Alle vet at damp er behjelpelig når det kommer til stryking, men kun noen vet hvorfor og hvordan. Les nedenfor for å bli opplyst om dette nyttige emnet.
Omforming av stoffet
Hva er egentlig stryking? Det er å utjevne stoffet fra rynkete til glatt. Det er enklet nok på overflaten, og ganske interresant når man ser nøye etter: varmen fra jernet løsner forbindelsen mellom molekylkjedene i fibrene. Trykket fra strykesålen omformer deretter stoffet, og når det avkjøles gjenoppbygges forbindelsene mellom molekylkjedene. Så det som tidligere var folder, er nå glattet ut og forblir slik (til det er brukt og vasket igjen...)
Steam speeds up heating up
Compared to „dry“ ironing, using steam speeds up the heating of the fabric considerably. The reason is that steam transports heat quicker than dry air, so the heat permeates the fabric a lot faster and deeper with steam. This is another way of saying that with steam, you iron faster.
Moisture needed
Steam is not only a highly efficient mode of transport of heat. Steam is water turned to gas and normally contains tiny water droplets - that is what you see when steam comes from your steam iron. So steam is also transporting moisture into the fabric, which is essential for natural materials like cotton.
Not all water boils at 100°C
We all learned at school that 100°C is the temperature at which water boils and turns to steam. This is still true, but only applies to normal atmospheric pressure at sea level. So if you don’t live somewhere on the top of the world the steam coming out of your iron has 100°C. In a steam generator iron, steam is generated under pressure in a separate unit. And the higher the pressure here, the later the water boils and the hotter the steam: steam generated at 5 bar has already 150°C. So the higher pressure makes the steam hotter and lets it permeate the fabric faster and deeper.
Braun CareStyle steam generator irons
The right setting for your needs. Easy and intuitive.
Different fabrics, different needs
Today there are so many different types of fabrics it is not always easy to know how to treat them properly.
