How to clean an iron
No matter how wonderful and expensive your iron is, over time it will still get dirty. Spots appear on its surface, sometimes even carbon deposits from fabric fibers and scale may appear in the water tank. Today we’ll talk about how to return the iron to its original appearance.
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How to clean an iron
Carbon deposits, which will inevitably appear if the iron is used incorrectly, are very difficult to clean. At the same time, he causes housewives a lot of grief. It is very difficult to iron things with such a damaged iron; its sole does not glide well over the fabric. In addition, carbon deposits leave stains on the fabric that cannot be cleaned at all and the items have to be thrown away.
Many stores sell special products designed for cleaning irons. They look like a big pencil. They cost practically pennies, but what if you need to clean the iron here and now, but you don’t have a pencil at hand? The answer is simple - use the products at hand!
To clean the entire surface of the iron, you can use a regular vinegar. Just soak a cloth in it and wipe off all dirt. Stains must disappear. If there are still dirty places on the working surface of the device, then place the iron on a piece of cloth soaked in vinegar. Leave the device in this form overnight. During this time, the contaminants should disappear. In the morning, simply wipe the surface of the iron with a cloth.
How to clean the iron from scale inside
If you use an iron with steam for ironing, sooner or later scale will accumulate in the water tank. As a result, the iron begins to work poorly; scale particles fall out of the holes and spoil things.
You can remove accumulated scale using this home method:
- Dilute a package of citric acid in heated water and pour this solution into the iron reservoir. For convenience, use a syringe.
- Now connect the iron and set it to the most powerful setting. When the iron is fully heated, press the button responsible for releasing steam several times or use the “steam boost” function. It is better to do this over a wide container so as not to spoil the surface with the citric acid solution.
- Then fill the iron reservoir with clean water and follow the steps from the previous point to clean the insides of the iron from citric acid.
How to clean the soleplate of your iron
The working surface of the iron can be cleaned with proven household products. For an iron with a regular sole, that is, not covered with Teflon, ordinary salt is perfect. Sprinkle it on a piece of newspaper and simply move a heated iron over the salt. All the carbon deposits that were on the iron will turn into salt crystals. You will notice this as soon as the salt begins to darken.
Another proven method is to wipe the soleplate of the iron with laundry soap. To do this, heat the iron and wipe the soleplate with a piece of laundry soap. Now unplug the iron and let it cool. Then just rinse off the soap, the carbon deposits will go away with it.
The mixture is perfect for cleaning the soleplate of an iron. soda and dish detergent. Mix these ingredients to make a porridge. Spread it on the working surface of the device and leave for a quarter of an hour. Then simply wipe off the cleaning compound using a sponge. Heavily dirty areas can be rubbed with force.
