Originally Posted by raptureready
Probably not the iron that's rusted but calcium/water deposit build up. ALWAYS use distilled water in your iron. My favorite iron is one that I picked up at Dollar General for $9. It steams well or the steam can be turned off, it's lightwieght even when filled with water and it's teflon coated.
i bought a rowenta and it says not to use distiled water just use tap water that is the first time i ever had one that uses tap water