42Turkish bathThe Turkish bath function is designed to provide the user withthe utmost comfort, without exceeding a temperature that wouldrequired the advice of a physician (approx. 45 °C).• (fig. 1) If you are going to be using essential oils in yoursteam bath, pour them directly into the appropriate container,which snaps onto the steam outlet (located on the seat. Inthe Flexa Double model, there are two outlets).IMPORTANT: the slots where steam passes must bekept completely free. Even partial obstruction cancause excessively high pressure in the boiler, causingthe safety thermostat to trip.• On ELT 3 versions, place the deviator at the symbol shownin fig. 2 and open the mixer. It is advisable to turn the mixerto cold water, since using very hot water may damage thesystem without increasing the efficiency of the function.• On ELT 4 versions or higher, you do not need to open themixer and/or turn the deviator, because water is automatical-ly drawn upstream from the mixer.• Press the key (1) as shown in fig. 3. The LED flashes andthe display automatically sets to a duration of 20 minutes. Ifthe LED is flashing it means that preliminary operations are inprogress which last about 2 minutes.• You can change the duration of the Turkish bath as you like.Press the key (2) in fig. 3, and then, within about 6 seconds,change the time via the “+” or “-” keys. You can set a maxi-mum of 45 minutes and a minimum of 5 minutes; if you donot touch the“+” and “-” keys for about 6 seconds, the newtime will then be memorized. You can also change the dura-tion of the Turkish bath as soon as you set the function, aswell as in the next phase, or even during the function itself.• Upon completion of the preliminary operations, the heatingof the water in the boiler starts and the LED near the key stopsflashing. After a very short time, steam will start coming out ofthe nozzle shown in fig.1: do not press the key, as this wouldshut off the function.• About two minutes after the LED stops flashing (steam willalready be coming out of the outlet), the countdown starts,which can be modified at any time.• The function stops automatically when the set time is up, butit can be shut off at any time by once again pressing the key(1) in the fig. 3.• One minute before time is up, a beep will be heard. This isto inform you that the function is about to end. If you want toextend the time, proceed as previously described. Once thefunction is complete, the display shows “00” and the LED nearthe key starts flashing again. This indicates that washing andemptying of the boiler and of the system is in progress. Thisphase lasts just over a minute, after which the LED of the keygoes off and the display reverts to clock mode. Only at thispoint can you start any other functions via the display.1211 2112342