RUSSELL HOBBS 14991-56 - Manual (Page 3)

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3 Iron an old piece of cotton fabric, to clean the soleplate.
4 Press the
S and * buttons 3 or 4 times, to check them.
C PREPARATION
5 Check for textile care symbols ( i j k l).
6 Iron fabrics needing low temperatures j first, then those that need medium temperatures
k, and finish with those needing high temperatures l.
X FILLING
, Do your dry ironing first, then switch off, fill the reservoir, and do your steam ironing.
7 The iron may be used with tap-water, but if you live in a hard-water area, you should use
distilled water (not chemically descaled water).
8 If you buy distilled water, check that it is marketed as suitable for irons.
9 Don’t add anything to the water – you’ll damage the iron.
10 Unplug the appliance.
11 Open the water inlet cover.
12 Tilt the iron till the water inlet cover is vertical.
13 Pour water from the jug into the water inlet.
14 Pour slowly, to allow the air in the reservoir to escape, and avoid an airlock.
15 Don’t fill past the max mark on the reservoir, or water will escape in use.
16 Close the water inlet cover.
17 Wipe up any spillage.
C SWITCH ON
18 Sit the iron on its heel.
19 Put the plug into the power socket.
20 Turn the temperature control to bring the setting you want (see the guide below) next to the
notch.
21 The light will glow.
22 When the iron reaches the set temperature, the light will go off.
23 It will then cycle on and off as the thermostat operates to maintain the temperature.
temperature setting guide
label marking temperature setting
j cool – nylon, acrylics, polyester •
k warm – wool, polyester mixtures
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l hot – cotton, linen ••• /max
i do not iron
, If the instructions on the fabric label differ from this guide, follow the instructions on the
label.
C REDUCING TEMPERATURE
24 Reducing temperature takes longer, as the appliance has to lose heat.
25 Organise your ironing so you don’t need to reduce the temperature (“preparation” point 6).
n DRY IRONING
26 Do your dry ironing first, then switch off, fill the reservoir, and do your steam ironing.
27 Wait till the light goes off, then start ironing.
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diagrams
1 light
2 temperature control
3 steam available
4 notch
5 water inlet
6 water inlet cover
7 spray nozzle 8 soleplate
9 steam vents
10 reservoir
11 heel