GRUNDIG SI 4550 Steam Iron White Marine Blue 1200 W User Manual

: June 5, 2024
: GRUNDIG

Steam Iron

User Manual

GRUNDIG SI 4550 Steam Iron White

SI 4550

01M-GMN7030-0521-03

GRUNDIG SI 4550 Steam Iron White - 2

SAFETY

Please read this instruction manual thoroughly prior to using this appliance! Follow all safety instructions in order to avoid damages due to improper use! Keep the instruction manual for future reference. Should this appliance be given to a third party, then this instruction manual must also be handed over.

Use this appliance for its intended purpose only.
Use this appliance indoors only. Do not use it in the bathroom or outside.
No liability is accepted for dam ages resulting from incorrect usage or improper handling of the appliance.
Do not leave this appliance unattended while it is in use. Extreme caution is advised when using it near children and persons who are restricted in their physical, sensory or mental abilities.
This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision.
Never operate or place any part of this appliance on or near hot surfaces such as a gas burner, electric hotplate or heated oven.
Do not dismantle the appliance under any circumstance. No liability is accepted for damages caused by improper use.
Our GRUNDIG Household Appliances meet applicable safety standards, thus if the appliance or power cord is damaged, it must be repaired or replaced by an authorised service centre to avoid any dangers.
Faulty or unqualified repair work may be dangerous and cause risk to the user.
Never use this appliance with damp or wet hands.
Only use the original accessories or those that are recommended by the manufacturer.
Danger of suffocation! Keep all packaging materials away from children.
Remove all packaging materials, labels and protective foil and dispose of them according to the applicable legal regulations.
Clean all parts prior to usage as described in the section “Cleaning and care”.
This appliance is intended for domestic use only.
Make sure that your local power supply corresponds to the information on the rating plate. The only way to disconnect the appliance from the power supply is to pull the power plug out of the power outlet.
For additional protection, this appliance should be connected to a household residual current device with a rating of no more than 30 mA. Consult your electrician for advice.
Dry off the appliance and all accessories prior to connecting it to a power supply and prior to attaching the accessories.
Make sure you do not accidentally trip on the power cord when the appliance is in use.
Position the appliance in such a way that the power plug is always accessible.
Never touch the power plug with damp or wet hands.
Unplug the appliance before each cleaning and when the appliance is not in use.
Do not squeeze or bend the power cord and do not rub it on sharp edges in order to prevent any damage.
Keep the power cord away from hot surfaces and open flames.
Do not disconnect the plug by pulling on the cord.
Do not wrap the power cord around the appliance. Use the provided cord wrap to store the cord.
Do not use an extension cord with the appliance.
Do not submerge the appliance, the power cord or the power plug in water or in any other liquid.
Only clean this appliance with a slightly damp cloth.
Always keep hair, clothing and other objects away from the appliance while it is in use in order to prevent injury and damages.
Warning – Danger of Burns! Do not touch the hot soleplate. Do not lean over the iron while it is in use. Heat will rise from the appliance during usage! Only touch the iron by the handle.
If this appliance falls, if water leaks or other defects occur, it must be inspected and repaired by an authorised specialist.
Do not use this appliance until the defect has been repaired.
Do not iron over zippers, metal buttons or other metal parts, as this could damage the soleplate.
To ensure safe operation of the appliance, do not modify the safety features in any way.
Never point the hot soleplate to wards people, animals or electrical devices whilst steam is being emitted.
Keep the iron and its cord out of reach of children less than 8 years of age when it is energized or cooling down.
After use, always let the iron cool down completely in a location out of reach of children and persons who are restricted in their physical, sensory or mental abilities. Wait until the appliance has completely cooled down before storing it away.
The iron must not be left unattended. An unattended, hot iron can result in burn injuries!
The plug must be removed from the socket-outlet before the water tank is filled with water.
The iron must be used and rested on a stable surface.
When placing the iron on its stand, ensure that the surface on which the stand is placed is stable.
Burns can occur from touching hot metal parts, hot water or steam. Exercise care when handling.
The bottom plate and its surrounding area can be over heated. Touching hot surface may cause burns. For this reason, pay special attention not to touch hot surfaces during or after using the device.

OVERVIEW

Dear customer,

Congratulations on the purchase of your new GRUNDIG Steam Iron SI 4550.

Please read the following user notes carefully to ensure full enjoyment of your quality GRUNDIG product for many years to come.

A responsible approach!

GRUNDIG focusses on contractually agreed social working conditions with fair wages for both internal employees and suppliers. We also attach great importance to the efficient use of raw materials with continuous waste reduction of several tonnes of plastic every year. Furthermore, all our accessories are available for at least 5 years.

For a future worth living.

Grundig.

Meanings of the symbols

Following symbols are used in the various sections of this manual:

GRUNDIG SI 4550 - Symbols 1a Important information and useful hints about usage.

WARNING: Warnings against dangerous situations concerning the security of life and property.

