Prevention of scale and sludge in a steam generator of a fabric treatment appliance

摘要

A fabric treatment appliance comprises a steam generator (60) having a housing with an inner surface (72) defining a chamber (74) and having a surface treatment that inhibits adherence of scale to the inner surface. In another embodiment, the fabric treatment appliance can include a water supply line (170) configured to supply water from a household water supply to the steam generator (60B) and a filter (190) fluidly coupled to the water supply line and configured to filter water supplied to the steam generator to thereby inhibit formation of scale and sludge.