Iron hot plate

the_frugal_frog

Good morning everyone, I have a problem with my iron, I have gone trough 3 brand new irons (argos cheapo ones) they all iron ok for a week or so , but then they develop a kind of burns scum on the surface. I dont heat the iron too hot, and only really use it to iron my uniform dress, the NHS ones. What am I doing wrong, I am not burning clothes when I iron, they seem to iron well, but its when the iron cools , its got a residue that I cant remove, which then makes the iron useless. Is it because I have bought a cheapo carp iron, and should I spend more on a diffeent kind of iron plate.

most other items I iron are cotton and I iron on the correct setting, yet I am stiill ruining the hotplate. any ideas???

honeythewitch

the_frugal_frog wrote: »

Good morning everyone, I have a problem with my iron, I have gone trough 3 brand new irons (argos cheapo ones) they all iron ok for a week or so , but then they develop a kind of burns scum on the surface. I dont heat the iron too hot, and only really use it to iron my uniform dress, the NHS ones. What am I doing wrong, I am not burning clothes when I iron, they seem to iron well, but its when the iron cools , its got a residue that I cant remove, which then makes the iron useless. Is it because I have bought a cheapo carp iron, and should I spend more on a diffeent kind of iron plate.

most other items I iron are cotton and I iron on the correct setting, yet I am stiill ruining the hotplate. any ideas???

Could it be fabric conditioner?

Tenyearstogo

Assuming your uniforms are the horrible usual NHS regulation polyester, just hang them up to dry and they don't need ironing.

Linda32

You can get iron plate cleaner which works very well. You can buy it from Ebay but I would imagine supermarkets/wilkinsons sell it as well.

Have to say though that if this happens after a week I'd be taking the thing back to Argos and replacing it for a more expensive one as these are quite clearly a waste of money. I'm well known in the family for getting through irons here but even mine last a year.

My current one is Russell Hobbs Streamline which I would not recommend. The cable is too short and the water tank is dark purple - you can't see how much water is in the tank. I usually pay around £20.00

HTH

teagan1966

i have to say a iron , is the one thing i do not do the cheap, my latest is a what you call them , !! i cant rem has a big base that hold the water not the iron lol , has a massive long lead and the base holds loads water , maybe a hrs worth maybe more
it was 60 quid in the sale , money well spent as i hate iroing , i will check back on this post if you want more info on make etc
sorry for being so blonde about it lol

-taff

try cleaning it with a brillo pad.

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This thread may have some ideas to help:

sole plate of iron (cleaning)

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the suggestions together.

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