WARNING: Warning for hot surfaces.

WARNING: Risk or burning and scalding due to steam.

Control and parts

See the figure on page 3.

A Power cord
B Thermostat Auto-Off warning light
C Temperature setting dial
D Self clean button
E Soleplate
F Water spray
G Water refill lid
H Steam setting knob and self clean button
I Water spray button
J Steam burst button

It does not contain PCB.

OPERATION

Preparation

Remove all packaging materials, labels and protective foil and dispose of them according to the applicable legal regulations.
Clean the outer parts of the appliance as described in the section “Cleaning and care”.
Place the appliance on an even, stable, dry and non-slip surface.

Notes

During the first use, a light odour may arise from the iron. This ceases after a couple of uses.
The “CLICK” sound you hear during ironing, is because of the anti-drip feature of your appliance. This is a normal sound.
In order to generate steam, the soleplate E of your iron has to rise to a certain level of temperature. By means of the “anti-drip” feature of your iron, water dripping from the soleplate E of the iron shall be prevented until the soleplate attains the temperature required.
Your product is intended for use with tap water. If your tap water is excessively limy, we recommend to use a mixture of tap water with purified water. Prior to ironing for the first time fill twice and vaporize. Meanwhile, use the steam burst J frequently. In this way, both the steam performance will improve and also the dust particles which might have penetrated through the steam channels will be cleaned up.
If water runs out during ironing, you can top up water without waiting the appliance to cool down. But do not forget to unplug it before topping up.
When spray does not squirt water, in order to eliminate any possible blocking, close the spray hole with your finger and press on the spray button several times.

Caution

When your iron is filled with excessive water, it may overflow. To avoid this, when you hold your iron horizontally, make sure that the level of water in the appliance does not exceed the MAX. line.

Dry ironing

1 Set the steam setting knob H to the “ ” position.

Caution

Always read the care label on your garment before setting the temperature.
1 Set the required ironing temperature. Do not press the steam burst button during dry ironing.
2 After ironing let the appliance cool down in a location that is safely out of reach of children.

Filling in the water tank

1 Always unplug the appliance. Set the steam setting knob to “ ” position.
2 Open sealing cap of filling inlet G on the iron. Use cups for filling the water tank. Do not fill the water tank further than up to the MAX marking.
3 Close the water refill lid G.

Note

Even when ironing garments without steam; water should be available in the appliance in order to use the water spray F.
Do not fill the water tank with perfume, vinegar, laundry starch, lime removers or other products or chemicals which shall facilitate the ironing process.
If your tap water is excessively limy, we recommend to use a mixture of tap water with purified water.

Setting the temperature

1 After plugging in the iron, set required ironing temperature by turning the temperature setting dial C to the appropriate position (see the temperature and steam settings table below).
2 The temperature of your appliance can be increased by turning the temperature setting dial C clockwise. For steam ironing temperature setting dial C should be in the range between ••• and MAX.

When setting the temperature of your appliance, we recommend to consider the following table.

Fabric Type	Temperature Setting	Steam Setting
Synthetic	•	Without steam
Silk	•	Without steam
Wool	• •	Without steam
Cotton	• • •	With steam
Linen – Jeans	MAX	With steam

3 In order to learn the ironing temperature to be used, check the garment’s care label.
4 If you don’t know the fabric of your garment, first iron a part that is not visible and determine a correct ironing temperature for it.
5 In order to prevent shiny stains that may form on synthetic fabrics or silk, iron on the reverse side of the fabric. Do not use the spray function in order to prevent the stain formation.

Steam ironing

1 Set the desired steam level by pushing the steam setting knob H.
2 Set the required ironing temperature (see chapter “Setting the temperature”). Make sure that the temperature setting dial C is within the range between ••• and MAX. When the thermostat warning light B turns off, the soleplate temperature has reached the level to generate steam.

Vertical steam ironing

Note

Vertical steam ironing can be applied to hanging clothing items (suits, jackets and coats).

Caution

Never direct the steam at people or pets.
1 Set the desired steam level by pushing the steam setting knob H.
2 Hold the iron in a vertical position and press the steam burst button J to steam iron your curtains and your garments on the hanger.

Steam burst

1 During ironing, in order to remove tenacious creases, you can gain strong steam by pressing on the steam burst button J for 3-4 times with 5-second intervals.
2 When you start to iron, steam burst may not emit in your first couple of presses. In order to gain steam burst, the temperature setting dial C should be at ••• or a higher level.
3 You can iron the creased parts of the garments with the steam power which is obtained by pressing the steam burst button J during steam ironing. However if this process is maintained without an interruption, water may also come from the iron soleplate E along with the steam.

Water spray

1 Make sure there is sufficient water in the water tank. Spray function can be used in order to remove tenacious creases by pressing the spray button I during dry or steam ironing.

Lime removing feature (Self-Clean)

It minimizes the lime particles accumulated in the steam reservoir of your iron.

