Originally Posted by ckcowl
i NEVER put water into my irons- i keep a water bottle on the end of my ironing board- if my fabric needs a little spritz- and i don't want to use starch or sizing- i just pick up the spray bottle and give it a spritz----no hot drips- no leaking iron- has worked well for me for 45 years.
I do this, too. Also, I got tired of buying distilled water. Our water is hard and hard on appliances. :-)