Water Myths
#41
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Houston, TX
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I have a yellow Oliso and the instructions clearly say not to use distilled water. I used bottled water but it's the spring water in it and have had really good luck with that. It seems like a lot of new appliances say not to use distilled water. I know that both of my oil diffusers clearly say not of use distilled water.
#42
Good thread! I bought a Rowenta recently to replace the one my daughter kidnapped and have been using it with distilled water, but just went to examine it and it says 'anti-calc' so I won't refill it with the same.
For nostalgia purposes and because it 'sparks joy' I also use my mother's method: one of those old-fashioned aluminum sprinkler heads attached to a cork - stuck into a Coke bottle filled with water. Sprinkle sprinkle!
For nostalgia purposes and because it 'sparks joy' I also use my mother's method: one of those old-fashioned aluminum sprinkler heads attached to a cork - stuck into a Coke bottle filled with water. Sprinkle sprinkle!
#43
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Austin, TX
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I have three Rowentas, all bought at thrift stores for $5-$8 range each. None spit or leak, but I hardly ever put water in them. I just use an emptied Mary Ellen Best Pressed spritz container. As K-Roll described, I think I still have my mother's old fashioned aluminum sprinkler head too! We use to sprinkle down a group of clothes, put them inside a plastic sack so they will not dry, and then take them out one at a time to iron. Oh, and I have more irons! An old Sunbeam that gets really hot, but spits, and an old Harvest Gold (yellow) Toastmaster non-steam travel iron which is great as well. BTW, my three Rowena irons were all made in Germany, and my Sunbeam and Toastmaster made in the USA. Go figure...
#45
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Location: Lubbock, TX
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I use a Reliable i500 pressurized steam iron. The steam is dry because the pressurized steam (think pressure cooker) is past the boiling point. The fabric remains dry but the pressing is outstanding.
My area in West Texas has seriously hard water, so I use half and half bottled drinking water/distilled water. The tank holds 2 quarts of water.
My area in West Texas has seriously hard water, so I use half and half bottled drinking water/distilled water. The tank holds 2 quarts of water.
#46
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Location: Texas
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Dumping out water
When I'm done for the day, I always "dump" the water out and leave that little cover open for the water area to "breathe".....Does everyone dump their water out? It seems to me that if I leave the water in there, it leaks out onto the ironing board. Maybe it's my iron, but it's an extra step I do to keep it working. What does everyone else do?
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