Steam generator irons

Quasar

I have a steam iron which was given to me years ago and it still works perfectly well. However, I don't use the steaming facility but use my plants water-sprayer instead which works just as well, because heating the water uses extra electricity.

susank

csarina wrote:

Just what I do, I save the water from the TD in an old 2L water bottle, have used it in my present iron ever since I bought it and there is no scale on the iron at all........

Also useful to top up a car battery too

shoperholicnot

hi
I am thinking of buying one of these

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&referredURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FProductDisplay%3FstoreId%3D10001%26catalogId%3D10001%26productId%3D583702%26langId%3D-1&jspStoreDir=argos&referrer=BC03X&productId=583702&params=adref%3DKitchen+and+laundry-%3EIrons-%3ESteam+generator+irons&langId=-1&catalogId=10001
looks like a good deal but does it look like a good iron??? opinions please

OverlandLandy

Got one of the Aldi ones a couple of years back....I almost enjoy using it....Perhaps its a boys toy thing!

Zips through the pile of clothes in the same length of time that it takes to watch Top Gear....and no annoying re-fills of a silly wee water tank....

mum26

just to say that my tefal steam generator is still going strong two years after I got it (and I have six children aged between 11 and 2 so you can imagine the amount of ironing!) wheras before I was going through one £40 ish iron every six months or so!

V.Lucky

I have a Polti steam cleaner that is around 6 years old and have an iron attachment for this that I bought about 3 years ago. Altogether the cost was over £500. I know they are much cheaper these days, but even having spent that much money I feel they are excellent. They make the ironing easy to do and *almost* enjoyable ROFL.

When this one wears out I will get one of the smaller ones you are all talking about with the tank built in.

I would never ever go back to the old style iron now.

The only downside with the Polti and iron attachment is that it takes ages (and I mean AGES) to cool down so the iron and ironing board and Polti are left hanging around the utility room for hours, and look a mess. It also takes quite a long time to heat up too.

stressedoutmumof1

Does anyone else have the problem of excess water - I have a Rowenta Steam Generator and I use the correct mesh ironing board, but if I've been ironing for a while (about 30 mins) water drips off my ironing board and onto my floors (which are laminated) so I have to put a towel down

stressedoutmumof1

Does anyone else have the problem of excess water - I have a Rowenta Steam Generator and I use the correct mesh ironing board, but if I've been ironing for a while (about 30 mins) water drips off my ironing board and onto my floors (which are laminated) so I have to put a towel down

mum26

yes, I do sometimes if i'm doing a couple of hours worth or ironing, so I also put a towel down then too.

jackieb

No problem here. I know when my normal steam irons had that problem it was usually time to get a new one.