectionabove.

Toresetthe“Calc‘nclean”pilotlightandcounter,switchthestationoff

andonagaintwice,foradurationofatleast30secondseachtime

Auto shut-off

Ifduringironingthesteamreleasebutton(15)onthehandleoftheiron

isnotpressedforacertainlengthoftime(8minutes),thesteamstation

willautomaticallyswitchoff.

The”Autoshut-off”pilotlamp(7)willflashwhenautoshut-offhasbeen

activated.

To switch the steam station back on, press the steam release

buttonagain,andwaituntilthe”Autoshut-off”pilotlampremainslit

continuously

Warranty conditions

Thetermsoftheguaranteeforthisapplianceareinaccordancewith

thatstatedbyourrepresentativeforthecountryinwhichitissold.The

detailsoftheseconditionscanbeobtainedfromtheretailerfromwhom

theappliancewaspurchased.Thepurchasereceiptmustbepresented

whenmakinganyclaimsagainstthetermsofthisguarantee.

Advice on disposal

Our goods come in optimisedpackaging. This basically consists in

usingnon-contaminating materialswhichshouldbe handedoverto

the local waste disposal service as secondary raw materials. Your

localtowncouncilcangiveyouinformationabouthowtodisposeof

obsoleteappliances.

This appliance is labelled in accordance with

European Directive 2002/96/EG concerning used

electrical and electronic appliances (waste electrical

and electronic equipment - WEEE).

Bosch TDS2511GB Operating instructions

Brand: Bosch

Model: TDS2511GB

Category: Irons

Type: Operating instructions

Variable steam control: You can adjust the amount of steam produced to suit different fabrics and ironing needs.
"Energy saving" button: This button allows you to reduce energy consumption by up to 20% without compromising ironing results.
"Steam ready" indicator light: This light illuminates when the appliance is ready to use, indicating that it has reached the desired temperature.

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