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anyone kow how to descale a iron?.

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lazzasurf

Joined: 01 Jan 2005
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Location: wolverhampton

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 05 1:00 pm Post subject: anyone kow how to descale a iron?.
as the title says.. its a bit crusty aroung the steam vents. many thanx all..lazza,..

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 05 1:04 pm Post subject:
Not tried it but diluted vinegar is supposed to be good

Nanny

Joined: 17 Feb 2005
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Location: carms in wales

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 05 2:01 pm Post subject: descaling
what's one of those?

tawny owl

Joined: 29 Apr 2005
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Location: Hampshire

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 05 2:06 pm Post subject:
Not sure - sort of pointy thing, I think. Anyhow, anything that you can use in a kettle to descale ought to be safe to use in an iron. I'd try the vinegar first too; if that doesn't work, a commercial descaling powder should do the trick.

Mrs Fiddlesticks

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 05 2:35 pm Post subject:

tawny owl wrote:

Not sure - sort of pointy thing, I think.

HOT pointy thing too!
( most boring job in the world - have to do it as himself and the kids wear shirts to work/school.. mutter.. grumble..mutter

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Sounds obvious but have you checked the instructions that come with the thing - assuming you still have/ever did have them. Mine has a pop up bit that attracts all the crusty bits that you just run under the tap.

footprints

Joined: 26 May 2005
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Location: North Wales

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 05 3:55 pm Post subject: crust iron.
Youve got no telly then. Cillit bang of course!

tawny owl

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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 05 4:21 pm Post subject:

Fiddlesticks Julie wrote:

( most boring job in the world - have to do it as himself and the kids wear shirts to work/school.. mutter.. grumble..mutter

I got asked to do OH's shirt shortly after we started living together. It's a funny thing, but he didn't seem that happy with it, and he never asked me again ...

Nanny

Joined: 17 Feb 2005
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Location: carms in wales

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 05 7:34 pm Post subject: descaling irons
for some reason i remember that my mom always used distilled water in the pointy thing if she had to use it so that it didn't get coked up i try never to get to that stage by not using it at all

Loopy Lou

Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 263
Location: Northamptonshire

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 05 7:51 pm Post subject:
A lot of models have a self clean button. Mine has, although I haven't tried it yet!! Don't use it too often if I can help it, gives me back ache. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!!

Lloyd

Joined: 24 Jan 2005
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 05 11:53 pm Post subject:
Pointy things like that are best used to smack burglars with.

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
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Location: Eastoft

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 05 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: anyone kow how to descale a iron?.

lazzasurf wrote:

as the title says..

its a bit crusty aroung the steam vents.

many thanx all..lazza,..

https://uk.aldi.com/ The all singing all dancing ~Iron cleaning set

"half way down the special buys" .Yes i know its sad but its one of my favourites,(as is LIDL offers page)

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