User manual POLTI VAPORETTO 1600

[. . . ] G O 2 B A I 5 3 2A 1 C D F 6 4 URS V Q 5 H E 6 4 11 7 11 12 15 T 9 11 9 23 11 21 13 14 24 8 16 11 10 11 18 19 11 11 9 20 22 17 Fig. M0S07606 - Edizione 1O03 VAPORETTO 1600 Read these instructions carefully before using the appliance. Dear Customer, Congratulations and thank you for purchasing this POLTI product, contributing to the conservation of our most precious natural resource: the Environment. VAPORETTO solves all cleaning and hygiene problems without the use of detergents - all that's needed is just normal tap water which our system transforms into steam at a constant powerful pressure, allowing you to clean more thoroughly and in an ecological way. Our Technical Development team have added a range of sophisticated improvements to make cleaning tasks both safer and more effective: · The No Volt System - a unique Polti patent, designed so that there is no electricity to the on/off switch on the handle, making it absolutely safe even if the handle is accidentally brought into contact with liquids. [. . . ] SET UP Before using VAPORETTO for the first time assemble the pivoting wheels as indicated in the Fig. Unscrew the patented safety cap (A) and fill the boiler with about 1, 5 litres of water using the filler funnel (14) making sure that it does not overflow (fig. However, as hard water by its nature contains limestone, which may cause a build-up of limescale in the tank, in hard water areas we recommend the use of our natural-base decalcifier KALSTOP, available from your Polti dealer or by mail order from your Polti service Centre. Make sure the patented safety cap (A) is fully and correctly screwed on, otherwise you may experience steam escaping from around the cap. Connect the power supply cable (F) into 37 an earthed power supply of the correct voltage. WARNING: Do NOT under any circumstances put or leave the filler funnel or filler bottle in the water filling aperture of the appliance when the appliance is connected to the mains electricity supply. Always make sure generator on/off switch (B) is switched OFF before connecting the appliance to the mains. Press down the generator on/off switch (B) and the accessories on/off switch (C) which will light up. Open the cover of the central connector block (D) and insert the central connector (4) pressing the connector button (5) and taking care that the locking tab (6) is correctly positioned in the lock-in connection (E) on the block (Fig. When the generator on/off switch (B) goes out, the steam cleaner is ready for use 4a. The steam gun (2) is equipped with a safety switch (2A) which, if set at locked position, prevents the accidental start of the steam jet by children or people who do not know how to operate the appliance. PAT E N T E D S A F E T Y C A P / '' WAT E R O U T '' The appliance is equipped with a safety cap, which prevents opening of the generator tank as long as there is any pressure remaining inside. This is an important and indispensable safety device, and it is necessary to follow the procedure here below when re-filling the generator tank. When you have used up all the water in the tank, proceed as follows: 38 1c. Press the steam request lever (3) on the steam gun (2) or, if using the iron, the steam request button (R) on the iron (Q) so as to fully exhaust the steam supply from the tank. When cool proceed to carefully refill the tank as described in paragraph 1 of the section "Preparation for Use". If refilling the generator when not completely cooled, pour only very small quantities of water at each pouring into the tank, so as to avoid spitting from the tank, and cover exposed skin and face whilst filling. Connect the connector assembly of the iron (4) to the generator as shown in point 2a of the section "Instructions for Use". Check the manufacturer's label on the garment, and interpret the symbol on the label as follows: Steam ironing allowed--set the dial to its MAXIMUM travel at the end of the 3 dots symbol on your Polti iron Steam ironing allowed--set the dial to its MAXIMUM travel at the end of the THREE (nb THREE, not two) dots symbol on your Polti iron DRY IRON only, with iron dial set at one dot. NEVER CALL FOR STEAM BY PRESSING STEAM REQUEST BUTTON when DRY ironing. Neither steam nor dry ironing allowed. ENGLISH VAPORETTO 1600 STEAM IRONING 2d. For STEAM ironing, turn the dial (S) and set the iron temperature to its maximum travel on the "COTTON-LINEN" steam position. [. . . ] For carpets or rugs, fold a cotton cloth over 2 or 3 times (according to the length and resistance of the pile) and fasten it onto the brush. Move the brush rapidly in all directions without applying any pressure. You should avoid lingering in the same place, as this may soak the area. Obstinate stains may require the use of the steam gun (at a distance of 5-10 cm) prior to treatment. [. . . ]