Silit Sicomatic t-plus, Instructions For Use Manual

What do I do if…

It can be due to one of the following causes

Remedy

Bringing to the boil takes too long

Power is too low

– Select highest power setting

Steam and water droplets form on  The sealing cap is defective

– Insert new sealing cap

the pressure indicator 
Pressure indicator does not rise

1) Slide control is still in its initial position – Push the slide control to the requi-

red setting

2) Power is too low

– Select highest setting

3) Not enough liquid to generate steam

– Open pressure cooker and add 

liquid

4) Rubber gasket for lid is defective

– Replace with a new original 

Sicomatic rubber gasket for lid 

Steam and water droplets form        1) Foreign particles on the rubber gasket   – Open pressure cooker and wipe
during the entire boiling process

for lid or lid rim 

pressure cooker rim

(brief issue is not a fault, but of  

2) Rubber gasket for lid is defective  

– Insert new original Sicomatic

®

rub-

no consequence)

ber gasket for lid

Steam and water droplets form   

Rubber gasket for lid is defective, hard,

– Insert new original-Sicomatic

®

rub-

constantly on the lid during the 

brittle, cracked, burnt, damaged or worn.

ber gasket 

cooking process

Leaking especially on the gentle 

1) Try slide control at setting 2.

– Switch down power in good time

heat setting 1: Slide control is set         If no more steam issues the power 

remove Sicomatic

® 

t-plus from the

to low heat setting 1 and steam

was too high for gentle setting 1.

heat and push slide control to set-

continues to issue from

ting 1 by releasing steam 

2) If, despite setting 2, steam continues   – Rinse transparent operating valve 

to issue the transparent operating 

or insert new one 

valve is soiled or defective

(see page 53 “Cleaning the operat-
ing valve”)

During cooking an unwanted 

1) Power too high

– Switch down heat

plume of steam issues

2) Transparent operating valve is soiled 

– Remove and rinse transparent 

or stuck

operating valve and re-insert

During cooking a thick cloud of 

1) Transparent operating valve is soiled 

– Remove and rinse transparent ope-

steam suddenly issues from the

or stuck

rating valve and re-insert

lid handle

2) Safety valve is triggered

– Please contact your specialist 

dealer

Lid cannot be opened

1) The pressure cooker is under pressure – Release steam or allow to cool 

down until the pressure indicator 
has dropped back fully, under no 

How to remedy faults easily

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