Cheap Bottled Water

[rockyracoon]

You know the cheap 2 litre bottles of water that Tesco sells for about 25p, would that be good in an iron? I mean to stop limescale. I have a Britas water filter and only use it for ironing water so I never know when the cartridge has run out, it'd be easier if I could just buy the water.

Thanks for any replies :)

[snags]

An iron? Nope... no idea what you're on about.

[jomifl]

Just buy deionised or distilled water it's cheap. Water filters do not remove lime from water.

[tamborine]

defrost the fridge/freezer for distilled water

[BagPussAA]

Tescos cheap water is tap water so it will not be any better for your iron than the water from your tap.

[rockyracoon]

Okey dokes, thanks all

Jom, you sure, when I used filtered for kettle water I never got limescale.

[Tilly2]

Rocky, when you buy another iron, get one which allows you to you use tap water. I have one. It has a built in limescale remover. It's a Bosch.

[rockyracoon]

I can (and should) use tap water Tilly but every now and then it'll spit brown liquid out all over my nice clean clothes, even though I rinse it out regularly (as per manufacturers instructions). I bloody hate this hard water lark :(

[bookbinder]

Go to Halfords and get some battery top-up distilled water:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_165335_langId_-1_categoryId_255205

[gingejbee]

You can use any bottled water in an iron if there is an analysis on the label and the TDS (total dissolved solids) figure is low, say less than 50 or 60. I have Waitrose Deeside bottled (cheapish, but not 25p!) which has a TDS of 60 and it is fine.
Don't forget that all waters (bottled and tap) have wildly different chemical analyses... it's a low TDS that makes a "purer"water and a high TDS which means it's "highly mineralised".

[gingejbee]

...oh and water filters DO remove the ions that cause hardness deposits. Jomifl is wrong on that one!

[jomifl]

This from the Brita web site;
The BRITA water filter cartridge only partially removes the hardness from drinking water. This part is temporary hardness, which causes scale deposits during cooking. It does not remove all of the minerals from the water. It reduces the concentration of calcium and magnesium with cation ion exchange resins, but theses substances are not completely removed as in desalination systems or industrial plants that use reverse osmosis or distillation processes, for example.

nuf sed?

[jomifl]

I gallon demineralised water for £1(in local supermarket) must be a bargain, how long would that last?

[jomifl]

and this,
Is BRITA filtered water suitable for steam irons?
BRITA water is preferable to tap water for use in steam irons. However most steam irons recommend de-mineralised water for optimum performance. Filtered water is ideal for irons with a chrome plated steel base. Customers in doubt about the type of iron they have should consult their instruction manual or contact the appliance manufacturer.

[gingejbee]

jomifl: your original statement was that filters "do not remove lime from water".
My reply to you was that filters "do remove the ions that cause hardness deposits"
Your first Brita quote was "partially removes the hardness....this is the temporary hardness...which causes scale deposits".
So, as I said, you were incorrect.