Steamer Heating and Initial Prep

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Wallpaper & Paper Border Removal With A Wall Paper Steamer

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Before the steamer heats up, you may need to adjust or prepare the steam plate attachment. The handle of the steam plate typically has a push button that releases the balls holding it in place, allowing you to remove it or attach it securely. Once the steamer is filled and the handle is properly attached, plug the steamer into the 110-volt wall outlet. The power cord for the steamer unit will likely have a built-in breaker with an orange indicator light, which will illuminate to show it has power. If the breaker trips, simply push the reset button. The steamer will take approximately 15 minutes to heat up and start producing steam. While it's heating, place the entire steamer unit on a drop cloth, folded in multiple layers, to protect your floor from potential scratches, heat, or water drips.

Goal: Prepare the steamer and immediate work area for wallpaper removal.

Tools and materials

110 Wall Outlet — Providing electrical power to the steamer
Drop Cloth — Protecting the floor from heat, moisture, and scratches
Electric Steamer Warner Electric — Generating steam
Steamer Handle/Plate Attachment — Applying steam to the wallpaper

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steamer, the hose hooked up and attached with our steamer attachment. I'm going to be removing this handle right here. It's got a a push button on it. And that push button actually releases the balls. You can't actually pull it off without pushing this button down. So, you can use a pair of gloves, a rag or something to grab that. Just going to push it, lift up, that thing will come off. Now, you got your hole exposed that you can pour your water into. A funnel helps this process a lot better if you got a funnel available. By pouring hot water into this steamer to begin with that it heats up a lot faster. So I'll use as hot as water as you can put in there. And then it's going to take about three of these containers. I've got I put just a little mark on there that says full. That's my own mark that I just want to fill it up to that line. You don't got my steamer all full. Going to put the lid back on. Push the button so it drops back down in. Got my plug. Going to be plugged into a 110 outlet. It does have a breaker on it. So once you plug this thing in, it has an orange light that tells that tells you it's got power. So if this breaker trips for some reason because of water getting in the plug or something, this will trip and you'll just have to push the reset button. We're going to plug it in. It's going to start heating up about 15 minutes. You want to set your steamer handle on something and you'll actually hear and see the steam coming rising out. Then you know your steamer is ready to go.

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