Philips GC 4038 Service Manual

Steam Iron Elixir

GC 4038

Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care

Service Manual

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Features

- Colour white/grey

- Careeza soleplate

- Tank capacity (350 ml)

- Steam rate (40 g/min)

- Shot of steam (80 g)

- Vertical steam

- Permanent Anti-Calc

- Automatic shut off

- Soft touch hand grip

- Integrated cord winder with clip

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Voltage : 120 V, 220-240 V
Frequency : 50-60 Hz
Power consumption : 1450 W, 2200 W
Water advice : Suitable for tap water use. However if

the tap water in your area is very hard,
we advise you to mix it with an equal
portion of distilled water or to use
distilled water only.

Cleaning of the Iron : Use only the Calc clean button for
cleaning of the Iron.
Never use vinegar or other descaling
agents.

Soleplate

Careeza is a multi layer chemical substance that gives an excellent
gliding over various fabrics and better care for the garments.

Auto shut-off (ASO)

A relay in the electronic module interrupts the power to the
heating element when the iron has been motionless.

- for 30 secs in the horizontal position.

- for 8 minutes in the vertical position.
The red “Auto-off ” pilot light starts blinking.
When the iron is moved again, it is automatically switched

‘ON’ again.

Vertical Steam

When the iron is kept in a vertical position, the shot of steam
(S.O.S) button can be used to iron hanging fabrics such as curtains.

Anti drip

Water is only released to through the tank valve into the steam
chamber if the soleplate temperature is high enough to evaporate
all water. If the temperature is too low, the tank valve is closed by
means of a bi-metal disc.

This product meets the requirement regarding

interference suppression on radio and television.

Published by Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care Printed in the Netherlands © Copyright reserved Subject to modification

4322 277 00832
02/03

DISASSEMBLY ADVICE IRON

DIAL 1

RATTLE SPRING 2

BACKPLATE 102 103

CORD SET 4

SWIVEL HOLDER 101

SWIVEL 104

Remove Screw A

Remove Screws B1, B2

SLIDE UNIT 10

NEEDLE SET 11

TANK SEAL 12

HANDLE 13

SELF CLEAN

BUTTONS 14

SPRAY NOZZLE

ASSY 15

PUMP ASSY 16

Remove Screw A

Remove Backplate 102, 103

Remove Inlay 106

Remove Operation knobs

107, 108

Remove Screws C1, C2

Remove Slide Unit 114, 115

Remove Needle set

116, 117, 118

Remove Screws D1, D2

THERMOSTAT

BUSH 17

WATER TANK 18

Remove Screw A

Remove Backplate 102, 103

Remove Inlay 7

Remove Operation knobs

107, 108

Remove Screws D1, D2

Remove Handle 13

Remove Screws E1, E2

Remove Water tank 18

Remove Screw F

SOLEPLATE

COVER 19

ISOLATION PLUG 20

SOS SEAL 21

DOSING SEAL 22

SOLEPLATE ASSY 23

Remove Screw A

Remove Backplate 102, 103

Remove Inlay 7

Remove Operation knobs

107, 108

Remove Screws D1, D2

Remove Handle 13

Remove Screws E1, E2

Remove Water tank 18

Remove Screw F

Remove Heat shield

Remove Screws G1, G2

Remove Soleplate cover 19

FILLING DOOR 6

INLAY 7

OPERATION KNOBS 8

AUTO SHUT OFF

UNIT 9 (PCB)

Remove Screw A

Remove Backplate 102, 103