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.
An authorized repair center or a steamer service technician best performs this disassembling process.
1. Remove hose attachment from unit at the brass coupling using a wrench. Pour out any remaining water from your unit.
2. The hose could be blocked by sediment build up--in this case use a water hose. This should loosen any buildup inside the hose.
3. To clean the internal parts of your steamer, use of the garment steamer cleaner (10 ounce bottle is recommended). The cleaner is acid-based and will remove hard water deposits and 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 garment steamer. Simply tip and pour the solution out where the hose was originally attached.
7. Rinse the unit thoroughly by flushing with fresh water two to three 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.
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.
An authorized repair center or a steamer service technician best performs this disassembling process.
1. Remove hose attachment from unit at the brass coupling using a wrench. Pour out any remaining water from your unit.
2. The hose could be blocked by sediment build up--in this case use a water hose. This should loosen any buildup inside the hose.
3. To clean the internal parts of your steamer, use of the garment steamer cleaner (10 ounce bottle is recommended). The cleaner is acid-based and will remove hard water deposits and 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 garment steamer. Simply tip and pour the solution out where the hose was originally attached.
7. Rinse the unit thoroughly by flushing with fresh water two to three 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.
About the Author:
Martha Serensford has been working with and fixing garment steamers for three decades. Her passion for the garment steamer is so sincere, she has a garment steamer site that is a daily source of everything that is about steamers. She also maintains a garment steamerscomparison site that compares the latest garment steamers.
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