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This is something I noticed originally when I was living in Savannah, GA going to school. That area has very hard water.

I did have a lot of problems when I was pressing seams and ironing my clothes. The iron wouldn't heat or steam evenly. I also used to have this film or residue on the cloth afterwards. I never gave it much thought though. I simply thought it was a cheap iron.

When I moved back home, my mom started using distilled water in that same iron, and all of the problems that I had been having cleared up. The iron worked better than ever.

Momma knows best, right? :)
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~247crazy Jan 24, 2013
Does boiling water help?? Is boiled water good for my iron or is bottled and distilled best??
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=kdthompson Jan 24, 2013  Professional Artisan Crafter
Because water evaporates as it boils, any impurities in the water would only be concentrated as it's boiled. Plus, the longer its boiled, the worse it will become. So, I would definitely say distilled water is best with bottled water being a distant second, input if you cannot easily get distilled water.
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=Yokume Feb 24, 2012
thanks a lot for hat tip, I live in a city with pretty hard water, so I'll try and buy some distelled water next time Im out buying fabrics.
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=kdthompson Feb 24, 2012  Professional Artisan Crafter
You're welcome. I promise you'll see a big difference in your work.
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~Nodokalover101 Feb 22, 2012
very helpful, Thank you ! :)
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=kdthompson Feb 22, 2012  Professional Artisan Crafter
You're welcome :)
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~WiredClover Feb 21, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Wow, I will have to remember this. Good tip!
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=kdthompson Feb 21, 2012  Professional Artisan Crafter
Glad to help :)
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~donttouchmymilk Feb 21, 2012
I never thought of that. But that would explain the residue. Good call.
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=kdthompson Feb 21, 2012  Professional Artisan Crafter
Yeah - admittedly that's why I like writing up these little things. They're not really 'tutorials' but just useful things that hopefully will help people.
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