Tips and tricks to clean our iron and make it like new. Cleaning the iron is essential so that it works perfectly and lasts longer.
On many occasions, we take the iron out of the closet, use it, and put it back without giving it any kind of cleaning and forgetting about something so fundamental, and that will make it continue to iron our clothes perfectly and for longer.
After use, the dirt remains on the surface of the iron and bad cleaning will make it end up on our clothes. From this blog, we want to give you some tips and tricks so that your iron is in perfect condition.
How To Clean The Iron
Before cleaning the iron you must make sure that it is disconnected from the current and cold.
Cleaning The Iron Surface:
For its clean-iron-cloth regular cleaning, we will rub the surface with a damp cloth with a mild detergent. Do not use too strong or abrasive detergents as you can damage the surface of the iron. Then simply remove the impurities by drying them with a dry cloth.
If the iron has dark stains (brown or black), this basic cleaning will not be enough and you will have to apply this simple trick:
Put a large amount of newspaper on a flat surface and put a large amount of coarse salt on top, forming a layer. Then turn on the iron and when it begins to be hot, more or less warm, pass it over the layer of coarse salt, you will see how these stains are being removed, then let it cool and wipe it with a cloth to finish removing the remains and impurities.
If we need to clean a burned steam iron and the newspaper and salt have not worked for us, we can use this trick that works very well: cleaning with candles.
The cleaning wax candles comprising: first, deactivate the iron vapor exit, then turn it on and with a minimum temperature heat spent sailing across the surface and become clogged with wax all the holes of the plate. Unplug and let it rest for a few minutes.
Then rub the surface with stainless steel or a "nanas-type" pad. To finish, turn on the iron, open the steam outlet, and iron on a piece of cloth that does not work until all the holes are uncovered and you finish removing all the dirt.
Cleaning The Plate Tank
To clean the tank of the iron, the best cleaning is with vinegar.
To do this, with the iron unplugged and cold, fill the tank with vinegar and water in equal parts. Then plug in the iron and when it is ready, press the steam button until all the vinegar and water are expelled. Then rinse thoroughly to eliminate odors.
Recommendations To Keep Your Iron In Perfect Condition
Clean the iron regularly and thus avoid major problems and more expensive cleanings.
If your iron has a self-cleaning button, do not forget to use it following the instructions that they indicate.
Use distilled water for your steam iron as hard water ends up clogging the holes.
We hope that with these tips and tricks your iron is like new, it lasts longer and leaves your clothes in perfect condition.
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