Steam Ironing - Breville VIN170 Instruction Booklet

Steam ironing

During steam ironing, if you do not allow your iron to reach the selected
temperature water may drip from the soleplate. During use the steam pipe and iron
rest become very hot.
It is recommended that for harder to iron fabrics such as cotton and linen, steam should
be used when ironing.
When ironing cotton and linen, always select the highest temperature. Steam should
never be used on delicate fabrics like nylons, acrylics and synthetics.
1. Fill the water tank with water.
2. Plug your steam generator into the mains supply. The on/off button will flash. Press
the on/off button to switch your steam generator on.
3. Rotate the temperature control ring to set the temperature. The temperature must be
set to either HIGH (
water doesn't drip from the soleplate during ironing. If it does, increase the setting to
HIGH. The lights in the temperature display will show the selected temperature.
4. The temperature indicator light and heat indicator light will flash as your steam
generator heats up. When they both stop flashing and stay on your steam generator
is ready to use. Both lights will alternate between flashing and on during ironing
as your steam generator maintains the correct temperature and you can continue
ironing as normal when this happens.
5. You will hear a buzzing sound as the pump inside your steam generator operates and
transfers water from the water tank to the boiler where steam is produced. Set the
desired amount of steam as described below in Adjusting the amount of steam.
6. With the soleplate in contact with the garment, press the steam trigger for a couple of
seconds. It is not necessary to hold the trigger down continuously as steam will still
be emitted from the soleplate for a short time after the trigger has been released. If
more steam is required, press the steam trigger again.
Always release the trigger and allow any residual steam to be released before
replacing the iron on its stand.
The pump will occasionally start and stop during ironing. This is normal
Adjusting the amount of steam
1. Press the steam level selector button to cycle through the low, medium and high
steam settings. The steam level indicator lights will show you which steam setting is
selected at each press of the selector button.
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