Today I went on an ironing strike. While I was ironing this morning, my bad little Black and Decker iron "soiled" five clean articles of clothing. Yucky brown stains. He's in the garbage now and I'm on strike until a new iron can be purchased. Any suggestions?
Oh my goodness!
ReplyDeleteWhat about a white vinegar clean out of the iron on the steam setting on rags until cleared? Follow with distilled water until all spots are gone. Sounds like a build up of particulate matter. And using spray starch doesn't help either.
Then you might soak the clothes that were spotted in a white vinegar and water soak to loosen the spots and rewash...I know that's the drag part, but it has worked!
Hang in there, the iron isn't your enemy! ;)
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Oh no! That has happened to me too but we have well water. I try to remember to only use bottled water but my husband has a tendency to help me out :-) by putting our water in the iron! Well, the good news...a new iron might make ironing fun for awhile!
ReplyDeleteBlack & Decker Digital Advantage D2030. Love it!! It's $50, but worth every penny. A year ago I brought it home along with a $100 Rowenta Professional and ran an iron marathon test on my husband's dress shirts. It totally outperformed the Rowenta.
ReplyDeleteA fantastic iron!
Well, I grabbed the iron out of the trash (he was really in there) and I will try the white vinegar. I'm not holding out much hope, though, and I agree that a new iron might make ironing fun for a while.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestion, Kristen, I'm going to check it out. I went through a Rowenta (though not a Professional) in the past. I have real issues with irons. They last a year at the most -- that's a lot of irons in a 21-year marriage!
Ditch the ironing altogether!
ReplyDeleteEW, I hate ironing. The only time I ever do it is if I have to iron the Chief a shirt to wear to a wedding or baptism!