General safety instructions
•Before plugging the appliance into the mains, check that the
voltage corresponds to that stated on the characteristics plate.
Thisappliancemustbeconnectedtoanearthedsocket.Ifusing
anextensioncable,makesurethatithasa10Abipolarsocketwith
anearthconnection.
• Thisappliancemustonlybeusedforthepurposesforwhichitwas
designed,i.e.asaniron.Anyotherusewillbeconsideredimproper
andconsequentlydangerous.Themanufacturerwillnotbe held
responsibleforanydamagearisingfrommisuseorimproperuse.
• Theelectricalplugmustnotberemovedfromthesocketbytugging
onthecable.
• Donotleavetheapplianceexposedtoweatherconditions(rain,
sun,frost,etc.).
• Donotleavetheironunattendedwhileitispluggedin.
• Themainscableonthisappliancemustnotbereplacedbytheuser.
Ifthecablebecomesdamagedorneedstobereplaced,thismust
onlybedoneatanauthorisedTechnicalServiceCentre.
• Neverimmersetheironorsteamtankinwateroranyotherliquid.
• Theappliancemustneverbeplacedunderthetaptofillitwithwater.
• Keep the appliance out of children’s reach. This appliance is not
intendedtobe used bypersons (including children) withreduced
physical, sensory or mental capacities, or lack of experience and
knowledge,unlesstheyhavebeengivensupervisionorinstruction.
• Childrenshouldbesupervisedtoensurethattheydonotplaywith
theappliance.
• This appliance reaches high temperatures and produces steam
duringuse,thiscouldcausescaldsorburns.
• Ifthesafetyfusefittedintheapplianceblowstheappliancewillbe
renderedinoperative.Torestorenormaloperationtheappliancewill
havetobetakentoanauthorisedTechnicalServiceCentre.
• Neveraimthesteamatpeopleoranimals.
• Theappliancemustbeusedandplacedonastablesurface,when
placedonitssupport, make sure thatthesurfaceonwhich the
supportstandsisstable.
• Donotusetheironifithasbeendropped,showsvisiblesignsof
damageorifitisleakingwater.Itwillhavetobecheckedbyan
authorisedTechnicalServiceCentrebeforeitcanbeusedagain.
• Donotallowthecordtocomeintocontactwiththesoleplatewhen
itishot.
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This appliance has been designed exclusively for domestic
use and must not be used for industrial purposes.
Carefully read through the operating instructions for the
appliance and safeguard them for future reference.
Introduction
ThankyouforbuyingtheB25Lprofessionalsteam station,thenew
steam-ironingsystemfromBosch.Pleasereadtheseinstructionsfor
use.Theycontainvaluableinformationabouttheuniquefeaturesofthis
systemandsomehintstomakeironingeasierforyou.
Thispowerfulsystemproducesnon-stopsteamforanidealironing
performance.Ithasalargedetachablewatertankthatcanberefilled
atanytimewithoutswitchingoffthesystem.
Wehopethatyouenjoyironingwiththissteamstation.
Important
Readtheseinstructionsforusecarefullybeforeusingtheappliance
andsavethemforfuturereference.
Openoutthefirstpageofthebooklet,thiswillhelpyoutounderstand
howtheapplianceworks.
Thisappliancecomplieswithinternationalsafetystandards.
Warning:
¡The housing with the internal steam generator can get very
hot !
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• Theironpad(2)canbeplacedintothespeciallydesignedrecess
ontheapplianceorsomewheresuitablealongsidetheironingarea.
Neverresttheironontheappliancewithouttheironpad!.
• Beawarethatthesystemcankeeponsteamingashortadditional
timeafterreleasingthesteamtrigger.Thisisanormalfunction.
Description
1. Removablewatertank
2. Removableironpad
3. Variablesteamcontrol
4. Steamhose
5. IlluminatedmainpowerOn/Offbutton
6. “Steamready”pilotlight
7. “Waterempty”pilotlight
8. Housingwithinternalsteamgenerator
9. Mainsplug
10. Mainscablewithstoragefacility
11. Temperaturedial
12. Steamreleasebutton
13. Ironpilotlight
14. Soleplate
15. Cordclip
Trouble shooting
Problem Possible causes Solution
Thesteam
generatordoesnot
comeon.
•Thereisaconnectionproblem.
•Thesteamtankand/ormain
powerbuttonisnotswitchedon.
•Checkthemainscable,theplug
andthesocket.
•Pressthebuttonformainpower
(5)ON.
Theirondoesnot
heatup.
•Themainpowerbuttonisnot
switchedon.
•Thetemperaturecontrolknobis
settothe“min”position.
•Pressthemainpowerbutton(5)
ON.
•Setthetemperaturecontrolknob
(11)tothedesiredposition.
Theironbegins
tosmokewhen
switchedon.
•Duringfirstuse:Certain
componentsontheappliance
havebeenlightlygreasedatthe
factoryandmayproducealittle
smokewheninitiallyheated.
•Duringlateruse:thesoleplate
maybesoiled.
•Thisiscompletelynormalandwill
stopafterashortwhile.
•Cleanthesoleplate(14)
accordingtothecleaning
instructionsinthismanual.
Waterflows
throughtheholes
onthesoleplate.
•Thesteamfunctionisbeing
usedbeforeithasreached
temperature.
•Thewateriscondensinginside
thepipesbecausesteamis
beingusedforthefirsttimeor
hasnotbeenusedforalong
time.
•Reducethesteamflowwhen
ironingatlowtemperatures(With
thesteamcontrol3).
•Pointtheironawayfromthe
ironingareaandpressthesteam
releasebutton(12)untilsteamis
produced.
Dirtcomesout
throughthesole
plate.
•Thereisabuild-upofscaleor
mineralsinthesteamtank.
•Chemicalproductsoradditives
havebeenused.
•Usetapwatermixed50%with
distilledordemineralisedwater.
•Cleanthesoleplatewithadamp
cloth.
•Neveraddproductstotheboiler
water.
Theirondoes
notproduceany
steam.
•Theboilerisnotswitchedonor
thewatertankisempty.
•Thewatertankisnotfittedonto
thesteamtankcorrectly.
•Thesteamregulatorissettothe
minimumposition.
•Settheswitch(5)totheON
positionand/orfillthewatertank.
•Fitthewatertankbackontothe
steamtankcorrectly.
•Increasethesteamflowby
turningthesteamcontrol(3)toa
highersetting.
Theironed
garmentturnsdark
and/orstickstothe
soleplate.
•Theselectedtemperatureis
toohighandhasdamagedthe
garment.
•Selectasuitabletemperature
forthematerialbeingironedand
cleanthesoleplatewithadamp
cloth.
Thesoleplate
turnsbrown.
•Thisisaregularconsequenceof
usage.
•Cleanthesoleplateregularly
withadampcloth.
Theappliance
makesapumping
sound.
•Waterisbeingpumpedintothe
steamtank.
•Thesoundwillnotstop.
•Thisisnormal.
•Ifthesoundwillnotstop,donot
usethesteamgeneratorand
contactanauthorisedtechnical
servicecentre.
Lossofpressure
duringironing.
Steamreleasebuttonactivated
duringalongperiodoftime.
Usethesteamreleasebutton(12)
withintervals.Thisimprovesthe
ironingresultasthetextileswillbe
driedandstaysmoothbetter.
Waterleakagefrom
theboiler
Drainagepluglocatedatthe
bottomoftheapplianceisloose.
Tightenupboilerdrainageplug
withacoin
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Operating instructions