In article ,
says...

But maybe I am missing something. Yet, I do try to eliminate
unnecessary
expenses, and distilled water adds to the cost, not to mention an extra
trip to a store, since it's not something I keep on hand.

What do you put in your steam iron? That's where most of my
distilled/de-ionised water goes...

Mike.

On Mon, 12 Feb 2018 08:38:22 -0000, Mike Coon
wrote:

In article ,
says...

But maybe I am missing something. Yet, I do try to eliminate
unnecessary
expenses, and distilled water adds to the cost, not to mention an extra
trip to a store, since it's not something I keep on hand.

What do you put in your steam iron? That's where most of my
distilled/de-ionised water goes...

Mike.

Steam iron? Do they still use those things?
I recall my mother using one in the 1950s and 60s....

Either way. blue jeans and flannels shirts dont need ironing...
That's about all of us rural folks wear, aside from our camo hunting
clothes.

I did once hear of a guy trying to iron his birthday suit, after
drinking a lot of shine.... Luckily his wife ironed his head with a cast
iron frying pan before he damaged too much of his birthday suit. and she
then sent him to bed.

In article ,
says...

I did once hear of a guy trying to iron his birthday suit, after
drinking a lot of shine.... Luckily his wife ironed his head with a cast
iron frying pan before he damaged too much of his birthday suit. and she
then sent him to bed.

Nice. Like the story about the streaker in the old-folks home. Poor
vision just made the on-lookers think his clothes needed pressing...

Mike.

On Mon, 12 Feb 2018 08:38:22 -0000, Mike Coon
wrote:

What do you put in your steam iron? That's where most of my
distilled/de-ionised water goes...
Mike.

I use tap water and let the lime accumulate until I can see it. Then,
a rinse the iron with 75% water and 25% white vinegar. Let the iron
get hot, and push some steam through the plumbing. Also, I empty the
old water from the iron between uses.
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+clean+a+steam+iron

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It's *almost* not worth it. More than once, when the iron starts spitting out precipitate, we've thrown it away and bought a new one. I've cleaned them too, but it doesn't work 100% and pretty quickly builds up again.

We've bought new irons for as little as $12.

And you get to salvage a nice heavy duty cord for another project.

Distilled water does work really well of course, if you are religious about using it... at 89 cents a gallon I can't see where it adds to the cost of anything. A gallon goes a long way, in an iron or in cleaning electronics.

De-ionized water is a very different animal.

On Monday, 12 February 2018 20:54:14 UTC, Terry Schwartz wrote:
It's *almost* not worth it. More than once, when the iron starts spitting out precipitate, we've thrown it away and bought a new one. I've cleaned them too, but it doesn't work 100% and pretty quickly builds up again.

We've bought new irons for as little as $12.

And you get to salvage a nice heavy duty cord for another project.

Distilled water does work really well of course, if you are religious about using it... at 89 cents a gallon I can't see where it adds to the cost of anything. A gallon goes a long way, in an iron or in cleaning electronics.

De-ionized water is a very different animal.

water from a/c is free


NT

On Monday, February 12, 2018 at 5:37:06 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Monday, 12 February 2018 20:54:14 UTC, Terry Schwartz wrote:
It's *almost* not worth it. More than once, when the iron starts spitting out precipitate, we've thrown it away and bought a new one. I've cleaned them too, but it doesn't work 100% and pretty quickly builds up again.

We've bought new irons for as little as $12.

And you get to salvage a nice heavy duty cord for another project.

Distilled water does work really well of course, if you are religious about using it... at 89 cents a gallon I can't see where it adds to the cost of anything. A gallon goes a long way, in an iron or in cleaning electronics.

De-ionized water is a very different animal.

water from a/c is free


NT

And FULL of nasty biologicals. No thanks.

On Monday, February 12, 2018 at 5:37:06 PM UTC-5, wrote:


water from a/c is free

If you are writing of condensate water - that is, perhaps, some of the least 'healthy' water on the planet.

a) It condenses on (mostly) aluminum that is exposed to (typically) 90% return/10% fresh air. The return air is freighted with whatever is in the house/building/whatever that passes through typically very coarse filters. So, dander, dust, bacteria, grease, and whatever virus is in circulation. The fresh air could have very nearly anything in it.

b) Whatever corrosion exists on the fins becomes part of it.

c) And it drains via channels and/or tubes that could be 'growing' in their own right. Even if anti-mold tablets are utilized, *THAt* chemical is no fun either.

Perhaps over-use of condensate water might explain a great deal in your case?

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA

On Tuesday, 13 February 2018 15:41:37 UTC, wrote:
On Monday, February 12, 2018 at 5:37:06 PM UTC-5, tabby wrote:


water from a/c is free

If you are writing of condensate water - that is, perhaps, some of the least 'healthy' water on the planet.

a) It condenses on (mostly) aluminum that is exposed to (typically) 90% return/10% fresh air. The return air is freighted with whatever is in the house/building/whatever that passes through typically very coarse filters. So, dander, dust, bacteria, grease, and whatever virus is in circulation. The fresh air could have very nearly anything in it.

b) Whatever corrosion exists on the fins becomes part of it.

c) And it drains via channels and/or tubes that could be 'growing' in their own right. Even if anti-mold tablets are utilized, *THAt* chemical is no fun either.

so in summary an ideal water source for irons that boil it in use.


Perhaps over-use of condensate water might explain a great deal in your case?

I'm not the one engaging in gratiutous insults.


NT

On Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 10:56:03 AM UTC-5, wrote:

so in summary an ideal water source for irons that boil it in use.


Perhaps over-use of condensate water might explain a great deal in your case?

I'm not the one engaging in gratiutous insults.

No, but that was a question, not an insult - and the need for an answer is clearly demonstrated by your summary. Broadcasting fungicides, concentrated allergens and other nasty stuff not deterred by boiling, much less embedding same in one's clothing seems to me to be a poor practice.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA

In article ,
says...

On Monday, February 12, 2018 at 5:37:06 PM UTC-5, wrote:


water from a/c is free

If you are writing of condensate water - that is, perhaps, some of the least 'healthy' water on the planet.

a) It condenses on (mostly) aluminum that is exposed to (typically) 90% return/10% fresh air. The return air is freighted with whatever is in the house/building/whatever that passes through typically very coarse filters. So, dander, dust, bacteria, grease, and whatever virus is in circulation. The fresh air could have very nearly
anything in it.

b) Whatever corrosion exists on the fins becomes part of it.

c) And it drains via channels and/or tubes that could be 'growing' in their own right. Even if anti-mold tablets are utilized, *THAt* chemical is no fun either.


It was the Legionnaires disease that was traced to the AC water.

On Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 6:22:43 PM UTC-5, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Monday, February 12, 2018 at 5:37:06 PM UTC-5, wrote:


water from a/c is free

If you are writing of condensate water - that is, perhaps, some of the least 'healthy' water on the planet.

a) It condenses on (mostly) aluminum that is exposed to (typically) 90% return/10% fresh air. The return air is freighted with whatever is in the house/building/whatever that passes through typically very coarse filters. So, dander, dust, bacteria, grease, and whatever virus is in circulation. The fresh air could have very nearly
anything in it.

b) Whatever corrosion exists on the fins becomes part of it.

c) And it drains via channels and/or tubes that could be 'growing' in their own right. Even if anti-mold tablets are utilized, *THAt* chemical is no fun either.


It was the Legionnaires disease that was traced to the AC water.


Yeah, but what are the odds a Legionnaire will be using a steam iron? But in all seriousness, wasn't it the AC duct work that was thought to be the breeding ground for the bacterium?