Originally Posted by QuiltNGanny
My iron actually says to empty each night, but the difference is that it says do NOT use distilled water - to use SPRING water. It is the only iron I have not had sputtering, leaking and spitting problems with. I have used this iron for about 5 years and am happy with it.
I have heard of iron makers recommending spring water, but it seems like a very strange idea to me. Spring water has minerals, and the amount and type of minerals vary from one batch to the next. Why would this be preferable to distilled water, which has no minerals?