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Repairing a Polti Forever 1400 Iron with the Steam Alarm Light On (by Vincenzo75)

 

Is your Polti steam iron showing the steam alarm light and refusing to work properly? In this step-by-step guide, a user explains how they identified and fixed the issue. A handy reference for anyone wanting to try a DIY repair before heading to a service centre!

Appliance:
Polti Forever 1400 Iron

Issue:
Steam comes out for just one second, the pump activates, but then the red "steam shortage" light on the iron's base turns on.

Repair:
To turn off this light, the reset button needs to be pressed.
The issue was resolved by performing several washes with a descaling product. The attached image shows what was inside.

Cleaning limescale from the iron

Vincenzo75.

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