Ironing Water

withabix

purplegirluk1 wrote:

I either buy cheap de-ironised water and add a few drops of oils to it for the smell, or if I am feeling very cheap I fill the kettle, boli it and let it cool and use that water with a few drops of oil.

Don't bother boiling the water, as you only get boiled water! It still contains all the same stuff it did before you boiled it.

De-ionised water is water which has been distilled, ie all evaporated, then re-condensed back into liquid, thus removing all of the dissolved chemicals.

withabix

culpepper wrote:

if your iron needs distilled water,the water from defrosting a fridge or freezer is distilled and can be bottled up and used.

Fridge and freezer condensate water tends to be full of (cold, subdued)bacteria and food particles!!!

I wouldn't advise putting it anywhere near an iron.

Grumpysally

My recomendation would be, cover yourself in lovely essential oils, or better still get some one to do it for you, and forget about the ironing. ( or get some one else to do that for you too, though not at the same time as they are covering you in lovely essential oils, iron might slip) A : )

MrSmartprice

Years ago, when I worked in TS, we did tests on various bottles of de-ionised water, and did a test on various areas' tapwaters as controls. The purest water, with the least mineral content, was Birmingham tapwater. It is the softest water you can find.

Our water comes from South Staffs, but we regularly get bottles of tapwater from friends in Brum for use in irons, etc. Never had any problems.

John_Jackson_2

Zziggi wrote:

Can anyone tell me if letting the water in a kettle boil and then cool down is definitely de-ironised water/distilled water?

It is definitely not deionised/distilled water.

It will be slightly softer but will still fur up your iron, unfortunately.

culpepper

iainkirk wrote:

Fridge and freezer condensate water tends to be full of (cold, subdued)bacteria and food particles!!!

I wouldn't advise putting it anywhere near an iron.

Well we've always used it and its never had anything nasty in it.Perhaps it depends how dirty your fridge/freezer is to begin with.
I noticed on 'The green Valley' documentary which is on fridays,they used a sort of upsidedown teapot to condense water.They boiled water in a pot with the upsidedown teapot ontop and the condensed water dripped out of the spout into a waiting vessel.I expect you could rig something up in a similar fashion if you didnt want to go down the defrosting route.

brokenwings

LOVELY

i used regular tap water with a touch of fabric conditioner in it
lovely smell
i ironed very quickly as i used an energizing fragrance THEN i did what Alison W suggested and had SOOOOOO much fun ; )

sarah1

Has anyone any cheap ideas for hm ironing water ??
my friend told me to use the oil that you use in oil burners but i was worried that it would leave grease marks on my clothes or worst still knacker my iron up ?

Ticklemouse

Check this out, Sarah

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=94219&highlight=water

moggins

I would use essential oils rather than the burner ones as these are actually diluted anyway.

You only need to put in a drop or two and it shouldn't leave any marks.