If you don’t clean the soleplate, it’s just going to get more and more clogged up, and there’ll be no hope of seeing a tiny bit of steam. So, when it comes to using the machine, you’re only ever using unsoiled water (turned into steam) on your garments. The control thermostat is responsible for controlling the temperature of the steam iron to produce steam from water.

It’s natural for excess steam to escape from the soleplate after you’ve stopped your initial steaming session. If you’ve considered the causes above but none of them are suitable, your lack of steam could be caused by an internal mechanical failure. You need to familiarise yourself with how long your particular steam iron takes to work by reading your user manual. This cause may be a little obvious, but you should always make sure that you’ve chosen the right setting on your steam iron. It’s also handy to give the outside of your steam iron a quick wipe down with a damp warm cloth, just to get rid of any surface dirt.All you need to do to get your appliance working again if there’s something wrong with it, is to use this feature and your machine will start to work again.

This issue can be fixed by rubbing vinegar using a small cotton bud or something similar to the soleplate. Repeated uses over time may cause the heating device to clog up with limescale causing the iron to overheat. If you’ve chosen the wrong setting, or you haven’t turned the dial enough, steam won’t come out of the iron.

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