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B O S C H
The“anti-calc”cartridgehasbeendesignedto
reducethebuild-upofscaleproducedduring
steamironing,helpingtoextendtheusefullifeof
youriron.Neverthelessthe“anti-calc”cartridge
cannotremoveallofthescalethatisproduced
naturallyovertime.
(Dependingonmodel)
The"secure"autoshut-offfunctionswitchesoff
theironwhenitisleftunattended,thusincreasing
securityandsavingenergy.Afterplugginginthe
appliance,thisfunctionwillbeinactivefortherst
twominutesinordertogivetheappliancetimeto
reachthesettemperature.
Altersuchtime,iftheironisnotmovedfor
8minuteswhileintheuprightpositionor30
secondswhilerestingonitssoleplateoron
itsside,thenthesafetycircuitwillswitchthe
applianceoffautomaticallyandthepilotlightwill
startashing.
Toreconnecttheiron,justmoveitaboutgently.
(Dependingonmodel)
Ifthetemperatureissettoolow,thesteamis
automaticallyswitchedofftoavoiddripping.
Setthesteamregulatortothe position.
Storetheironinuprightposition.
lftheironisonlyslightlysoiled,pullouttheplug
andallowthesoleplatetocooldown.Wipethe
housingandthesoleplatewithadampclothonly.
lfsyntheticclothmeltsduetotoohigh
temperatureonthesoleplate,switchoffthe
steamandrubofftheresidueimmediatelywitha
thicklyfolded,drycottoncloth.
Tokeepthesoleplatesmooth,youshouldavoid
hardcontactwithmetalobjects.Neverusea
scouringpad,orchemicalstocleanthesoleplate.
Neverdecalcifythetankortreatitwithdetergents
orsolvents:otherwisetheironwilldripwaterwhilst
steaming!
Steamproductionconsumesthemostenergy.To
helpminimisetheenergyused,followtheadvice
below:
• Startbyironingthefabricsthatrequire
thelowestironingtemperature.Checkthe
recommendedironingtemperatureinthelabel
onthegarment.
• Regulatethesteamaccordingtotheselected
ironingtemperature,followingtheinstructions
inthismanual.
• Onlyusesteamifnecessary.Ifpossible,use
thesprayfunctioninstead.
• TrytoIronthefabricswhiletheyarestilldamp
andreducethesteamsetting.Steamwillbe
generatedfromthefabricsratherthantheiron.
Ifyoutumbledryyourfabricsbeforeironing
them,setthetumbledrieronthe‘irondry’
programme.
• Ifthefabricsaredampenough,turnoffthe
steamregulatorcompletely.
• Standtheironuprightduringpauses.Resting
ithorizontallywiththesteamregulatoron
generateswastedsteam.
Beforethrowingausedapplianceaway,you
shouldrstmakeitnoticeablyinoperableandbe
certaintodisposeofitinaccordancewithcurrent
nationallaws.YourRetailer,TownHallorLocal
Councilcangiveyoudetailedinformationabout
this.