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Old 03-09-2011, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Lizzytish
Hi
I have a new oliso iron and in the manual it reads to empty the water from the iron when done.
I have never done this before when I was emptying it DH asked what I was doing. Told him it says to do this.
Do you empty the water from your iron after each quilting session?
Does anyone out there know why you should do this?
When steam irons first came out, you had to empty them because of the iron and other chemicals in the water. Really gummed them up back then. I don't empty mine now.
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