So my iron gets clogs. I assume it's mineral deposits. When I hit the steam button (for the extra burst) little white sand like pieces come out. Seems like mineral build up. And after awhile, it squirts out this gross brown water liquid stuff, and makes an awful mess. Last time, I ran it under the kitchen sink and poked at it for like 15 minutes, it's been fine for probably a year (not sure exactly what I did). It just did the brown water mess (thankfully only stained my ironing board cover).
So I come onto this site, and search for cleaning an iron. I found the Links and Resources which suggested putting half vinegar and half water in the tank and cleaning on high. I did that and cleaned a lot of stuff out. I and the house also smell like vinegar, lol. But there's still white mineral buildup inside that's coming out. A lot less, but enough I'm not sure about ironing white fabric (which is patiently waiting to get ironed). And if I can avoid it, I'd rather avoid doing the vinegar thing again... stinky!
Other suggestions? It's inside the iron, rather than being the plate, so the Mr Clean pad suggestions won't work.
Thank you!