Just Askin a écrit :
> I recently bought a brand new Black & Decker Steam Advantage iron (model
> F2200). This is one with a "Ceramic Glide" soleplate. I've owned it
less
> than a week and I am already having problems with it. The specific
problem
> I am having is that on occasion it is staining my clothes. This happens
> when I am ironing over a thick seam, say, the outside corner of the
pocket
> on the front of a ****rt. The iron is leaving a thin, brown stain there.
> Sometimes I can brush off what seems to be some residue there, but
sometimes
> not.
>
> When I examine the soleplate I see some brown stains immediately below
the
> "top" steam vent, extending in a V-shape in each direction. This
stained
> area feels slightly rough, as though there is residue there.
>
> Compared with my old iron, which had a non-stick (Teflon?) soleplate,
I've
> noticed that the ceramic soleplate of this new iron is more "sticky,"
and I
> have to let the steam flow really build up before I can move the iron
back
> and forth easily. This soleplate also seems to get hotter at a given
fabric
> heat/steam setting.
>
> I have ironed almost exclusively dress ****rts, both 100% cotton and
> poly/cotten ****rts, with this iron. I am using the recommended
heat/steam
> setting for the fabric. I have been filling the iron with store-bought,
> distilled water.
>
> I have two questions:
>
> (1) What is causing this problem? Is the recommended setting too hot?
Is
> this residue microscopic, burned, fabric particles?
>
> (2) How can I clean this material off the soleplate?
>
> Thanks in advance. I saw from searching Google that problems with steam
> irons have been discussed in this group in the past.
>
>
I had similar problems to yours with my steam generator iron after I ran
a descaler through it!! mine is supposed to be run on boiled water not
distilled or straight tap water according to the manufacturers
instructions. However I descaled it as we live in a hard water area, and
it was showing signs of scale.
I solved it by literally picking the whole unit up, after unplugging it
and taking it to the sink filling it with water and tipping it out ,
rinsing and tipping until what I was tipping out ran clear. The sole
plate I rubbed at gently with an old green scotch-brite type scourer,
you could try very fine glass paper
I hope that helps some. Does your iron have a help line in the
instruction book or a helpful hints page on the manufacturers website
prahaps.
Claire in Montréal France
http://claireowenperso.free.fr
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