INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AND INSTALLATION OF MODEL SP-8
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
1. LET COOL, IF NECESSARY, AND UNSCREW THE CAP, FILL THE BOILER AND PLUG THE BOILER INTO 120 VOLT
GROUNDED ELECTRIC RECEPTACLE.
2. TURN ON IRON AND BOILER ON/OFF SWITCHES.
3. AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES, THE STEAM READY LIGHT BETWEEN THE TWO ON/OFF SWITCHES WILL LIGHT INDICATING
THAT YOUR STEAM SUPPLY IS READY. THIS LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO GO OFF AND ON AS YOU USE THE STEAM FROM
THE IRON.
A. TURN THE TEMPERATURE DIAL ON THE IRON TO THE FABRIC YOU ARE IRONING.
B. PRESS THE THUMB SWITCH FOR STEAM TO RELEASE FROM THE IRON
C. WHEN THE BOILER RUNS OUT OF WATER THE STEAM READY LIGHT REMAINS ON BUT NO MORE STEAM WILL COME
OUT OF THE IRON. TO RESUME IRONING IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO WAIT 20 TO 25 MINUTES FOR THE BOILER TO
COOL BEFORE YOU CAN FILL IT WITH WATER AGAIN.
4. AFTER MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, WE HAVE DETERMINED:
A. WHEN FILLING WITH WATER: USE NORMAL TAP WATER, WITHOUT ADDING OTHER LIQUIDS AND POUR IT SLOWLY
THROUGH THE FUNNEL. ANY SCALE WILL DEPOSIT ON THE BOTTOM, SO TAKE CARE NEVER TO TURN THE BOILER
OVER FOR ANY REASON, OTHERWISE THE SCALE ON THE BOTTOM WILL CLOG THE STEAM HOLES AND STAIN THE
FABRIC. IF THIS PROCEDURE IS DONE CORRECTLY, IT WILL ONLY BE NECESSARY TO CLEAN THE BOILER AFTER
SEVERAL YEARS TO REMOVE THE SCALE ON THE BOTTOM.
B. WHILE YOU ARE WAITING FOR THE STEAM TO BE READY, AFTER ABOUT THREE MINUTES YOU CAN USE THE IRON
FOR DRY IRONING.
C. THE DIAL ON THE IRON INDICATES THE IRONING TEMPERATURE WITH TWO POSITIONS:
DRY: THE IRON HEATS AT A LOW TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 60˚C AND IRONS WITHOUT STEAM;
STEAM: THE IRON CONTINUES HEATING AND THERE IS A STEADY SUPPLY OF STEAM.
5. WHEN THE DIAL IS SET AT THE POSITION BETWEEN LINEN AND COTTON, IT REACHES THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE,
ABOUT 170˚C. THERE IS A STEADY SUPPLY OF STEAM THOUGH IT IS HARD TO SEE BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE HEAT.
A. NEVER LEAVE THE IRON ON WHEN YOU ARE NOT USING IT.
B. WHEN YOU FILL THE BOILER, UNPLUG IT FROM THE ELECTRIC RECEPTACLE.
C. DURING THE FIRST FEW HOURS OF USE, THE IRON MAY EMIT AN ODOR THAT WILL SOON DISAPPEAR. IT IS DUE TO
THE NORMALIZATION OF THE MATERIALS USED FOR ITS MANUFACTURE AND WILL NOT DAMAGE THE IRON.
D. NEVER POINT THE STEAM JET AT PEOPLE, ANIMALS OR ELECTRICAL DEVICES IN THE ROOM, PLUGS, SWITCHES OR
THE IRON ITSELF.
E. TO CLEAN THE OUTSIDE, USE A DRY CLOTH.
F. WHEN YOU SWITCH ON THE IRON AND FOR THE FIRST TWO TO THREE MINUTES AFTER YOU START IRONING, THE
DIAL SHOULD BE SET ON THE TEMPERATURE “WOOL”. LATER, YOU CAN SET IT HIGH TO IRON COTTON OR LINEN.
G. DO NOT TAKE THE CAP OFF THE TANK WHILE YOU ARE IRONING AND ALWAYS MAKE SURE FIRST THAT NO STEAM IS
COMING OUR OF THE IRON.
H. THE CAP (A2800), THE SAFETY THERMOSTAT (A1516), THE POWER CABLE (A1000) MUST BE REPLACED USING ONLY
ORIGINAL SPARE PARTS BY PERSONNEL IN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTERS.
THE BEST IRONING TEMPERATURES FOR DIFFERENT FABRICS ARE MARKED BY THE FOLLOWING SYMBOLS:
• POLY / RAYON
• • SILK / WOOL
• • • COTTON / LINEN
VOLTAGE: 120V
IRON POWER: 900W
BOILER POWER: 1000W
BOILER CAPACITY: 1.8L