How to Clean Clothes with a Steamer

How to Clean Clothes with a Steamer
Written By
Aja Rivers
Aja Rivers
Published: Aug 6, 2009
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read

Steamers also can be used on curtains, tablecloths, linens and upholstered furniture.

Things You Will Need

  • Steam cleaner
  • Rust-proof hangers
  1. Add water to the steam cleaner, turn it on and allow it to heat up.

  2. Hang clothes on clean, rust-proof hangers. Hang pants by their cuffs with clothes pins.

  3. Grasp the steamer head, and press the "steam" or "on" button until it emits a steady amount of steam.

  4. Touch the steamer head lightly onto wrinkled clothes, and use upright, vertical motions to apply steam until wrinkles disappear.

  5. Allow steam-cleaned clothes to air dry.

The Drip Cap

  • Cleaning your clothes with a personal steamer can save you hundreds of dollars per year in dry-cleaning costs.
  • Hang clothes on clean, rust-proof hangers.
  • Touch the steamer head lightly onto wrinkled clothes, and use upright, vertical motions to apply steam until wrinkles disappear.

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Photo Credits

Photo by Mattes at Wikimedia Commons

Photo by Mattes at Wikimedia Commons

Aja Rivers

Aja Rivers is a New England native who has been writing professionally for nine years. Her poetry has appeared in "Tiger’s Eye: A Journal of Poetry," "Main Channel Voices" and "The Aurorean." She has an associate's degree in science from…

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