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Service Manual

Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care

Published by Philips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care 

Printed in the Netherlands 

© Copyright reserved 

Subject to modification

 

Boiler Steam Iron

GC8260

07/08

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Features
Iron

- Careeza Soleplate
-  Continuous steam in horizontal & vertical position
-  Adjustable steam rate up to 120 g/min
-  Shot Of Steam up to 130 g/min
-  Steam activator lock
-  Automatic drip stop
-  Soft touch hand grip
-  Steam tip for hard-to-reach places
-  Steam hose length  :  1.7 m

Stand

-  Anti-corrosion Inox boiler
- Boiler sensing 

: Electronic

-  Boiler pressure 

:  5.0 bar 

-  Fast heat-up 

:  steam ready in 2 mins.

- Cord length 

: 2.5 m

-  Hose cord storage
- Easy to rinse
-  Iron lock for safe storage
- Detachable tank  : 1.4 L

Safety Information

-  This product meets the requirements regarding 

interference suppression on radio and TV.

-  After the product has been repaired, it should function 

properly and has to meet the safety requirements as 
officially laid down as this moment.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Voltage  

: 220 - 240 V

Frequency 

:  50 - 60 Hz

Power Iron 

800 

W

  

Boiler 

: 1200 

W

Dimension (F-box) 

:  350 x 350 x 250 mm (L x W x H)

Weight (with packing)  :  6.4 kg

Water advice

If the tap water in your area is very hard, it is advisable to mix 
the tap water with an equal amount of demineralised water.

Careeza soleplate

Scratch resistant, non-stick, easy to clean & very durable.

Fast ironing

Steam ready in 2 minutes & up to 5 bar of steam pressure 
penetrating deeper into the fabrics.

Iron lock

Safely store the iron on the stand.

Easy to rinse

The new design of the rinse cap makes it very easy to rinse 
the boiler regularly. Simply unscrew  the cap and pour out the 
“dirty” water into the sink.
No hassle with coins, extra tubes or anything of this sort.

Large detachable water tank

1.4 Liter water tank allows up to 3 hours freedom of ironing 
without refi lling. 

Summary of Contents for GC8260

Page 1: ...ession on radio and TV After the product has been repaired it should function properly and has to meet the safety requirements as officially laid down as this moment TECHNICAL INFORMATION Voltage 220 240 V Frequency 50 60 Hz Power Iron 800 W Boiler 1200 W Dimension F box 350 x 350 x 250 mm L x W x H Weight with packing 6 4 kg Water advice If the tap water in your area is very hard it is advisable ...

Page 2: ...2 DISASSEMBLY ADVICE IRON INLAY 4 STEAM LOCK 6 LAMP ASSY 7 MICROSWITCH ASSY 9 SWITCH HOLDER 10 PIVOT HOLDER 11 TRIGGER 12 THERMOSTAT DIAL ASSY 14 HOUSING PRINTED 16 SOLEPLATE COVER 17 THERMOSTAT BUSH 19 RUBBER HOSE 20 BRASS JOINT 21 SOLEPLATE ASSY 23 Remove Screw A Disassemble BACKPLATE 1 Release Inlay rear catch Disassemble INLAY 4 Disassemble STEAM LOCK 6 Disassemble SWITCH HOLDER 10 Disassemble...

Page 3: ...1 32580 4239 026 01220 4239 021 31790 4239 026 21780 4239 026 21790 4239 026 21800 4239 010 09290 4239 021 32900 4239 014 53790 4239 021 32880 4239 021 32870 4239 015 70150 4239 026 13220 4239 015 56520 4239 010 09350 4239 010 10280 4239 021 31710 4239 015 56120 4239 015 56510 4239 026 22630 4239 021 31780 4239 010 10110 Backplate Swivel Yellow Hose cord assy Inlay SOS Soft Touch Lamp cover Steam ...

Page 4: ...GC8260 4 9 EXPLODEDVIEW IRON 6 5 13 22 4 26 9 10 11 16 17 27 24 19 23 20 21 2 7 8 12 14 15 1 3 18 25 A S N L E B1 B2 D3 Hose clip a Hose clip b E2 D2 C D1 E1 E3 28 22 ...

Page 5: ...L PRINTED 37 M1 M2 M3 12 11 10 9 Pos Connected to Pos Connected to 9 Reed switch 11 Thermistor 10 Power board 12 Hosecord Black Fig 5 Connections on CONTROL BOARD 44 DISASSEMBLY ADVICE STAND DETACHABLE WATERTANK Remove Connections 9 10 11 12 Fig 5 Remove Screws M1 M2 M3 Fig 5 Disassemble CONTROL BOARD 44 21 20 15 14 18 13 22 16 17 19 Pos Connected to Pos Connected to 13 Pump Control 18 Electrovalv...

Page 6: ... Tray rubber Front Tray Safe storage Stand top Yellow Nipple plate Cord storage lever Yellow Front panel printed Boiler assy EE C Wall Electrovalve Braided hose Inox clamp Power board Control board Pump assy Inlet tube De air tube Pos Service code Description 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 4239 015 55980 4239 015 55990 4239 015 56050 4239 026 22430 4239 022 56480 4239 021 31...

Page 7: ...GC8260 7 9 EXPLODEDVIEW STAND 58 35 30 31 32 33 34 36 45 44 62 60 49 61 63 64 41 42 K4 K2 K1 K3 M2 L2 L1 M3 M1 J1 J2 J3 59 37 40 39 3 43 55 49 53 54 48 57 56 20 38 47 46 52 51 50 65 ...

Page 8: ... 70 71 72 73 74 4239 021 32920 4239 026 22130 4239 015 55390 4239 026 22110 4239 015 56060 Water tank assy Yellow Tank washer Sealing ring Tank coupling Tank coupling seal Pos Service code Description 75 76 77 78 4239 026 22530 4239 010 09330 4239 015 56070 4239 021 31860 Tank lever Yellow Spring Pick up tube Filter assy ...

Page 9: ...1 Soleplate temperature Check that soleplate temperature is within IEC requirement Measure the temperature of the soleplate after the iron has reached steady state i e connected to the mains for at least 15 minutes The table below shows the temperature requirement Marking Soleplate temperature Deg C Material for example Test point Minimum Maximum Nominal Tolerance 1 dot 70 120 95 25 Acetate elasta...

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