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Descaling Iron
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My iron needs descaling and I heard somewhere you can use vinegar or lemon juice to do this. I cant remember which but have both in the house, does anyone know which one I should use. Thanks in advance
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You can use vinegar, but don't use it full strength. About 1 cup vinegar to 1 cup water is probably about right. Additionally, use caution on using the iron following descaling since a lot of the scale will be loosened but not washed out through the steam vents and will ruin clothing being ironed. Actually, best process is, considering that they are relatively inexpensive, is to buy a new one and then, as d0gsb0dy states, use only distilled water... Luck!
Only yesterday I descaled my iron with vinegar and it was fine. I filled it with neat vinegar, heated it up then uplugged it and layed it on a cake cooler over a tray and the smelly water slowly dripped through and took all the white stuff with it. Then filled it with clean water and let it steam for a few mins. It is fine.