The Ironing Board

Debt_Free_Chick

Smokes99999 wrote: »

Hi i used hobbrite to clean the baseplat of my tefal express iron while it was cold. this worked, but I filled some of the steam holes with the hobrite. any tipps for unclogging the iron?

Scrape it out with a wooden cocktail stick

theloft

My wife used a budget priced Proline steam iron for years and it was excellent. When it gave up the ghost recently I looked for another but they do not offer a comparative model, so after googling, tried the Tesco RSS 2010 (£10) and it is useless, although it has 2kw heating and all of the features shown on more expensive irons. So it is going back to Tesco and I wondered if anyone can recommend a good steam iron, but not at silly prices. Up to £20-25 is about enough I think. Also not a heavy one as my wife has arthritis and needs a lightweight one. Please, no silly comments about why don't I do the ironing, as my wife will not let me near it!!

samejh

Sorry , I can't help with the iron as I use a Morphy Richards Comfygrip which are quite heavy.

What I need to know is where I can get a decent ironing board from as the one I have now is approx 15 years old has been re-foamed and recovered numerous times and is now a little wonky. Plus my sons have grown into giants and I need a larger surface to iron their clothes.

missesther

samejh wrote: »

What I need to know is where I can get a decent ironing board from as the one I have now is approx 15 years old has been re-foamed and recovered numerous times and is now a little wonky. Plus my sons have grown into giants and I need a larger surface to iron their clothes.

Have no idea if these are decent but they definitely look (and cost) heavy duty. I think they're for the professional ironer!

jumpingjackd

Hi Ive got a Bosch steam generator and loved it. Now the handle is heating up, its roasting, need gloves to hold it. The steam is coming out over the sides of the soleplate and not throught the base.
Its only about three years old and.
Any ideas please
We live in a very soft water area

jumpingjackd

any ideas anyone please

Biggles

I'd ring Bosch and ask them.

giggles_alot

jumpingjackd wrote: »

Hi Ive got a Bosch steam generator and loved it. Now the handle is heating up, its roasting, need gloves to hold it. The steam is coming out over the sides of the soleplate and not throught the base.
Its only about three years old and.
Any ideas please
We live in a very soft water area

I had a similar thing happen with a different brand of iron. They actually replaced with a new one. Definitely give them a ring

jumpingjackd

Sorry for the late reply giggles, will try that

tmo77

We live in a rented furnished property where 'our' ironing board is a pretty old beldray. the metal plate bit is OK,but we've had no luck finding a replacement for the fitted fabric cover. Everything seems too small of too big and fall off! Seeing that we are not too handy sewing and mending stuff, how difficult could it be to make something that'll last a few years and fit perfectly? Also, some of the covers seem to be so pricy (£10& above) is this a good investment at all as not too keen to spend that much?