This article will describe the best maintenance procedures for your garment steamer–these tips will maintain your steamers maximum performance.

This maintenance should be done about every 3-6 months depending on the water supply. Depending on the severity of the clogging, you may have to completely disassemble the unit to prolong the life span of it.

The best place to take your garment steamer to be completely disassembled is to a steamer service technician.

1. Remove hose attachment from unit at the brass coupling using a wrench. Pour out any remaining water from your unit.

2.Use a water hose if the attachment is blocked by sediment build up. This will remove any build up that occurred inside the hose.

3. Clean the internal parts of the unit with some type of garment steamer cleaner. This cleaner is acid based so it will remove the hard water deposits as well as the sediment build-up.

4. Fill the unit with 1 gallon of water and add at least 10 ounces of your acid based cleaner. Turn the steamer on to preheat so that the water solution has to warm.

5. When the preheat cycle is complete, turn the switch off and unplug the steamer from the power outlet. Let the water and cleaning solution remain i the steamer for a period of two to three hours. Be sure not to steam the solution in the steamer as damage is certain to occur.

6. Remove the cleaning solution from the garment steamer. Simply tip and pour the solution out where the hose was originally attached.

7. Rinse thoroughly with fresh water several times.

8. If discolored water is still present from the steamer, it may require this process being repeated.

9. Contact a garment steamer specialist for further questions.