The Easiest Way To Clean the Bottom of an Iron / Simple Hack
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- čas přidán 30. 05. 2024
- In this tutorial, I will show you the easiest way to clean the bottom of an iron. I’m going to spare you all the mess that other methods create. You’ll be amazed at how simple this hack can really be. #janhowell #youmakeitsimple
There's nothing more frustrating than finishing a lovely, beautiful quilting block, and you go to press it, and you get a stain on it.
So, how do you get it off? No worries. I've got you covered.
Stay with me till the end of the video, and I will also show you how to clean the inside of the iron.
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00:00 Introduction
01:05 Cleaning the bottom of the iron
03:20 Cleaning the INSIDE of the iron
04:12 Steam clean
05:59 Filling the iron with distilled water
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Worked perfect!!! Thank u Jan
The most incredible use for the magic eraser is that it gets the white scum line that sometimes forms on the top of swimming pool walls. This line can’t be chiseled off with anything but it comes off effortlessly with the magic eraser.
good to know
❤ Thank you , needed this help , now I know how to get rid of the yuck on my iron . Without ruining it x 😊
Glad it was helpful.
Any stuff we use on our fabric (glue, starch, fusible interfacing) will caramelize on our iron. I agree with you that the Magic Eraser (cheapo me uses generic) is the best way to clean. Cleans the chrome body on vintage irons well too! To clean less, consider getting some Teflon coated fiberglass sheets. I use them to protect my wool mat, my ironing board and as pressing sheets. The are a marvel and conducting heat and being non-stick for any fusibles. They are unparalleled for quilters who work with high bias blocks who still want to press without distortion. They allow your iron to glide over the block without any tugs or pulls.
That is great information. Thanks for sharing.
Wow so easy and CHEAP!!! thanks so much!❤️❤️❤️
You are so welcome
WOW!! I enjoy your calm in all of your videos. Thanks, so much!
Thanks. You are so kind
Wow! Great idea 💡 👍
Thank you!
Outwardly my iron looked fine but the steam wasn’t great on it anymore. I’ve got the Panasonic. Holy crap did the vinegar do a job on making it steam very nicely again. Thank you ❤️
That is great. Glad it was helpful.
Thank you. I need to do this NOW. I have tried several methods to clean my iron and I haven't really been too impressed with any of them so this will be great. Good to take to retreats as well.
You are so welcome
Wow I would have never thought about using that. Thank you.
You bet!
Such useful info! Thank you!
You are so welcome
Thank you Jan, great easy and inexpensive tricks.
I had a issue with getting my iron board cover stained in past, I am paranoid now to make sure iron is not making a mess
You are so welcome
Love the iron tips
So glad!
Oh that was great thank you so so much. 🤗🤗😊😊
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Thanks for the tip!
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really helpful, thanks!
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❤❤❤❤❤ I’ve been using a product that comes in a tube for years. It works well, but with your method, not only am I spared the cost of this product, but I also don’t need to worry about getting it in all those steam holes that. I appreciate learning how to clean the inside efficiently and effectively. Thank you so much for another well-done video.😊
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Thanks. Great video
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Thank you Jan
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Straight to the point tips, u r wonderful. 💖💯 Tyvm😊
Thank you!
Hi. Thank you...
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I bought a Rowenta iron and I used distilled water. Turns out that I wasn't supposed to use distilled water in that iron. I voided the warranty when it stopped working. I didn't read the manual. Lesson learned! Every iron I've ever owned and used water in, I have had the brown crud spitting onto a project. I gave up! I now have a new iron. No water, ever! I now mist/spray. I also use a Magic eraser, but for stubborn "stuff", I use the Faultless Hot Iron Cleaner. It works great, just be sure you get it all off the bottom. I run it over an old damp washcloth and drop that into the washer for the next use.
I did the same thing, but luckily my Rowenta is still working. (Knock wood!!!) I found out I wasn’t supposed to use distilled water in it when it started spewing brown gook instead of steam and I got the manual out to read how to clean it. 🤦♀️ It took me quite a while to flush out all that gross build up with plain water--the manual said NOT to use vinegar in it. Ever since then I never put water in it again---I use a spray bottle with water which works for me. Even though I use pressing cloths, I always manage to get glue from interfacing on the sole plate, so I clean the bottom with basic Crest Cavity Prevention toothpaste. The toothpaste works like a charm on a warm iron and it doesn’t cost a lot.
Thanks for sharing!
Good to know and thanks for sharing.
Me too! I keep a spray bottle on my ironing board ❤❤
@@tricianilsson6870 Yup I stopped adding water to any iron years ago on account of the staining.. spray bottles for me!
Thank you! I just got a new iron like the one you cleaned, and was worried about the method for cleaning it. 😊😊😊
You’re welcome 😊
That was a fantastic video. Thanks so much.
Have any ideas how to clean wool ironing mats?
I don't. Something I want to know as well. Someone suggested placin a light fabric over the wool mat before pressing anything with iron-on glue or adhesive. Something I wish I would have done.
Thank you so much for this! I just ran my iron over something yesterday that just mucked it all up and had no idea how I was going to fix it! Just so happens I have a couple of off-brand erasers. So there is hope to continue working today! Lol
Did it work for you?
hello Jan Howell its always beautiful to watch your videos but please kindly film a video tutorial for how to operate sewing machine electric foot pedals please kindly let me know ok?thank you very much and have a beautiful day 😊
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I’m in the market to buy a new iron because the ones I have are failing. Would you share the two you have and what made you decide to use them. Thank you.
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A VERY helpful video! Thank you. How often should I clean out my iron ??
Whenever you start seeing hard water deposits or any discoloration in the steam or spray water.
In my Oliso iron instruction manual, it says not to used distilled water.
Thanks for sharing
Works great, but those erasers have formaldehyde in them so please use gloves and a mask if using them.
wow, didn't know that! Thanks for the tip.
Does this work on different iron surfaces? The bottom of my iron is not made of the same material as yours.
What is your iron surface made of. You may want to google that one.
What about wax from waxed canvas?
not sure about that one
Have you tried ironing over some dryer sheets? Those work great for removing adhesives from iron, so worth a shot.
@@spearageddon3279 thanks I'll give that a try!
Just what I need my poor ironies all gunked up.
Glad it was helpful.
hello Jan very nice lady please kindly film how to operate a sewing machine electric foot pedal how its used to sew please kindly let me know ok?thank you very much 😊
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Too much talking😢
Hmmm, I just tried it on my !ittle travel iron that I only use for crafts. It didn't work for me, but in all fairness, it was in pretty bad shape.
There is another product that you can buy to spray on it. I can't think of it at the momen, but I'm sure you can google. S
I also had no success using the magic eraser. The expensive and the cheap one. Not even a bit. 😢