Philips steam ironing station GC9640 solenoid valve coil replacement

ID: 113255

Description: If the steam ironing station makes heating...

Steps:

  1. Pull out the plug. If necessary, allow the device to cool down for 10 minutes. Remove the water tank. Place the iron on a suitable surface.
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  2. Place a suitable container to catch the water.
  3. Unscrew the stopper plug counterclockwise and set it aside.
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  4. Turn the device upside down.
  5. Use a long screwdriver to remove 6 Torx # 15 screws
  6. Remove 2 screws with a Philips # 1 screwdriver
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  7. Place the unit with the bottom facing downwards. Carefully lift the upper part.
  8. The keyboard in the upper part is connected by a cable harness to the motherboard. Grab the corresponding plug on both sides and remove them carefully.
  9. Remove the clear hose between the water tank and the pump on the pump side. To do this, grasp under the lower edge of the hose and pull up with bending or rotating movements.
  10. The upper part can now be put aside.
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  11. Remove the rubber protection cap from the cable lug of the conductor.
  12. Disconnect both cables from the spool. To do this, use a pointed object (eg a small screwdriver) to push the lock of the cable lug outwards, and at the same time pulling the cable lug away from the valve.
  13. Use a multimeter to measure the resistance between the two contacts. It should (at least briefly) be at 30 ohms. If the resistance is infinite, the coil is defective and needs to be replaced.
  14. I could not get the coil individually. The complete valve was available here: https://shop.euras.com/detailsseite_ma.p... In the comments Maxim is showing a reasonable priced source.
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  15. In order to disassemble the coil the valve must be turned approximately 30° counterclockwise. Replacing the whole valve doesn't make a lot of sense here, because the pressure hoses are partly glued together or are fixed in place with clamping rings.
  16. Remove 2 Phillips screws #1 to give the hose connected to the iron more play.
  17. Pull off the cable lug of the heat sensor, while pushing the pawl outwards.
  18. Grab the whole valve and turn it counterclockwise until the coil is able to squeeze past the black pressure hose. You may need pliers.
  19. Open the fixing nut turning a wrench counterclockwise and pull off the coil.
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  21. It happens that the hose behind the solenoid valve has come loose because the plastic connector has broken.
  22. The connecting piece can be replaced by a suitable aluminum tube.
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  23. Assembly is done by following the steps in reverse order.
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