• Donotleavetheapplianceexposedtoweatherconditions(rain,sun,
frost,etc.).
• Donotleavetheironunattendedwhileitispluggedin.
• Withtheaimofavoidingdangeroussituations,anyworkofrepair
thatthe appliancemay need,e.g. replacinga faultymains cable,
mustonlybecarriedoutbyqualifiedpersonelfromanAuthorized
TechnicalServiceCentre.
• Neverimmersetheironorsteamtankinwateroranyotherliquid.
• The appliance must never be placed under the tap to fill it with
water.
• Childrenshouldbesupervisedtoensurethattheydonotplaywith
theappliance.
• Thisapplianceisnotintendedforusebypersons(includingchildren)
with reduced physical, sensory or mental capacities, or lack of
experienceandknowledge,unlesstheyhavebeengivensupervision
or instruction concerning the use of the appliance by a person
responsiblefortheirsafety.
• Thisappliancereacheshightemperaturesandproducessteamduring
use,thiscouldcausescaldsorburns.
• Ifthesafetyfusefittedintheapplianceblowstheappliancewillbe
renderedinoperative.Torestorenormaloperationtheappliancewill
havetobetakentoanauthorisedTechnicalServiceCentre.
• Neveraimthesteamatpeopleoranimals.
• Theappliancemustbeusedandplacedonastablesurface.When
placed on its support, make sure that the surface on which the
supportstandsisstable.
• Donotusetheironifithasbeendropped,showsvisiblesignsofdamage
or if it is leakingwater. It will have to bechecked by an authorised
TechnicalServiceCentrebeforeitcanbeusedagain.
• Donotallowthecordtocomeintocontactwiththesoleplatewhen
itishot.
• Theironpad(2)canbeplacedintothespeciallydesignedrecesson
theapplianceorsomewheresuitablealongsidetheironingarea.Never
resttheironbackonthesteamgeneratorwithouttheironpad!.
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Thank you for buying the B35L professional steam station, the new
professionalsteam-ironingsystemfromBosch.Theseinstructionscontain
valuableinformationabouttheuniquefeaturesofthisironandsomehints
tomakeironingeasierforyou.
Please visit www.bosch-home.co.uk for more product
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Introduction
Thispowerfulsystemproducescontinuoussteamforanidealironing
performance.Ithasalargedetachablewatertankthatcanberefilled
atanytimewithoutswitchingoffthesystem.
Wehopethatyouenjoyironingwiththissteamstation.
Important
Please read these instructions for use carefully before using the
applianceandsavethemforfuturereference.
Thisappliancecomplieswithinternationalsafetystandards.
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
• Beforepluggingtheapplianceintothemains,checkthatthevoltage
correspondstothatstatedontheratingplatefoundonthebaseof
thesteamgenerator.
• Thisappliancemustbeconnectedtoanearthedsocket.Wedonot
recommendtheuseofanextensioncable,howeverifyouneedtouse
one,pleaseensurethatitissuitableforitsusewiththisappliance.If
usinganextensioncable,makesurethatithasa16Abipolarsocket
withanearthconnection.
• Thisappliancemustonlybeusedforthepurposesforwhichitwas
designed,i.e.asaniron.Anyotherusewillbeconsideredimproperand
consequentlydangerous.Themanufacturerwillnotbeheldresponsible
foranydamagearisingfrommisuseorimproperuse.
• Theelectricalplugmustnotberemovedfromthesocketbytugging
onthecable.
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Great Britain
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Description
1. Removablewatertank
2. Removableironpad
3. ”Waterempty”/“Cleanwarning(*)”pilotlight
4. ”Steamready”/“Autoshut-off(*)”pilotlight
5. Variablesteamcontrol
6. «Energysaving»button(*)
7. Steamhose
8. Illuminatedmainpower0/Ibutton
9. Housingwithinternalsteamgenerator
10. Mainsplug
11.Mainscablewithstoragefacility
12. Steamhoseclip
13. Temperaturedial
14. Ironpilotlight
15. Ironsteamreleasebutton
16. Soleplate
17. “Calc’nclean”opening
Trouble shooting
Problem Possible causes Solution
Thesteamgenerator
doesnotcomeon.
•Thereisaconnectionproblem.
•Thesteamtankand/ormainpower
buttonisnotswitchedon.
•Checkthemainscable,the
plugandthesocket.
•Pressthebuttonformain
power(8)on.
Theirondoesnot
heatup.
•Themainpowerbuttonisnot
switchedon.
•Thetemperaturecontrolknobis
settothe”min”position.
•Pressthemainpowerbutton
(8)on.
•Setthetemperaturecontrol
knobtothedesiredposition.
Theironbegins
tosmokewhen
switchedon.
•Duringfirstuse:Certaincomponents
ontheappliancehavebeenlightly
greasedatthefactoryandmayprodu-
cealittlesmokewheninitiallyheated.
•Duringlateruse:thesoleplatemay
besoiled.
•Thisiscompletelynormaland
willstopafterashortwhile.
•Cleanthesoleplateaccording
tothecleaninginstructionsin
thismanual.
Waterflowsthrough
theholesonthesole
plate.
•Thesteamfunctionisbeingused
beforeithasreachedtemperature.
•Thewateriscondensinginsidethe
pipesbecausesteamisbeingused
forthefirsttimeorhasnotbeen
usedforalongtime.
•Reducethesteamflowwhen
ironingatlowtemperatures
(Withthesteamcontrol5).
•Pointtheironawayfromthe
ironingareaandpressthe
steamreleasebutton(15)until
steamisproduced.
Dirtcomesout
throughthesole
plate.
•Thereisabuild-upofscaleor
mineralsinthesteamtank.
•Chemicalproductsoradditives
havebeenused.
•Mixtapwaterwithdistilled
water1:1.Ifthetapwaterin
yourdistrictisveryhard,mixtap
waterwithdistilledwater1:2.
•Cleanthesoleplatewitha
dampcloth.
•Neveraddproductstothe
boilerwater.
Theirondoesnot
produceanysteam.
•Theboilerisnotswitchedonorthe
watertankisempty.
•Thewatertankisnotfittedonto
thesteamtankcorrectly.
•Thesteamregulatorissettothe
minimumposition.
•Settheswitchtotheon(“I”)
positionand/orfillthewatertank.
•Fitthewatertankbackonto
thesteamtankcorrectly.
•Increasethesteamflowby
turningthesteamcontrol(5)to
ahighersetting.
Theironedgarment
turnsdarkand/
orstickstothe
soleplate.
•Theselectedtemperatureis
toohighandhasdamagedthe
garment.
•Selectasuitabletemperature
forthematerialbeingironed
andcleanthesoleplatewitha
dampcloth.
Thesoleplateturns
brown.
•Thismayoccurafterprolonged
usage.
•Cleanthesoleplateregularly
withadampcloth.
Theappliance
makesapumping
sound.
•Waterisbeingpumpedintothe
steamtank.
•Thesoundwillnotstop.
•Thisisnormal.
•Ifthesoundwillnotstop,do
notusethesteamgenerator
andcontactanauthorised
technicalservicecentre.
Lossofpressure
duringironing
•Steamreleasebuttonhasbeen
pressedforalongperiodoftime.
•Usethesteamreleasebutton
(15)withintervals.Thisimproves
theironingresultasthetextiles
willnotbeexcessivelydampand
willironeasier.
Waterleakagefrom
theboiler
•Calc’ncleanopeninglocatedatthe
bottomoftheapplianceisloose.
•Tightenupboilerdrainage
plugwithacoin
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