Tefal Free Move Cordless Questions & Answers

You have to press the steam button underneath the handle as well as the one on top. This will turn produce a big strong jet of steam. The ratchet noise I not sure of.

I will have to check this out then but thank you for your reply.

The blinking amber light means that you have left the iron too long without using it and it has "timed off". (A safety feature in case you leave the iron and forget about it.) All you have to do is press the grey restart button for a couple of seconds (underneath the flashing amber light on the base). It should then start flashing green and will need to warm up again before you use the iron.

Is there an orange/red flashing light (AutoOff) at the back of the base charging unit? If so, then press the black reset button underneath the flashing light. The orange light should go off and a green flashing light should come on to the left. Once this light goes solid green (stops flashing) then your iron should be hot enough to use.

Or is your iron sitting properly on the charging unit? Check that it is pushed in to the charging base so that the light flashes green.

When my Tefal Free Move FV9965 Cordless iron is completely cold and I put it on the maximum heat/steam setting, it only takes 1 minute on the charger base to get ready to iron. When the green light stops flashing and stays green, that is when the iron is ready. When the iron light flashes red, you must place it back on the base charger until the light turns a constant green again. For me this only takes 3 seconds, which is about the time it takes me to rearrange the garment on my ironing board.

Ok thank you same as my one it mean nothing wrong with it.

Hi Fun L - As Rhonda said, it doesn't take long for the iron to heat up when it is first turned on, and only takes 2 or 3 seconds to recharge. I find that I still have about 5 seconds of ironing time when the beep sounds - there's still plenty of heat and steam. I reckon you get about 30 seconds ironing time from one charge, and the beep sounds after 25 seconds or so. Hope this is useful...

have you turned the dial to a chosen temp or clothing??

You need to set it to the Maximum level (where the sign shows and don't forget to fill up the water) and let it sit in the cradle until the light is green. Remove it from the cradle and start ironing. If it is still not hot enough then you need to check the FAQ on Tefal website.
Good luck!

Let the iron heat up and the steam will work. It only appears to look like it's not. I always hold on to the catch to let the steam out everytime I use the iron. I thought at one point the steam was not working. Found it the hard way by hurting my hands a bit (was fine of course).
Hold it down and press steam after you let the iron heat up.
Trust that helps!

I always depress and hold the "steam on demand" button (under the handle) the whole time that I'm ironing if I want lots of steam. Ensure that you have filled the water tank to maximum before you switch the iron on. Always make sure that the green indicator light stops flashing, otherwise the iron is not hot enough. I found that it takes exactly one minute for my iron to heat up to maximum temperature from cold. And after the iron has been used, it takes 3 seconds to heat up again once I place it on the charger base. I hope that information is useful.

Yes iron goes back into cradle during ironing. This works well as you put the iron down naturally as you rearrange the item being ironed.

Yes you can only iron up to 30 seconds at a time before the light flashes red and beeps to tell you to put it back on the cradle/charger. I just naturally place it back on the charger each time as I rearrange my garment (instead of standing my iron on the ironing board like my old corded iron - note that you can't stand this iron up). It only takes 3 seconds to re-heat (the green light stops flashing to tell you it is ready to iron again). It won't stay charged any longer by leaving it on for 1/2 an hour etc. as it is not designed that way. I find it very quick to use if I just place it back on the charger each time I rearrange the clothes. (Note also that it only takes 1 minute for the iron to get hot enough/charged enough to use from a cold start).