How to clean the iron at home from soot?

Modern household irons are designed in such a way that they have a self-cleaning system. However, even using such high-tech devices, sometimes the question arises, how to clean the iron at home from soot. This should be done very carefully, using only suitable means for this purpose, otherwise, removing the burn from the wrong mode of tissue will be effective, but the consequences of such cleaning will make you think about buying a new, not at all cheap, device. We will understand all the nuances of performing such a procedure at home.

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How can I clean the iron?

The cleaning method will depend on the material from which the ironing surface is made. Heating devices come from the following materials:

• Cermets.
• Pottery.
• Of stainless steel.
• Teflon.
• Aluminum

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Special iron cleaners

Irons of a new generation with Teflon, ceramic or silicon ironing surface practically do not need to be cleaned. If rare “accidents” occur, then soot can be easily removed with universal household tools that you will find in any hardware store, these can be:

• Whirpool.
• Snowter
• Green Clean Professional.
• Pencil “Magic”.
• Pencil Snowter.

Important! The composition of specialized tools contains ammoniaTherefore, cleaning of the heating apparatus must be carried out in a well-ventilated area.

There are many other ways to clean this appliance. The only thing that combines all these tools is the absence of abrasive particles. This means that you need to clean the device only with liquid homogeneous solutions, without crumbs, with a soft cloth. It is very important not to scratch a very delicate surface.

Clean the iron with a pencil

To clean the iron from carbon deposits at home, you can use a special pencil, which is sold in any hardware store and departments with household chemicals.

Pencil Iron Cleaning Technology:

1. Lay the iron on a flat surface so that the sole is on top. At the same time, care must be taken to prevent foreign objects from lying nearby.
2. Turn on the device and heat it to a temperature of 120-130 degrees. This is approximately 4-6 position.
3. After that, take a pencil and swipe over the ironing surface. In contact with a hot surface, the substance of the pencil will begin to melt.
4. Next, take a clean cotton cloth and remove any loose carbon deposits.
5. To clean the appliance with holes, press the “Steam” button and wipe the steam holes.

Important! An iron cleaning pencil is a quick and modern way to clean carbon deposits from an iron.

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Using traditional methods, we clean the Teflon-coated iron.

Cleaning the iron at home from soot can be carried out in the following ways:

1. Hydrogen peroxide. Take a cotton pad well moistened with peroxide, carefully clean the sole. In this case, the iron can not be heated.
2. Cleaning products are a good substitute for ordinary household soap.To clean the iron at home from soot, you must first heat it, apply soapy water to a hot surface, and then easily remove dirt with a soft cloth.
3. Hydroperite. Heat the appliance to a temperature of 100-120 degrees, and then wipe the dirty area with a tablet. This procedure should be done in warm gloves and in a well-ventilated area, as ammonia vapors are released.
4. Lemon acid. It is very simple to clear a deposit from the iron with citric acid! To do this, take a light flannel rag, soak it in lemon zest. Then with a heated iron just iron it. In turn, a rag should be placed under the “rescue rag” so as not to stain the ironing board. In this case, the steam function should not be included.
5. Slice of lemon. This option is similar to the previous one, only here instead of lemon juice you need to use natural citrus. The appliance should be heated, and then gently wipe the sole with a lemon.
6. Ammonia and vinegar. To do this, mix these two components in equal proportions and moisten a cotton cloth in them. Wipe the contaminated surface with this cloth. Before starting the procedure, be sure to open all the windows.
7. Baking soda. Soft soda particles dissolve easily in water, so even teflon surfaces can be cleaned with a soda solution.

Important! The ceramic surface can be cleaned with a wooden spatula. To do this, the apparatus is heated, and then carefully scrubbed with a spatula. The remains of a deposit are wiped with a cloth.

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We clean the iron from soot at home

Irons made of aluminum and stainless steel are less popular among consumers, because they are not as technologically advanced as Teflon apparatuses, moreover, they are more often exposed to tanning. The cleaning methods for such irons are similar to the options described above, however, they have one very significant difference: in the case of aluminum soles, cleaning the device with citric acid is unacceptable.

Important! This is because the acid reacts very quickly with the metal and causes corrosion. After this, rough dark spots may occur. Which during ironing will spoil clothes.

How can I clean the iron?

