Bosch B35L User manual

• 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Authorized

Technical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!.

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Thank you for buying the B35L 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. ”Waterempty”/“Cleanwarning(*)”pilotlight

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

5. Variablesteamcontrol

6. «Energysaving»button(*)

7. Steamhose

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

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(8)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

(8)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5).

•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(5)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

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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(8)totheon(“I”)position.

7.The”Steamready”indicatorlamp(4)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(3)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(5),(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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”•••”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(5)

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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 (8) 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(7)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)

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.

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)

571510 TDZ2045

“Energy saving” button

Ifthe”Energysaving”button(6)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(3)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(4)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).

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