AIBU?
to expect that unused water be tipped out of the iron after every use?
ViolaTricolor · 18/05/2011 14:40
DP thinks that this is fussing, and makes ironing even more onerous than it need be. My view is that our area is bascially solidified limescale with some houses arranged on top, and that every time water is left sitting in our expensive iron it is forming a deadly crust which will send it to an early grave. He is threatening to get his own separate iron.
. You know the water might spill on the end that goes into the socket (paranoid emotion)aldiwhore · 18/05/2011 14:55
I'd let your DH get his own iron, end of arguements. In fact, let him have the OLD iron, and you get a new one. Problem solved.
YANBU I suppose, our water is fairly soft so not an issue, and I don't iron unless absolutely necessary, at which point DH does it. I've no idea what his ironing habits are, so long as the clothes are flat I don't mind.
Takeresponsibility · 18/05/2011 14:56
I live in an extremely hard water area and use the water from the filter jug for the kettle/the iron etc. It is never emptied - neither of us have ever considered emptying it and a quick discussion caused by this thread concludes we have no intention of starting now, and yes it's one of those expensive steam generating irons (apparently).
Lots of fretting about nowt on AIBU recently.
)Wigeon · 18/05/2011 15:00
We have had exactly this "discussion" this week 
. I am for "empty it", DH is for "don't empty it". We live in a very hard water area. He reckons that still water doesn't leave limescale deposits. Obviously I'm right, and we he should empty it, but he has the upper hand in that he does the ironing about 95% all of the time.
Hm, iron is old and basic, and I think I will conceed to him on this one !
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