This happened to me one time many years ago. My mother couldn't believe it until it happened to her also. SHe did the same thing and kept doing it till the no more ants. Turns out my sister had sticky fingers when she ironed some of her clothes She was always eating a candy bar or something sweet. She was about 14-15.
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ManiacQuilter2
Vinegar and water is great to clean out the inside of an iron. I had a huge amounts of ants that ended up in my iron. Got all those tiny bodies finally cleaned out. So glad that Rowenta had made a lid finally for where you pour in the water.