suitable fastening elements not shown passed through the bracket and into the wall the bracket has a groove in the top face thereof into which the rib 32 is pressed the housing 12 is then swung down so that the flange 42 contacts the wall w and is secured thereto by further fastening elements a cover plate 86 is snapped into place to conceal the fastening elements to provide steam water is poured into the housing through the filler opening until the maximum level indicated by the sight glass 82 is reached the clothes steamer is then switched on by means of the switch 66 the space above the water in the lower housing part eventually fills with steam which passes through the hose 76 to the nozzle 78 whilst the tip 80 of the nozzle 78 is in the recess 26 steam emerging from the nozzle passes along the flowpath constituted by the pipe 72 and through the whistle 70 as soon as the rate of generation of steam is adequate the whistle sounds and this indicates to the person who is desirous of steaming clothes that the clothes steamer is now ready for use the nozzle 78 is then lifted away.