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Problems with a steam iron
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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