Iron madness!
01-20-2013, 05:29 PM
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Iron madness!
These might be dumb questions, but here goes. I have a Shark iron that I've had for probably the past 8 years. It just doesn't seem to iron very hot anymore. Do irons loose their power? I do use best press when ironing, is there something I should use to clean the plate. Do I need a new iron?
01-20-2013, 05:32 PM
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I have shark that is probably 5 or 6 years old and I am thinking that it does not stay hot the way it used to, maybe they are just worn out. I have no idea what type of iron I would buy if I were going to replace it.
01-20-2013, 05:40 PM
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I just replaced mine for same reason. I bought a dry iron (with no steam holes) from Vermont Country Store for $29.00 I hated the little dots the steam iron left on my fabric, whether I used steam or not. Like it much better.
01-20-2013, 06:45 PM
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When my iron quit heating, it was something called a thermistor, or thermal fuse, that went bad. My son took it apart, found the faulty part, we ordered replacement parts (got a bag of 5 thermistors for $5), husband reassembled it, and my iron works good as new. MUCH better than buying a whole new iron.
01-20-2013, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Peckish
When my iron quit heating, it was something called a thermistor, or thermal fuse, that went bad. My son took it apart, found the faulty part, we ordered replacement parts (got a bag of 5 thermistors for $5), husband reassembled it, and my iron works good as new. MUCH better than buying a whole new iron.
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