Use the self-clean feature once in every 2 to 3 weeks. If the water in your region is very hard (if lime particles fall down from the soleplate of the appliance), we recommend to use the self-clean function more frequently.

1 Unplug your iron.
2 Fill the water tank up to the MAX mark.
3 Plug in the appliance to a grounded wall socket and set the temperature setting dial to MAX.
4 Unplug the iron when the thermostat warning light B turns off.
5 Hold the iron over the sink and press self clean button D. During this process, the water in the water tank comes down into the steam generation reservoir quickly and is released through the soleplate holes along with the lime particles (if any).
6 When the entire amount of water is discharged from the tank, release the self clean button D. If the iron still contains impurities, repeat this process.
7 After the lime removal process is completed; plug in the iron and make sure that the iron soleplate is heated. When the iron reaches to the adjusted ironing temperature, unplug the appliance and gently iron on an old cloth. Keep ironing until the water and lime stains left on the soleplate are removed. Wait until the iron cools down before storing it.

Caution

Do not add vinegar etc. and other lime removing substances into the water tank.

Lime protection system (Anti-Calc)

The lime protection system in the water tank of your iron prevents clogging of the steam holes. Lime protection system is always active and there is no need to replace it.

Automatic shutdown

If the appliance is hold stationary for 30 seconds while in horizontal position, it will be automatically turned off.
If the appliance is hold stationary for 7-10 minutes while in upright position, it will be automatically turned off.
If the appliance is hold stationary for 30 seconds while in a leaned (right or left) position, it will be automatically turned off.
If the appliance is moved in horizontal position it will be turned on..

1 To reheat the iron, lift it up and move it gently. The thermostat warning light B turns off.
2 When the temperature of the soleplate falls under the set iron temperature, the thermostat warning light B illuminates.
3 If the thermostat warning light B is illuminated after moving the iron, wait until it turns off again before starting to iron.

Note

If the thermostat warning light B is not illuminated after moving the iron, the soleplate is still at the required temperature and the iron is ready to use.
In case of automatic turn off the auto-off light B flashes.
It may take 60 seconds for the sole plate E to reach the previously set temperature.

INFORMATION

Tips for ironing

Prior to ironing, always check the garment label to ensure the correct temperature is set on the iron.
Since the iron heats up much quicker than it cools down, synthetic textiles, silk or similar fabrics should be ironed using lower temperature settings first.
If the garment is made of combined types of fabric, always begin with the lowest temperature setting first.
Silk and other textiles that tend to shine should be ironed inside out. Velvet and other types of fabric that shine should be ironed with very little pressure and only in one direction. Always keep moving the iron while ironing.
Do not use the steam function when ironing coloured silk. This could cause stains.
Garments made of 100% pure wool can be ironed using steam. Set the temperature control dial preferably to the MAX setting and lay a dry towel between the garment and the iron.
Ironing wool garments can cause them to ‘shine’. It is therefore recommended to iron such garments inside out.

Caution

Never iron on metal parts, such as zippers, rivets, or metal buttons as they could damage the sole plate. Always iron around these metal parts.

Cleaning and care

Caution
1 Turn off and unplug the appliance before each cleaning process.
2 Wait until your iron cools down completely.
3 Use a slightly damp cloth to clean the outer surface of the iron. Then wait until it dries completely.
4 Wipe the sediments and residues on the soleplate with a slightly damp cloth and soft, nonabrasive liquid cleaner as necessary.

Caution

When you finished ironing, unplug the appliance. Drain the water in the tank. You can drain the water in the iron by opening the refill lid F, tilting the iron to the front.
Never use gasoline, solvent and abrasive cleaning agents or hard brushes to clean this appliance.

Storage

If you do not intend to use the steam iron for a long time, please store it carefully.

Make sure that the iron is unplugged and cooled down completely before storing it.
Empty the water tank.
Please keep the steam iron and its accessories in their original packages.
Store them in a cool and dry place.
Make sure that the appliance is stored in a place out of the reach of children.

Compliance with the WEEE Directive and Disposing of the Waste Product:

This product complies with EU WEEE Directive (2012/19/EU). This product bears a classification symbol for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

This symbol indicates that this product shall not be disposed with other household wastes at the end of its service life. Used device must be returned to offical collection point for recycling of electrical and electronic devices. To find these collection systems please contact to your local authorities or retailer where the product was puchased. Each household performs important role in recovering and recycling of old appliance.

Appropriate disposal of used appliance helps prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health.

Compliance with RoHS Directive

The product you have purchased complies with EU RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU). It does not contain harmful and prohibited materials specified in the Directive.

Package information

Packaging materials of the product are manufactured from recyclable materials in accordance with our National Environment Regulations. Do not dispose of the packaging materials together with the domestic or other wastes. Take them to the packaging material collection points designated by the local authorities.

Ect the environment by recycling used products.