It's a Jaiyin JYZ-5 (230v AC 50Hz 17VA).

When I check the resistance of the solenoid coil (while disconnected) it shows 1k ohms. The guide says that it should be 30 ohms. I replaced the solenoid, is it possible I have the wrong component?

I checked the capacitor value (eventually!) and it is 470nf. I hoped that I had made a silly mistake and was going to have an easy fix :(

Thank you for that help John. I will check the apacitor to check if it's 47nf or 470nf :)

Hi John,

My apologies, I completely missed your reply to my post. My iron is a Philips GC9635 and it was bought in 2020 I believe. I found the solution for replacing the capacitor here https://lieven.kks36.be/2016/06/11/phili... . I replaced the solenoid with an identical replacement part (same model number) so I don't think that the problem lies here (although I may well be wrong - I'm really not an expert).

Thank you.

Hi Everyone, I am having a problem with my iron. Originally it was having the problem of not releasing steam when the trigger is pressed. I replaced the 47nf capacitor on the circuit board (as suggested elsewhere) but this didn't work so I replaced the solenoid valve. I now have an unusual behaviour that I can't diagnose.

When I press the trigger for steam it comes out but the trigger latches open and won’t close again. When I press the trigger again I hear the solenoid actuating but steam still keeps coming out.

I put a meter across the solenoid terminals and it read around 82v when the iron was fully heated and ready to go. When I press the trigger I get around 230v as I would expect but then when I release the trigger it drops to around 150v which isn’t enough to close the solenoid so steam continues to flow. If I then pull the trigger again it goes to 230v again and releasing it drops it back to 150v again.

What could I test, check or replace next? Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.