Norelco easy steam 516 but does not put out steam the way it should. Best way to clean iron

SOURCE: gunk coming out of iron

you can mix 50% water with 50% vinager let it set in the iron overnight then turn it on and let the steam run out.

SOURCE: Iron puts out water which stains clothes. Steam is not dependable

Replace your iron. You can try cleaning the old one with either white or the stronger pickling vinegar, but for all the trouble that will be it is easier to just replace your iron. If future use ONLY distilled water, bought at any supermarket or water store, in your new iron.

SOURCE: find water demineraliser for use in a steam iron

You can use cheap pure distilled water (with no additive) as used to top up car battery: supermarkets and auto shops will carry the product.
You can also make your own by investing in a water distiller but they can be expensive and the cheaper model will take about one hour to make one liter.
As a cheap alternative and easy to find alternative, use a good quality drinking water filter (jug) to make your clean product with tap water and your steam iron will still thank you!

Hope it helps!

Curtis Sewell

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• Posted on Sep 19, 2011

SOURCE: my Phillips gc7320 steam iron

Hi joseph mc410

Go to HomeDepot,Lowes,WalMart,any hardware store,etc.
Purchase some "CLR" mix it according to the directions on the bottle and pour it in your iron and let it work...then pour it out, flush with distilled water and you should have cleaned your iron now.
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