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06-03-2020, 04:04 PM
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Re: Iron water.

Originally Posted by carol ->
I wondered if it's ok to use the water from my condenser dryer in my steam iron?

Is it the same as the special de-ionised water I've been buying?
It is not de-ionised.
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06-03-2020, 04:06 PM
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Re: Iron water.

Originally Posted by Besoeker ->
It is not de-ionised.
No, it's not de-ionised, it's DISTILLED, which is better.
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06-03-2020, 05:00 PM
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Re: Iron water.

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No, it's not de-ionised, it's DISTILLED, which is better.
How is it distilled?
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06-03-2020, 05:11 PM
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Re: Iron water.

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How is it distilled?
It's taken up in the hot air in the drier then condensed. That's distillation in my book.
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06-03-2020, 05:14 PM
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Re: Iron water.

Originally Posted by Percy Vere ->
It's taken up in the hot air in the drier then condensed. That's distillation in my book.
Ah, OK. Not my understanding of distillation. No problem.
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06-03-2020, 06:33 PM
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Re: Iron water.

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Ah, OK. Not my understanding of distillation. No problem.
As in whisky Besoeker??
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Re: Iron water.

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As in whisky Besoeker??
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06-03-2020, 09:00 PM
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Re: Iron water.

I agree with Baz, you can buy the deionised water rather cheaply. I too buy (or used to) the 2.5L bottles, but I stopped ironing ages ago.
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06-03-2020, 09:43 PM
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Re: Iron water.

Distilled water has been the most common form of purified water, but, in recent years, water is more frequently purified by other processes including capacitive deionization, reverse osmosis, carbon filtering, microfiltration, ultrafiltration, ultraviolet oxidation,

Distilled water has been used for years in Irons.

If you need distilled water boil a kettle
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07-03-2020, 02:35 PM
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Re: Iron water.

Hi

Tumble dryers do not operate at a high enough temperature.

Simple solution, go to your local Tropical Fish Shop which sells Marines and buy 25 litres for less than £3.

Take your own container.
 
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