to expect that unused water be tipped out of the iron after every use?

[ViolaTricolor]

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.

[Liliesandveuve]

i never used to do this, but now I live in a hard water area, i think its essential

[londonartemis]

You are right....from someone who lives in a high limescale area!

[valiumredhead]

Do people really iron?

[deaconblue]

really? I never do this. I am jealous that you have a dp who irons tbh

[TheDerailer]

YABUU

[thestringcheeseincident]

I don't do this. My iron is 8 years old and still works a treat.

[ViolaTricolor]

Valium -- not much, actally. Our iron is mostly a focal point for debate.

[colditz]

YABU - nobody I know does this

[borderslass]

I never empty the water out of my iron.

[steamedtreaclesponge]

I never do this either, although I do know what you mean about the limescale deposits - mind you I do try and fill the iron with filtered water although I have no idea whether this actually helps or not...

[Laquitar]

I do this for safety reasons . You know the water might spill on the end that goes into the socket (paranoid emotion)

[ViolaTricolor]

Interesting. Colditz, how do you know that nobody you know does this? Is it a popular topic? TBH this is the first time it's come up for me. My mother brainwashed me so I never even considered the idea that it might not be totally normal.

[Ormirian]

We don't but my parents do as they also live on solid limescale!

[FabbyChic]

I never do this, even when I had a £200 steam generator iron I never done it either, it lasted six years which I think is good for an iron.

[2rebecca]

Don't do this as in softwater area and water in plastic container in iron anyway. Parents in hardwater area did this.

[aldiwhore]

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]

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.

[scarletfingernail]

Always. Hardwater area here. But I think I would anyway even if it was soft.

[ChinnityRhino]

If I ironed I wouldn't empty it after each use. dh didn't empty it after each, rare, use

[mrsmellow]

I use water from the kettle (which may or not make any difference, but my Mum did so it must be alright )

[belgo]

I have never emptied the iron. I live in a very hard water area, and strangely enough, the iron is 9 years old and still not broken not that it gets much use.

[LimburgseVlaai]

YABU to iron.

[Ariesgirl]

Ironing? What is this new devilry?

[Wigeon]

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 !

[Beamur]

I'm in a soft water area - I don't empty my iron, but I did notice when I had to buy a new one recently that the manufacturer says to empty it after use.
DP iron? Doesn't happen much in our house, let alone have an opinion regarding appropriate iron etiquette