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Water Myths
Should distilled water be used in those nice yellow irons that pop up on their own? Thanks!
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I don't have an answer to your question directly, but here is what I have decided about irons and water. All of them, the best of the will eventually spit water after they get old. I went through a couple of very expensive irons when I gave up, bought me a cheap iron at Walmart and use a spray bottle for water and use the iron without water inside of it. (Just dry.) My daughter buys irons from the Goodwill. I am sure there ended up there because they leaked water, but she uses them dry with a spray bottle. She thinks the older irons are hotter.
I know you want a pop up iron, and they do look great! Good luck with your new iron. |
I don't own an Oliso iron, but any irons that have the anti-calc feature should use tap water. And RS is right except that I've heard the Reliable brand irons are specially designed & do not spit. But they don't pop up off the fabric.
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That's an interesting point. I haven't heard of the Reliable Brand. May have some research to do. What is the BEST iron you ever had/purchased?
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The best iron I've ever had is an old Sunbeam I paid 5 bucks for at Goodwill. It's heavy, gets HOT fast and doesn't shut off every time I walk away. I've had it for years and wouldn't trade it for anything.
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There was a thread about this which a woman (can't remember who) did extensive research and it boiled down to using """""filtered""""" water, not distilled even tho the iron companies say to.
Filtered from your tap with say a 'brita type' filter. I said brita because at the moment that is all I can think of. |
Originally Posted by Neuras
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That's an interesting point. I haven't heard of the Reliable Brand. May have some research to do. What is the BEST iron you ever had/purchased?
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I found this information but could not copy the internet address. The inventor said the following:
Ehsan – Special Guest 11/22/2010 3:29 PM We do not recommend distilled water for any irons.The safest would be to use either bottled drinking water or filtered water which has taken the hard minerals out. I tried again so here it the post, 7th one is his answer: https://www.thegrommet.com/oliso-smart-steam-iron I use tap water but put it thru a Brita water filter for my Rowenta. |
The oliso iron info says to use tap water or bottled water.
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Originally Posted by RosaSharon
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I don't have an answer to your question directly, but here is what I have decided about irons and water. All of them, the best of the will eventually spit water after they get old. I went through a couple of very expensive irons when I gave up, bought me a cheap iron at Walmart and use a spray bottle for water and use the iron without water inside of it. (Just dry.) My daughter buys irons from the Goodwill. I am sure there ended up there because they leaked water, but she uses them dry with a spray bottle. She thinks the older irons are hotter.
I know you want a pop up iron, and they do look great! Good luck with your new iron. this is what i do, also |
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