TIL my stubbornness with a clogged steamer cost me a whole Saturday

My little portable steamer for facials got clogged up last week and I figured I could just poke it with a needle like usual. Tried that for like an hour, then vinegar soaks, then watching three different YouTube tutorials. Ended up having to take the whole thing apart and clean the tiny valve with a toothpick, which took me from 10 AM until almost 5 PM. Has anyone else had a steamer just totally give up on you and how did you fix it?

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bailey.jennifer1d ago

Vinegar can actually make mineral clogs worse in some steamers. It reacts with the buildup and turns it into a harder paste. Next time try just distilled water and a longer soak.

lucasw841d ago

That explains my last disaster lol

felixm291d ago

Wait, vinegar makes it WORSE? I've been doing it wrong for years.