Calling all those who still iron

[ThomasinaGallico]

For all those who still persist in this heinous energy-guzzling habit (I’d love to give it up, but, you know, cotton sheets and 1200 spin tend to equal wrinkled rags…)

Any tips for a hardy steam iron that can handle hard water and regular descaling liquid without getting instantly ruined? I’m sick of forking out for deionised water!

I’ve never found one, I just buy the water and suck it up because it’s better than buying a new iron every 4-6months!

Do you also have a tumble dryer?

Use the water from that. Far cheaper and usually smells nice from residual washing powder/pods

I use the water from my condenser dryer for my steam iron.I have the iron over 12 years and live in a very hard water area.My iron is still in good condition.Still hate ironing though.

I have an old fashioned venting tumble dryer that doesn’t collect water and which I use as little as possible these days.

Do you filter the tumble water?

Water filters aren’t recommended as the water still often has carbon particles in it from the filter (and looking at my kettle, the cartridge generally only works optimally for about a week.

I have had this Bosch for several years now. It's designed to deal with hard water, no descaling needed. You just have to do a few steam blasts occasionally to clear any deposits. Works really well!

Thanks for the suggestion @HarimadSol. A few reliability issues with the latest version of that one (yours is obviously fine) and the tank is a bit small, but I appreciate your input.