Water/ Iron
#11
I use distilled but once in awhile I splash in a little tap water just because one of my manuals said to go back and forth if you have hard water. We have VERY hard water. Also, I read not to use water from a water softener. Think it's because of the salt in it.
#14
I have recently found out why. Although I have ALWAYS used distilled water and do clean it, I never emptied it every day because I use it every day of my life and thought it was a pain. Then- it just stopped steaming...I super cleaned it- soaked with iron cleaner, and with vinegar as recommended. I shook it and rinsed it and you would have thought I was mining! The huge blobs of build-up was unbelievable!I had to take pieces out with tweezers. I kept rinsing it with water, but it was black and so much sediment, I had a new Oliso in the cupboard I took out and will now empty it every night.
#17
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Location: Dalton, MN
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I've always been very loyal to my irons and emptied the water while the iron was hot, pushed the steam tab to high and let it steam out. Altho I was so faithful, they lost their ability to steam, shot out hunks of lime, etc. Then I bought a $6 from Walmart, never emptied the water and it steams, gets hotter than my good iron. I will never buy an expensive iron again. If my Walmart keeps up the good work, I may never have to buy an iron again.
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#18
Oliso iron, I think I don't have my iron set right, it doesn't seem to be a hot has other irons that I have had.
Is there a special setting to make it hotter.
I love the iron other than that, but I too, don't empty the water out of it. I use it almost every day while I am working on quilting pieces.
Is there a special setting to make it hotter.
I love the iron other than that, but I too, don't empty the water out of it. I use it almost every day while I am working on quilting pieces.
#20
Originally Posted by petpainter
I have recently found out why. Although I have ALWAYS used distilled water and do clean it, I never emptied it every day because I use it every day of my life and thought it was a pain. Then- it just stopped steaming...I super cleaned it- soaked with iron cleaner, and with vinegar as recommended. I shook it and rinsed it and you would have thought I was mining! The huge blobs of build-up was unbelievable!I had to take pieces out with tweezers. I kept rinsing it with water, but it was black and so much sediment, I had a new Oliso in the cupboard I took out and will now empty it every night.
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