Steam Press Troubleshooting Guide

How to remove top cover on CSP1 Steam Press to get to the water tank. 1. To take the top cover off, there are two screws that need to be removed, they hold the top plastic from underneath. 2. The steam adjustment knob pulls off and it's best to have...

Temperature control dial has not been set correctly - Turn temperature control to steam setting. Pressing plate has not reached steam temperature setting - wait for ready light. Too much steam, dial set to high - Reset steam setting to a lower steam ...

Fault finding problem, why is my steam press not heating up? What to check first. Press not plugged into the wall outlet - Check the poswer lead is pushed in to the wall socket. Has the power lead to the machine become loose - Check the power...

Dont panic, if all of a sudded your steam press stops working with no heat coming from the top plate. Automatic safety shutoff, pressing plate has been lowered against ironing board for 30+ seconds without being raised - Reset press, turn power off ...

Automatic shutoff, press has not been used for 15 minutes of more - Reset press switch off the power and back on, wait till the press heats to correct temperature before pressing.

Locking knob is in locked position - turn locking knob to open. Locking lever stiff - Slightly move the handle up and down while turning the locking lever.

Item on pressing plate is too thick - Use a lighter pressure on thick items. Too many layers of fabric being pressed - Unfold and press less layers of fabric.

Temperature not hot enough for fabric - Turn the temperature to a higher setting. Pressing plate not left down long enough - Leave the pressing plate down a little longer.

Temperature setting too hot for fabric - reduce temperature. Pressing plate left down too long - reduce the time the pressing plate is in contact with the fabric or that type.

If the pressing plate becomes contaminated with fabric marks ? Clean plate with a standard iron cleaning stick, however being careful not to block the steam holes.

Discolouring, or heat marks on pressing plate - this is normal and wont effect the performance of the press.

If marks appear on the pressing plate usually towards the back - the pressing plate has been left down on the fabric too long. Temperature setting too high for that type of material - reduce temperature setting. Use the temperature settings as a guide...

Water level too low - Fill water tank. Controls have not been set correctly - Turn temperature control dial to steam setting. Turn Steam dial to more steam. Check there is enought water in the tank. Do you live in a hard water area? Have the tiny steam...

Pressing plate has been left down on the fabric too long - Peel off and clean with standard iron cleaning stick, or the correct plate cleaner available in our parts section, however be careful not to block the steam holes.

Press plate has been left down too long - Renew base cover and foam. The steam press cover is warn out and needs replacing.

Is the base overheating on my steam press? Small bumps in the white plastic covering under the base - As the heat dissipates through the base small bumps may occur this will not effect the pressing performance of a press.

The Singer ESP2 has a built in auto shut off and auto wake up function. If the pressing plate is left in the closed position for more than 10 seconds then power to the heating plate is cut off and is signalled by a continuous beeping sound. Function ...