troubleshooting
This chapter summarises the most common problems you could encounter
with your iron. Please read the different sections for more details. If you
are unable to solve the problem, please contact the Philips Customer Care
Centre in your country.
Problem
Cause
Solution
The appliance does
not become hot.
There is a connection problem.
Check the mains cord, the plug and
the wall socket.
The appliance has not been switched on.
Press the on/off button (types
GC8261/GC8260/GC8220) or set
the on/off switch to ‘on’ (GC8210).
The selected temperature is too low.
Select a higher temperature.
Smoke comes out
of my new iron
when I switch it on.
Some parts of the appliance have been
lightly greased in the factory and may
initially give off some smoke when heated.
This phenomenon is perfectly
normal and will cease after a short
while.
The iron does not
produce any steam.
There is not enough water in the water
tank.
Fill the water tank (see ‘Preparing for
use’, section ‘Filling the detachable
water tank’).
The steam tank has not heated up
sufficiently.
Wait for approx. 2 minutes
(GC8261/GC8260/GC8220 only:
until the steam light stays on
continuously).
The selected ironing temperature is too
low for steam ironing.
Select a temperature of
2
or
higher.
Steam setting
a
(no steam) has been
selected (GC8261/GC8260/GC8220 only).
Select steam setting
]
(minimum
steam),
[
(moderate steam) or
p
(maximum steam).
The water tank has not been placed
properly in the steam tank.
Place the water tank properly in the
steam tank (‘click’).
When the iron has been set to a very high
temperature, the steam produced is dry
and hardly visible. It will be even less visible
when the ambient temperature is relatively
high and it will be entirely invisible when
the temperature has been set to MAX.
Set the iron to a lower temperature,
e.g.
2
, to check if the iron is
actually producing steam.
Water droplets
come out of the
soleplate.
The selected temperature is too low for
steam ironing.
Select a temperature of
2
or
higher.
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