By Sue G

Re: steam irons
18 Nov 2008 14:18

those ones that sit on a box of seam. I am really thinking about buying one,
does anyone else have one? Do they really produce that about of steam, that the box states?
Really need it for table cloth's and napkins

Replies

By Sue G

Re: steam irons
18 Nov 2008 14:24

Just came back from the shop and the guy trying to serve me really didn't know anything about them. They have some really cheap ones with about six holes at the base of the iron for the steam, more expensive have the normal amount of holes. Hubby said i can't waste the money so i need to know first, my normal iron just doesn't do the job, most of the time i have to iron napkins while damp..

By Biggles

Re: steam irons
18 Nov 2008 14:38

Hi Sue, friend of mine runs a gite here and she would not be without hers. Biggest benefit in her eyes is that she can only iron for about 1 hour at a time, as long as the steam lasts.. She hates ironing but says it gets the job done. Need to let the thing cool down before adding more water.

If you want, I can ask her the specific model.

By Liz from Cumbria

Re: steam irons
18 Nov 2008 14:41

My cousin bought one and swears by it. Not sure what model she got but can ask it you like.

By Lin

Re: steam irons
18 Nov 2008 15:08

Sue,

I would never ever be without mine. You won't believe the difference. You can add more water to mine as you go along, you don't have to stop ironing.

It really does make light work of all ironing - jeans, heavy cotton, linen (I used to hate ironing linen.)

I don't know about the cheaper ones, I bought mine on the basis of the steam ouput. From what I could see the cheaper ones didn't produce nearly as much steam.

If you have lots of napiery,or bed linen, have you thought of a steam press? Expensive I know but people do recommend them highly.

Hope this helps,

Lin

By Red Poppies

Re: steam irons
18 Nov 2008 15:51

I have a Laura Star ironing system and although its quite expensive, I wouldn't be without it.

rp

By Sue G

Re: steam irons
18 Nov 2008 16:57

Thanks everyone, might just pinch the credit card and go and buy one, will be cheeky and ask if i can open the box nd read intructions to see which can be refilled etc and the most steam.

By Sue G

Re: steam irons
18 Nov 2008 17:05

Red poppies think my hubby would have heart failure if he saw the price of one of those, just googled to see what it was. They were advertising something like that on a shopping channel here, might see how much they sell for here.
Lin a steam press won't do, thought of that before, all the edges of he napkins get wrinkled up in the wash.
Thanks again

By Sue G

Re: steam irons
18 Nov 2008 17:16

Laura Star ironing system's are priced at Five Hundred & ninty nine Euros here. Will take me a long time to save for one of those

By Amelia

Re: steam irons
18 Nov 2008 17:17

Hi Sue, sorry for the late reply but I only got a chance to log in now. I am the proud owner of two steam- generator irons and I do recommend them. The first one is a store own-brand(Worten) and it is ok, but after one year and half of use, the boiler ruptured, it was still under the 2 year guarantee so they repaired it, but it took almost 2 months, and, in the meanwhile I went back for my regular steam iron and I nearly went mad! Constantly refilling it, very little steam, 30 grams when compared to the 100 from the steam generator...so, I got fed-up and decided to buy another one, afterall the Worten didn't seem to be very reliable and could die on me again, that was my excuse and self-justification to by another one, you see. And so I got my brilliant Philips GC8215, 100grams of steam and 4 bar generator. This model is no longer available, Philips has launched new models, but I think they are very much the same.
Rowenta has some very good ones too, but more expensive though.
One last thing, go for one that has at least 100 grams of steam output and that also has some sort of integrated de-scailling system, that does not need de-scailling cartridges, those are a rip-off, they need frequent replacement and are not cheap.
Sorry for the long reply, I hope it can be of help.
Amelia

By Amelia

Re: steam irons
18 Nov 2008 17:32

It's me again, sorry, after re-reading your post I saw you mention the number of holes in the iron, the ones with only 6 to 8 holes are called "professional" irons, they only have steam holes at the tip of the iron, like the ones used in the professional laundry and ironing shops, both of mine are like that( that's one of the differences between my Philips and their newer models). It doesn't mean they let out less steam. The ones with the usual number of holes like any regular steam iron must be ok too, and they have the plus of coming in different sole-plates, like Teflon, ceramic and other no-stick materials, not only stainless steel .

By Morag Sydney Australia

Re: steam irons
19 Nov 2008 08:17

We have a Delonghi version, and it's fabulous. You really can't understand the difference until you have used one. I have no idea of the steam output of ours ( my OH is the ironing person!!!!!!!) but I have used it and it is very good indeed. If I had to go back to the old type I'd go mad!!
Morag.

By Maura

Re: steam irons
19 Nov 2008 14:37

Hello Sue
Not sure if this will be in time but thought I would reply to let you know I bought one of these irons last week and I am over the moon with it - sad woman that I am!
I am one of those annoying people who research everything to death before buying - I even annoy myself!

Which online recommended this one and I have to say I love it so can pass on the details without too much hesitation. I bought it via Amazon and the delivery was very quick and the price cheapest of anyone else online.

It's the Philips GC8220 Pressurised Steam System Iron 2000W and cost £146.50 plus p & p.
It has 3 steam settings on it and so far I have only been able to use the lowest of the 3 as the others are so powerful - and more than I needed. I imagine they would be great for heavy duty stuff. I did have to put an electric fan on the worktop nearby to disperse the steam as my glasses kept steaming up! but I still wouldn't go back to my old steam iron. Oh, it also has a switch on the top of the iron which you slide forward to keep the steam flowing continuously or you can depress a button under the handle to release the steam as you iron. I use either - depends what I am ironing. Why dont you Google the model number and have a read up about it.
Hope this helps but if you have any questions I will be happy to try and answer them.

By Sue G

Re: steam irons
19 Nov 2008 19:16

Thanks everyone for your help, hubby took the car this afternoon so not able to go out, been having a look at prices, phllips seem to be the best, so off next week to get one.
If only shops would let you test run a product first.