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Troubleshooting
This chapter summarises the most common problems you could encounter with the appliance. If
you are unable to solve the problem with the information below, visit www.philips.com/support
for a list of frequently asked questions or contact the Consumer Care Centre in your country.
Problem
Dirty water,
brown stains or
white flakes
come out of the
soleplate.
There is no or
little steam.
Water leaks from
the soleplate.
The ironing
board cover
becomes wet, or
there are water
droplets on the
floor/garment.
The iron does
not heat up and
the red DE-
CALC light
flashes.
The steam
generator
produces a
pumping sound.
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Possible cause
Scale has built up inside the
appliance because it has not
been descaled regularly.
You have put chemicals or
additives in the water tank.
The appliance has not heated
up sufficiently.
There is not enough water in
the water tank.
Steam condenses into water in
the hose when you use steam
for the first time or have not
used it for a long time.
Steam has condensed on the
ironing board cover after a
long ironing session, or your
board cover is not designed to
cope with the high steam rate.
The EASY DE-CALC knob is
not tightened properly.
The rubber sealing ring of
the EASY DE-CALC knob is
worn.
The appliance reminds you
to perform the descaling
procedure. The light flashes
about after every one month
or after every 10 ironing
sessions.
Water is pumped into the
boiler. This is normal.
Solution
Descale the appliance (see chapter
'IMPORTANT - cleaning and maintenance',
section 'Descaling the appliance').
Never use chemical or additives with the
appliance. If you have already done so, follow
the procedure in chapter 'IMPORTANT-
cleaning and maintenance', section 'Descaling
the soleplate' to remove the chemicals.
Wait until the iron ready light stays on
continuously. This takes approx. 2 minutes.
Fill the water tank up to the MAX indication.
This is normal. Hold the iron away from
the garment and press the steam trigger.
Wait until steam instead of water comes out
of the soleplate.
Replace the ironing board cover if the foam
material has worn out. We also advise you to
use a layer of felt material in the board cover
to prevent water droplets.
Switch off the appliance and wait 2 hours for
it to cool down. Unscrew and reattach the
knob to make sure it is tightened.
Contact an authorised Philips service centre
for a new EASY DE-CALC knob.
Perform the descaling procedure, following
the instructions in chapter 'IMPORTANT-
cleaning and maintenance', section 'Descaling
the appliance'.
If the pumping sound continues non-stop,
switch off the appliance and unplug it. Contact
an authorised Philips service centre.
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