Bosch TDS2551GB 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orrepair

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

mustonlybecarriedoutbyqualifiedpersonnelfromanAuthorised

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.

• This appliance is notintended to be used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.

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

theappliance.

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

duringuse,thiscouldcausescaldsorburnsincaseofimproper

use.

• 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isnotdesignedtorestonitsheal.Pleasealwayspositionit

horizontallyontheironpad(2).Theironpadcanbeplacedintothe

speciallydesignedrecessontheapplianceorsomewheresuitable

alongsidetheironingarea.Never rest the iron on the appliance

without the iron pad!.

• Beawarethatthesystemcankeeponsteamingashortadditional

timeafterreleasingthesteamtrigger.Thisisanormalfunction.

• Unplugtheappliancefromthemainssupplyaftereachuse,orifa

faultissuspected.

008TDS25...GB/02/11

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

steam-ironingsystemfromBosch.Pleasereadtheseinstructionsfor

use.Theycontainvaluableinformationabouttheuniquefeaturesofthis

system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non-stop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

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 with the internal 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characteristicsplate.

• Thisappliancemustbeconnectedtoanearthedsocket.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”pilotlight

4. Variablesteamcontrol

5. Steamhose

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

7. “Steamready”pilotlight

8. Housingwithinternalsteamgenerator

9. Mainsplug

10. Temperaturedial

11. Steamreleasebutton

12. Ironpilotlight

13. Soleplate

14. Cordclip

15. Boilerdrainageplug.

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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mainpowerbutton(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

(10)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producealittle

smokewheninitiallyheated.

•Duringlateruse:thesoleplate

maybesoiled.

•Thisiscompletelynormalandwill

stopafterashortwhile.

•Cleanthesoleplate(13)

accordingtothecleaning

instructionsinthismanual.

Waterflows

throughtheholes

onthesoleplate.

•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4).

•Pointtheironawayfromthe

ironingareaandpressthesteam

releasebutton(11)untilsteamis

produced.

Dirtcomesout

throughthe

soleplate.

•Thereisabuild-upofscaleor

mineralsinthesteamtank.

•Chemicalproductsoradditives

havebeenused.

•Usetapwatermixed50%with

distilledordemineralisedwater.

•Cleanthesoleplate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(6)totheon(„I“)

position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(4)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soleplatewithadamp

cloth.

Thesoleplateturns

brown.

•Thisisaregularconsequenceof

usage.

•Cleanthesoleplate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activated

duringalongperiodoftime.

Usethesteamreleasebutton(11)

withintervals.Thisimprovesthe

ironingresultasthetextileswillbe

driedandstaysmoothbetter.

Waterleakagefrom

theboiler

Drainageplug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(13).

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totheon(“I”)position.

7.Thegreen“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 red “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(4),(see:ironingwith

steam)

Important:

• Normaltapwatercanbeused.

 Toprolongtheoptimumsteamfunction,mixtapwaterwithdistilled

water1:1.Ifthetapwaterinyourarea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andboiler,

donotputperfume,vinegar,starch,descalingagents,additivesor

anyothertypeofchemicalproductintothewatertank.Any damage

caused by the use of the aforementioned products, will make

the guarantee void.

• Donotusecondensed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(10).

“•”Synthetics

“••”Silk–Wool

“•••”Cotton–Linen

3.Theindicatorlamp(12)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beginironing

atalow temperatureand decideonthecorrecttemperature by

ironingasmallsectionnotusuallyseenwhenworn.

Ironing with steam

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

2.Turnthetemperaturedial(10)tothesteamposition,between“••”

and“max”.

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

control(4)

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4.Pressthesteamreleasebutton(11)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(11).

Vertical steam

1.Setthetemperaturedial(10)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(11).

Never direct the steam jet at garments that are being worn.

Never aim the steam at people or animals.

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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soleplate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(15)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 switch for main power (6) to the off (“0”) position and

disconnecttheconnection.

3.Placetheironontheironpad(2),standingonthesoleplate(13).

4.Emptythewatertank(1)andstorethemainscableonthecord

rewindfacility.Tidythesteamhose(5)onthehandleoftheiron

usingthecordclipprovided(14).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(11),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protector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fabricprotector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issuitableforallmodelsofthis

range. It may be purchased from the after-sales service (material

number464846),ortheBoscheShop.

Accessorycode

(After-sales)

Nameofaccessory

(BoscheShop)

464846 TDZ2510

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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