Water for your irons
#11
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Northern Colorado
Posts: 506
I clean my iron with vinegar about every 6 months. Use white vinegar. I set mine on high steam, set the iron on the trays I use to cool cookies. Put a towel under the cookie trays to catch the steam. My iron is a Black and Decker.
#15
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: PA
Posts: 680
I bought a Black & Decker corded iron a good 30 years ago. Instructions said to use distilled water, which I always have. My iron is still going strong, no problems at all. I also use distilled water in my Panasonic cordless iron.
#17
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Central NJ
Posts: 5,572
Do yourself a favor and use the water the instructions say. It will make your iron last much longer and perform better. I know many folks here are not fans but I am a Rowenta girl. I've had 2. One said to use distilled, the other tap. It does make a difference in the lifespan and performance.
Distilled water is not that expensive and can easily picked up in the grocery store on your regular shopping trips. That's what I do at least.
Distilled water is not that expensive and can easily picked up in the grocery store on your regular shopping trips. That's what I do at least.
#18
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Heart of Colorado's majestic mountains!
Posts: 6,026
I have read that distilled water should not be used-I use water that comes through a filter in my refrigerator. In the past, I had a filter that had been made to use with irons. You just filled the reservoir with tap water, let it go down through the filtering material, squeeze the sides of the plastic container and into the iron. It worked well and the material used for the filtering agent could be replaced. It disappeared somewhere in a move. I don't know if this type of gadget is available now.
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