To keep your garment steamer happy, it is recommended that you follow the procedures that are about to be mentioned to maintain your garment steamers maximum performance.
This maintenance should be done about every 3-6 months depending on the water supply. Depending on the severity of the clogging, you may have to completely disassemble the unit to prolong the life span of it.
It is recommended that you should take your garment steamer to a technician if it is required that you need to completely disassemble the unit.
1. Remove the hose from the garment steamer. Pour out any water that might be left in your unit.
2.Use a water hose if the attachment is blocked by sediment build up. This will remove any build up that occurred inside the hose.
3. Clean the internal parts of the unit with some type of garment steamer cleaner. This cleaner is acid based so it will remove the hard water deposits as well as the sediment build-up.
4. Fill the unit with 1 gallon of water and add at least 10 ounces of your acid based cleaner. Turn the steamer on to preheat so that the water solution has to warm.
5. Once the preheat cycle is complete, turn the unit off . Allow the water and cleaning solution to remain in the steamer for about two to three hours. Make sure that you do not steam while the solution is inside as this could damage the unit.
6. Remove the cleaning solution from the unit. do this by simply tipping the steamer over and pouring the solution out where the hose fits.
7. rinse thoroughly with fresh water a few times.
8. If discolored water is still present from the steamer, it may require this process being repeated.
9. Contact a garment steamer specialist for further questions. - 16463
This maintenance should be done about every 3-6 months depending on the water supply. Depending on the severity of the clogging, you may have to completely disassemble the unit to prolong the life span of it.
It is recommended that you should take your garment steamer to a technician if it is required that you need to completely disassemble the unit.
1. Remove the hose from the garment steamer. Pour out any water that might be left in your unit.
2.Use a water hose if the attachment is blocked by sediment build up. This will remove any build up that occurred inside the hose.
3. Clean the internal parts of the unit with some type of garment steamer cleaner. This cleaner is acid based so it will remove the hard water deposits as well as the sediment build-up.
4. Fill the unit with 1 gallon of water and add at least 10 ounces of your acid based cleaner. Turn the steamer on to preheat so that the water solution has to warm.
5. Once the preheat cycle is complete, turn the unit off . Allow the water and cleaning solution to remain in the steamer for about two to three hours. Make sure that you do not steam while the solution is inside as this could damage the unit.
6. Remove the cleaning solution from the unit. do this by simply tipping the steamer over and pouring the solution out where the hose fits.
7. rinse thoroughly with fresh water a few times.
8. If discolored water is still present from the steamer, it may require this process being repeated.
9. Contact a garment steamer specialist for further questions. - 16463
About the Author:
Martha Serensford has been operating and fixing garment steamers for three decades. Her passion for the garment steamer is so deep, she has a garment steamer site that is a daily source of everything that is about steamers. She also has a a garment steamerscomparison site that compares the latest garment steamers.
