worst fears realized, or you get what you pay for

Well, my "wonderful" iron turned into an evil monster this morning when
the hose connecting the water to the iron disconnected spewing
demineralized water all over my sewing room. Of course, I was ironing
the luscious silk satin at the time. Water spewed all over one portion
of it before I managed to whisk the bolt of fabric away from the
disaster. I just wanted to cry and was very close to it, but I knew
that I had to catch that wildly whipping water hose and stop the
destruction. My DH heard my cries and came running in to help me. I
think his calmness at this calamity helped me considerably and I
managed to keep the tears at bay. So we got all the water emptied out
of the tank and most of the mess sopped up. The design flaw of this
particular iron appears to be because the hose is not one piece but a
piece of surgical tubing that connects into the tank and then again
into a separate piece of tubing containing a spring. The piece with
spring connects in the iron and is a tad bit smaller than the tubing
piece that connects into the tank. So, he "operated" on it a bit and
dried each part thoroughly and then taped it tightly using electrical
tape. It seems to be holding fine now. Also, another design flaw is
the fact that the surgical tube and the iron cord are unweildy and
catch on the edges of the ironing board. I've tied them together, but
they still catch on the ironing board. I'm going to have to figure out
how to jury rig the table. I'm sure that this encouraged the surgical
tubing to come apart.

My fabric is damaged in one portion and I'm having to face the fact
that if I can't cut around it, I'll be heading back to NC for some more
fabric and paying for it out of my pocket. I don't want to tell my
sister, as she is stressed enough as it is, and it would serve no good
purpose.

So, you get what you pay for, I suppose. Live and learn. :-)

the misadventures of Lisa

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  • Re: worst fears realized, or you get what you pay for
    ... the hose connecting the water to the iron disconnected spewing ... demineralized water all over my sewing room. ... into a separate piece of tubing containing a spring. ... catch on the edges of the ironing board. ...
    (alt.sewing)
  • Re: worst fears realized, or you get what you pay for
    ... The advantage of doing that makes the silk all one big "water spot", and it is no longer susceptible to water spotting. ... the hose connecting the water to the iron disconnected spewing ... into a separate piece of tubing containing a spring. ...
    (alt.sewing)
  • Re: Garden advice needed
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  • Garden advice needed
    ... the garden could die within a day or two without water. ... I'm trying to do a drip system with quarter inch tubing. ... I wound the tube around each of my six plants that are left, stopped up the end, and connected the other end to the hose. ... The holes closest to the hose are working fine. ...
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    ... I'm trying to do a drip system with quarter inch tubing. ... Turned the water on low. ... The holes closest to the hose are working fine. ... heating and keeps evaporation down ...plus as the straw decomposes ...
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