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    this is the 3rd time that i fail to empty a new steam cleaner after use and it becomes blocked and no matter how hard i press nothing comes out. Can anybody help?
     
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    What make is it?:scratch:
     
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    Have you been using tapwater in it? Best just to use de ionized water otherwise they calc up.

    Bit late to tell you that now though:doh:
     
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    If its new, then it shouldn't be calc'd up already, surely? I suppose you could fill the tank with white vinegar and leave it for a few hours before refilling with water and trying again?

    The other possibility is that its got an air lock - you could try draining it completely (unplug it first), tie the trigger into the on position with a bit of string or tape, leave the filler cap off and let it dry out completely for a couple of days or so, and then try it again?
     
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      Why would you want to clean steam???:dunno::scratch::snork:
       
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        I have never been able to look at Electrolux in the same way since their slogan of the 80's - 'Nothing Sucks Like An Electrolux'

        Thank goodness that the same advertising agency wasn't used by Goblin......
         
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