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Hi,
If the iron is a steam-iron with a steam tank in the base-unit, then steam is carried up the connecting pipe & it will get hot in normal use.
If you put water into the iron itself, then there is only an electric cable connecting the base & it should never, ever get hot. A little bit warm maybe, but never hot.
Best of luck.
Either: the iron is not hot enough to heat the water to steam temperature or the internal water-flow valve is leaking so that too much water is getting through. Check the iron is getting hot enough first. If it is then run some de-scaler (as used in kettles) through the iron to try to clean all the passageways. Always ensure that you fully re-flush the iron after de-scaling or you'll damage your clothes with any acidic residue left in the iron.
pan scrub or brillo pad soft wire wool you could heat the iron up and use hot soapy water on a dishcloth but be careful not to burn fingers as the cloth will get hot aswell
Straight from the manual: http://www.applianceinsider.com/storage/user-manuals/rowenta/user-manual/DX8000.pdf
Fill the iron with tap water to the max mark on the water tank. Be sure that variable steam lever is set to minimum. Stand iron on heel and plug in. • Set thermostat to ••• setting. Once heated, unplug iron. Hold iron horizontally over the sink with the soleplate pointing away from body. Move the variable steam lever completely to the right and hold in the self clean position for one minute.
Warning: Doing this will cause steam and hot water to be ejected from the soleplate. Take all proper precautions and hold iron away from body. • Move the iron gently back and forth and side to side until all water has run through plate. • Carefully wipe all water and material from the soleplate with an old towel, as the water and minerals can stain the soleplate (although this has no effect on glide or performance.) Warning: Iron and soleplate may still be very hot. Exercise care while wiping. • Place iron on heel and leave to cool. Before using iron after self cleaning, test steam and burst of steam on an old towel or cloth than can be discarded.
Unless you are not going to use the iron for a long time, especially if you use distilled water to fill your steam iron, I would really not bother. However, if you do want to empty the iron after using it, you have a couple options: - With the iron still hot, very carefully, use the cleaning function or the 'shot' of steam until no more steam is generated above the sink preferrably. - With the iron unplug/NO electricty: very carefully tip the water out from whe filling hole above the sink - be aware that the water will remain extremely hot for a long time so avoid splashing water on yourrsel! Hope the information is useful.
I have had this iron for 5 months and only been used 4 times. When I turn it on , there is water leaking out of the iron and the handle is too hot to touch after a few minutes
The thermal cutoff device blew and must be replaced. It acts like a fuse when the iron gets too hot. Thay are very
cheap and it would be well worth replacing. Hope this was helpful.
George
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