slavetoironing had written this in response to
http://www.sewgirls.com/textiles/Pro...iron-3516-.htm :

Just Askin wrote:


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 shirt. 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 shirts, both 100% cotton and
poly/cotten shirts, 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.





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I've had similar probs, the sodium bicarb paste did the job or removing
rhe residue. it came away so easily, just used the paste on some damp
kitchen role and it came right off. the secret of the iron is 2 use it 2
settings below the fabric your ironing so silk is good for cotton.




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