9
en
4. Repeattheoperation everytimethewater-
levelindicatorlight(17)turnson.
Never add any perfume, vinegar, starch,
scale-removing agents, ironing
products or other chemicals in the water
reservoir - unless recommended by Hotpoint.
Never use contaminated water.
USING YOUR IRON
Temperature selection and steam ad-
justment (B)
If your Power Perfection is equipped with the
Optimal Soleplate Temperature technology, you
neednotadjustthetemperature.
1. Connect the plug of the appliance to a
groundedsocket(220/240V).
2. PresstheONbutton(18)-itwilllightupto
showthatthesteamgeneratorisON.
3. Wait until the temperature indicator light
turnsoffbeforestartingironing.
4. Select the appropriate steam setting by
means of the steam control (16) or set it
to the Min position to iron without steam.
As soon as the selected steam quantity is
available, the Steam Ready indicator light
(20)willturnon.
5. Youcanironallthetypesoffabricsthatcan
beironedinanyorder.
In the version with no Optimal Soleplate
Temperature technology, follow the instructions
below.
1. Connect the plug of the appliance to a
groundedsocket(220/240V).
2. PresstheONbutton(18)-itwilllightupto
showthatthesteamgeneratorisON.
3. Usethetemperaturecontrol(21)toselectthe
desired temperature. Every time you rotate
the temperature control, the temperature
indicatorlight (2)turns onto showthat the
temperatureischanging.
4. Whentheironreachesthesettemperature,
the temperature indicator light turns off to
showthattheironisreadyforuse.
5. Check the type of fabric on the garment
label.Ifyoudon'tknowthetypeoffabric,we
recommendironingahiddenpartinorderto
determinethemostappropriatetemperature
The power supply cable must never be
bent or dangerously compressed.
The power supply cable must only be re-
placed by an authorised serviceman.
FILLING THE WATER
RESERVOIR
Waterplaysanessentialrolebothintheironing
process and in the good operation of the
applianceoveralonglifespan.Inparticular,ahigh
concentration of limescale may damage some
partsoftheironandcauseitsearlydeterioration.
Suitable water
Although the Power Perfection steam generator
can be used with tap water, if the water is very
hard (as measured in French degrees), we
recommendmixingtapwateranddemineralised
wateraccordingtothefollowingtable.
Hardness
degree[°f]
Proportion
[tapwater:demineralisedwater]
7°f 1:0
7°f-14°f 1:0,5
14°f-22°f 1:1
22°f-32°f 1:2
32°f-54°f 1:3
>54°f 0:1
Todeterminethehardnessdegreeofthewaterin
yourarea,contactyourlocalwaterboardorbody.
This data is sometimes available on the board/
body'swebsitetoo.
Filling the water reservoir (A)
Before every use and every time the no-water
indicatorlightturnson,llthewaterreservoir:
1. Usethespecialhandletoremovethewater
reservoir(8).
2. When lling the reservoir, make sure the
maximumlevelshownonthereservoirisnot
exceeded.
3. Re-placethewaterreservoirintherelevant
housinguntilitclicksintoplace.
