TEFAL answers your questions
Problems
If the pressure
cooker has been
heated under pres-
sure without liquid
inside:
If the pressure in-
dicator has not
risen and nothing
escapes through
the valve during
cooking:
If the pressure in-
dicator has risen
and nothing is es-
caping through
the valve during
cooking:
If steam leaks
from around the
lid, check:
If you are unable
to open the lid:
Recommendations
Have your pressure cooker checked by a TEFAL Appro-
ved Service Centre.
This is normal during the first few minutes.
If the problem persists, check that:
- The heat source is sufficiently high; if not, increase it.
- The quantity of liquid in the pot is sufficient.
- The operating valve is positioned to one of the sym-
bols or
- fig. 7 or 8.
- The lid is properly closed.
- The gasket or the rim of the pot is not damaged.
This is normal during the first few minutes.
If the problem persists, put the pressure cooker under
cold running water until the pressure indicator drops
down, see sections 'Rapid pressure release' and 'Spe-
cial case', then open it.
Clean the operating valve and the steam release outlet
and check that the safety valve ball moves freely.
That the lid is properly closed.
The position of the gasket in the lid.
The condition of the gasket: replace it if necessary.
The cleanliness of the lid, the gasket and its groove in
the lid, the safety valve and the operating valve.
The condition of the rim of the pot.
Check that the pressure indicator is in the down posi-
tion.
If not, depressurise; if necessary, cool the pressure coo-
ker under running water, see sections 'Rapid pressure
release' and 'Special case'.
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