Does anyone know how to descale an iron?

juststarting_2

Please help!!
I need to descale the iron, can I do this with good old vineger and if so how much do I use? Neat or mixed with water?
Thanks

Pink.

Hi juststarting,

We have an older thread on descaling an iron that should help so I've merged your thread with it to keep all the suggestions together.

Pink

kittycat07

I read something somewhere about using citric acid to descale - is that true? If so how do I use it (I've got some from wine making)

juststarting_2

Sorry I haven't got back earlier but land lord wnated a house inspections so been cleaning windows blinds and everything else. House looks lovely now just wish I could keep it like this. Any way I will give the iron a descale tomorrow with the vineger. Thanks for all the help.

blue_monkey_2

I've stupidly let the scale build to just a few jets up despite it having a calc clean function. My old one used to trip everything in the house so I've never used this one but I realise I should have been doing it switch ed off (Doh!).

Result is it is rubbish to iron with, please can someone tell me how I can clean it out inside. Is there something I can buy? It tells me in the instructions (obviously) not to put a descaler, vinegar, etc.. inside it but what else can I do? It is a Philips Azur.

Thank you.

Lippycow

Oust kettle and iron descaler:-)

blue_monkey_2

Ah c rap - I've just come back from town and forgotten the descaler..... this thread reminded me.

Such an eejit!

Thanks, will get some next week now.

vixen1500

Pink. wrote: »

Hi juststarting,

We have an older thread on descaling an iron that should help so I've merged your thread with it to keep all the suggestions together.

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Does anyone have the link for this old thread

Thanks

GT60

squeaky wrote: »

We sure can!

If you take a look at the "Cleaning" section in the "MEGA Index" sticky at the top of the board you'll find links to threads on cleaning and descaling an iron, and others on kettles which can be adapted to fit your needs

Do you have a link for the "Cleaning" section in the "MEGA Index" as i cant find it?
thanks