Ironing Water

Willpower?

lil_me wrote: »

My friend lives in a very hard water area and she always boils it before putting it in the iron, wonder if that will help?

Actually this will make it slightly worse. As Penny explained for distilled water you boil the water and collect the steam. By boiling the kettle and using the water rather than the steam you have increased the concentration of the dissolved salts a tiny amount by boiling off some of the water.

I just use tap water, but then as I last ironed something in March I don't think it's going to clog up ant time soon.:rolleyes:

lil_me

Willpower? wrote: »

Actaully this will make it slightly worse. As Penny explained for distilled water you boil the water and collect the steam. By boiling the kettle and using the water rather than the steam you have increased the concentration of the dissolved salts a tiny amount by boiling off some of the water.

I just use tap water, but then as I last ironed something in March I don't think it's going to clog up ant time soon.:rolleyes:

See that is what I thought, I remember midwives saying not to use reboiled water if using formula milk because the water if reboiled repeatedly ends up creating more salts/100ml or something like that anyway. Makes sense because the water will evaporate but the salts won't which will escape if you do not cover the hole. Which in theory would increase deposits left when ironing.

To be honest for the amount I iron it's probably not worth me being bothered about it.

Fruball

Do you think water from a dehumidifier is distilled ?

I use it for my plants and they prefer it to tap water as its got no chemicals in it.

I expect it would be perfect for ironing

rach

i'd just use water from the filter and perhaps add a drop of essential oil if you want it to smell!

Farway

Frugal wrote: »

Do you think water from a dehumidifier is distilled ?

I use it for my plants and they prefer it to tap water as its got no chemicals in it.

I expect it would be perfect for ironing

Yes it is, same as fridge defrost water, it is water vapour from the air and whilst it may have some airborne items in it it does not have acidic or alkaline in it that was leached from soil as it filtered through

grannybroon

Sorry not really read the full thread.

We use water from the tumbler dryer and fridge defrost water at work for heavy duty outboard motor battery tops ups.

At home I always use boiled water from the kettle as not in a hard water area. Just that the instructions mentioned it. My washing smells nice and fresh so don't feel I need to add anything to the water.

GB

grannybroon

Sorry not really read the full thread.

We use water from the tumble dryer and fridge defrost water at work for heavy duty outboard motor battery tops ups.

At home I always use boiled water from the kettle as not in a hard water area. Just that the instructions mentioned it. My washing smells nice and fresh so don't feel I need to add anything to the water.

GB

Quasar

I collect rainwater in a basin then put it into some plastic bottles and keep it for ironing only. No question of hardness in that water. As I live alone I don't have that much ironing to do, and I find that the water I collect is sufficient for my needs.

Suzy_M

If you want proper distilled water just to protect your iron from limescale etc. cheapest bought stuff is from car spares shops. Usually £2.00 - £2.50 for a 5 litre container. - Just don't try filling your iron directly from the container (yes I admit I tried to once).

party_of_five

In a moment of mad impulsiveness, i bought a bottle of lavender ironing water today in Mr T's - I've been looking at it for ages wondering whether it would be nice, and I thought I'd put an end to the conjecture (it is most sad what intrigues me these days).

It is lovely as it goes but a mad luxury purchase which, curiosity now being sated, I won't be adding to the usual shopping list. So I wondered, has anyone tried making their own? Can't imagine essential oil being much good for the iron but maybe if it were diluted enough?

Did have a search on the forum for previous postings but couldn't find anything so if there is already a thread, then please feel free to point me to it and I'll go away quietly