Manufacturers of modern home appliances often position their models of irons as "non-stick" or "self-cleaning". However, the reality is far from ideal, the soles of the best materials sooner or later are covered with calcareous deposits, burnt remnants of fiber fabrics and starch. Even worse is the situation with the water tank and the steam supply ports: they inevitably become clogged with time, which leads to overheating of the water and the failure of the electronic filling of the iron.
To protect your equipment from breakage will help timely prevention, that is, cleaning the iron at home.
How to clean the iron with improvised means?
If there are no special tools for removing the deposit, and the question of how to clean the surface of the iron is literally urgent, you can use a variety of improvised tools.
- Burnt pieces of polyethylene can easily be cleaned with nail polish remover or other means containing acetone.
- A completely effective liquid for cleaning the iron can be prepared independently from vinegar or a solution of citric acid (1.5 - 2 sachets per 1 liter of water). A soft cloth or napkin is heavily wetted in liquid and rubbed sole with effort, after which the iron is heated up as much as possible.
- The same solution can be used to clean the iron reservoir from scale and steam outlets. With vinegar or a solution of citric acid it is necessary to completely fill the chamber, heat the iron to the maximum temperature and several times use the "Steam" function. To clean the holes in the sole, the cleaning solution can be injected with a syringe.
- With various types of pollution, hydrogen peroxide, hot salt, dishwashing detergents and other cleaning liquids work well. However, you need to choose the cleaning method carefully, especially for the treatment of special non-stick coatings. For example, before you clean the iron with a Teflon surface, you need to make sure that there are no abrasive inclusions in the media.
How to clean the iron with special means?
Consider in detail how to clean the burnt iron with the help of the most popular means - a special pencil:
- Preheat the iron to the temperature indicated in the instructions;
- apply the contents of the pencil on the soiled surface of the sole;
- Wipe the iron clean with a soft cloth.
Pencil for cleaning the iron does not contain any abrasive impurities and is suitable for the most delicate surfaces.