How To

[jennyjoan]

I need to clean my steam generator (iron) badly - there has been a light flashing off and on telling me now I need to clean it

There are no tubes supplied with it when I tried pouring with a kettle/drum (where water is held) - water went all over the place and of course couldn't reach inside. Any ideas please.

[mccfluff]

use a small jug instead

[jennyjoan]

thanks mcfluff - can't explain but the jug doesn't seem to get to the "edges" inside the drum/kettle whatever. thanks anyway

I sorta good tube would be good but where would I find that. Am looking round the house seeing if I could down a bit of tubing - also tubing would need to be quite small.

[EcclesCake]

What advice does the instruction manual give you for how to clean it?

When you say clean do you actually mean descale?

[mccfluff]

do you have a funnel?

[mccfluff]

if you can give us the make/model might be able to find instructions for you

[rsvp]

My steam iron instructions advise me to fill the reservoir full, heat to max then ho;ld the iron over the sink and press the steam burst button about 6/8 times - supposed to clear the jets.

[rsvp]

Should have added that I never store it flat or with water in. Mine is very easy to fill from the front either under a tap or with the pouring jug provided.

[jennyjoan]

well, what I have done taken the drum/water off the machine completely and unscrewed the screw- took off the shower head and inserted the tube of that in the hole and am lettering water run as we speak. All other electricity is out of bath -

[ummmm]

What?

[THEMOTLEY1]

Are you cleaning your shower or an iron?

[jennyjoan]

steam generator like a massive iron - it is done with great success all the dirt has come out now.