1. Toothpaste - Apply toothpaste or powder on a contaminated surface, and then wipe it with a rough sponge.
2. Salt - Pour salt on a clean sheet of paper in an even layer, and then walk on it with a hot iron. In this case, it is necessary to ensure that salt crystals do not get into the steam holes.
3. To clean the device from burnt cloth, take a piece of gauze, moisten it in acetone, wipe it with a surface.
4. If pieces of polyethylene remain on the sole of the iron, then they can easily be removed using a nail polish remover.
5. It is also possible to clean the iron at home from carbon deposits with a paraffin candle - it eliminates almost any plaque and can cope with various contaminants. Wrap the candle in a soft rag, and set the iron to heat. Then gently stroke the wrapped candles on the heating surface of the apparatus until the paraffin begins to melt. Melted paraffin and will remove carbon deposits. To correctly perform this method, you need to prepare a place for the process in advance and lay rags where paraffin should drain. After the procedure, wipe the sole with a damp sponge. Also, do not forget about the steam holes - turn on the “Steam” button to eliminate stale wax from there. If this is not done, then greasy wax spots will appear on the clothes.
6. Old soot can be removed using a hot bath. This method involves immersing the apparatus in hot water with different mixtures. To do this, take a baking sheet and pour hot water there with the addition of any cleaning agent (vinegar, soda, salt, lemon juice) 2 cm thick. If the carbon deposit does not want to part with the surface, then the baking sheet with an iron immersed in water is still heated.

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We clean the iron from scale inside

To avoid rust formation inside the appliance, only clean drinking water should be poured into it, ideally distilled.

Important! In no case should you pour water from the tap into the tank. When heated, heavy salts form a scum very quickly, which will subsequently come out in the form of brown flakes.

The device in which the scum has formed inside is extremely inconvenient to use. During ironing, red spots may remain on the clothes, which are very difficult to remove. Is it possible to remove plaque from the iron at home or will it have to be thrown away?

First of all, I would like to note that modern irons are equipped with a “self-cleaning” function. To do this, pour water into the tank, and then do this:

1. Heat up the appliance to maximum power.
2. After five minutes, completely turn off the iron, and then press the “clean” button.
3. After these steps, contaminated steam should exit the steam holes. In order not to stain the floor, a basin should be prepared under the iron in advance.
4. To remove all scale from the machine, shake it well, and in the end, wipe the sole with a cloth.

Important! If the old scale has seriously settled inside and the cleaning function does not bring the desired result, then more radical measures will have to be taken with the use of excipients.

We clean the iron with a steamer:

1. Pencil. As we already mentioned above, a special pencil perfectly removes spots on the sole. He is unlikely to clean the steam holes, but he will definitely be able to dissolve the scale. To do this, fill a full tank of water, heat the device, and then rub the sole with a pencil. Next, let the steam out of the iron while rubbing the holes with a cloth. During the manipulation, harmful fumes can be emitted from the pencil, so this procedure must be carried out in a ventilated room.
2. Lemon acid. Take a store bag of citric acid and dissolve it in a glass of water, fill it in a tank. Then turn on the iron itself, holding it above the sink, turn on the “steam” button. All the most old scale flakes should come out of the holes. Next, wash the tank itself, and also wipe the sole of the heater.
3. Sparkling water. Pour sparkling water into the tank and, as in the previous method, clean the device. Soda contains many alkalis and acids, which easily dissolve scale.

Important! In order not to have to clean the iron from scale inside, the following rules must be observed:

• Try to fill only distilled water in the tank.
• After ironing, leave the iron nose up.
• After finishing ironing, always drain the water from the tank.
• After cleaning, it is undesirable to immediately proceed to ironing. Let the apparatus cool down - no less than half an hour later, you can get to work.

 

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How to iron clothes to prevent carbon deposits on the iron?

To avoid carbon deposits, it is necessary to learn the basic rules of ironing. Each type of matter has its own permissible temperature regime:

• Cotton - 160-185 degrees.
• Flax - 200-230 degrees.
• Silk - 110-130 degrees.
• Wool - 140-160 degrees.
• Guipure - 50-80 degrees.

Important! Iron on a flat, stable surface. As a rule, for these purposes there is an ironing board or table pre-covered with a blanket.

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Tips and basic ironing rules:

1. Light should always fall on the left.
2. Ironing should be done from right to left.
3. The cord of the iron should not interfere with work.
4. You need to start ironing from the wide part, moving to the narrow one.
5. It is advisable to move the iron in the direction of the thread: across or along, but not obliquely! Otherwise, the thing can stretch out and become shapeless. The exceptions are things that are cut along the oblique (poncho, skirts).
6. There is no need to stretch the fabric during ironing. Clothing should lie on the board in a natural position.
7. Dark clothes are ironed only on the wrong side.
8. First of all, small elements are ironed: collars, embroidery, lace, pockets, sleeves, cuffs.
9. It is undesirable to iron things with spots. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to remove stains after ironing.

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Summing up, I would like to say that it is not so difficult to clean the iron at home from soot. To do this, it is not necessary to buy expensive special tools - just use one of the above methods.