Braun Irons - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support
Hi I have a Braun CareStyle 5 iron, which has developed a fault, It omits steam as soon as it warms up and will not stop unless you switch it off any idea's ?
I have the same issue, still looking for the root cause. So far i've fixed the microswitch, the valve and the electronics main board, the issue remains, so it's not coming from that. I finally found what the issue was in my case. The problem was with the led indicator light on the iron (the one on the front, close to the buttons on the iron itself). This was shorted and was causing the electronics to latch the EV continuously when powered. I just removed the led and it's working fine. You just need to remove the white cable to the led on the screwed connector on the back of the iron, if you don't want to mess with disassembly the whole iron.
9/7/2021 8:41:05 AM •
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on Sep 07, 2021
I have a Carestyle 5 Braun Iron which leaks water everytime I press the steam button?
A steam iron generally produces steam in use as the movement allows water in the reservoir to move around and small amounts will escape into the heated sole plate.
The button to produce extra steam is mostly a small pump similar to those found in trigger sprays and hand soap bottle pumps and this is connected to the sole plate by a small-bore hose. It is far from unknown for one or more of the little hose(s) to become disconnected, often because of a limescale build up - even though the modern steam iron is advertised as needing only tap water, this is suitable only in soft water areas. Irons used in hard water areas tend to have a much shorter life so an alternative is advised.
My description doesn't apply to every steam iron - in some older designs the extra steam button opened a valve in the bottom of the reservoir to allow water to gravity feed into the sole plate. Although almost exclusively found on irons from the premium end of the market they were a nightmare of rods and rubber seals no longer lasting or reliable than those with a cheap plastic pump.
Clearly your iron needs dismantling and repairing if you can do this yourself, or replacing if you can't due to the disproportionately high repair shop cost. Some years ago my wife gave up on premium irons and began to buy the cheapest and was at first happy to replace them fairly often saying she found them no better or worse than the expensive ones. The first couple only lasted a couple of years each but the last one is now six or seven years old and still going strong.
9/22/2019 6:02:44 PM •
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on Sep 22, 2019
How do I replace the cord on my steam iron?
You can buy replacement cords and ends at any decent hardware store to make your own cord. However you need to disassemble your iron to make the change. I would only recommend trying this if you are familiar with doing such a task, you wouldn't want to risk a misfire and causing a fire.
8/27/2013 11:40:25 AM •
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on Aug 27, 2013
Red light flashing
Blinking red light is a standby phase, its not going to get hot like this. Shake it or just start ironing, the red light will go solid and the plate will heat up. The red light will go off when the plate is hot enough. It will go on again (solid) after a few minutes to keep the plate at the right temperature. If you leave it standing around for a while it will begin blinking again (standby).
These irons are known for malfunctioning though, mine stays in standby and the plate never heats up! Hopefully yours is fine.
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