Given that we use our irons on clean clothing and only fill it with plain water many of us do not think to give them a clean. But when left untouched, these appliances quickly succumb to limescale ...

Ever stopped to think about the cleanliness of your iron before tackling a pile of laundry? One terrible encounter with a big brown stain mid steam might make you stop and think twice. Along with many ...

Don't let a dirty iron ruin your clothes. Learn how to clean an iron with items you have on hand. Any one of these easy methods will do the trick. Ironing is supposed to unwrinkle your clothes and ...

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Sometimes the devices that help us look our best need cleaning, too, like irons or steam cleaners. If you’ve ever started ironing a new shirt and noticed a sudden wet blotch of stain appear, you know ...

Before you toss that steam iron because it refuses to steam and the soleplate is sporting a brown, burned-on, gross mess -- you might want to give it a little love with a good cleanup. It's not ...

Sometimes the things that help us look our best actually need cleaning themselves. Take irons, for example. When they get clogged from the mineral residue left behind from water, they can splatter ...

Before you toss that steam iron because it refuses to steam and the soleplate is sporting a brown, burned-on, gross mess -- you might want to give it a little love with a good cleanup. It’s not ...

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