Distilled water
#12
The main reason for using distilled water is the varying mineral content of local water supplies. Be they city or well, they're going to have some sort of minerals and that's what builds up and causes the rusty or white or whatever flakes and sputters no matter what kind of iron you have.
#13
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 502
I don't use the spray part of any iron, too many bad experiences with blotches of rust and water. You can use the water from a dehumidifier for distilled water. I used to. My DD sews custom window treatments and uses a spray bottle of water and the iron, can't take a chance with expensive fabric that belongs to others, she says. I have old and thin cotton dish towels I either moisten or spray with water for pressing and steaming fabrics I don't want to touch with the iron.
Carol J.
Carol J.
#14
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 1,798
I have a iron from walmart. We have really hard water. I use distilled in my iron, for coffee, sugar free jello and for my dogs drinking water. All other bottled water is hard water except for distilled. Distilled tastes much better. We have a water softener but that water is to salty to drink and doesn't work in sugar free jello either.
#18
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Appleton, WI
Posts: 1,008
Originally Posted by mic-pa
I had two rowentas and hated them both. I now have a cheap iron ($20) from Walmart that works fine. Steams well and no spitting of water.
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