Iron & Ironing Board?!?

srisport

Hi All,

Im in need of a new Iron & Ironing board, i mainly iron t-shirts, jeans and the odd shirt now and again (not sure if this info matters) and dont really know what is good or bad so just generally after reccomendations on what equipment i should invest my hard earned cash on?

Any help and advise is much appreciated

Regards.
Mike

jenniewb

I never used to iron, I hated it with a passion, I always would end up with neck ache and got fed up of the ironing board shutting itself down when it felt like it and the iron never being hot enough to make a difference. I just gave up on ironing and tried to "own" the creased look.
Sadly when you get old enough you learn that this look just doesn't cut it and I had to iron everything.


So I got a decent ironing board- not cheap but enough. I bought a decent one and a decent iron. I now don't take as long to iron everything and don't feel a sense of doom half as much as I used to when ironing.


I suppose it depends on what your looking for, if you just want to iron the odd t-shirt every other week and have no need to iron everything, Wilkos, Amazon and even Ikea would sort you out fine. But if you know that there is no way out of it, you have to look presentable and will have to iron a fair amount every week without fail I'd say spend on a decent board, look for a board which is tall enough for you (if your very tall there are limited boards-the width of the board is often linked to the height of the board when standing). Make sure the board itself has a cover which is easy enough to change and that you can get hold of a new cover- if your ordering a model which is discontinued be aware of this.


Get an iron which gets hot enough- cheaper models don't tend to, fine for the odd t-shirt, annoying if you have a load of washing to iron as it will take a lot longer. Look for it to have a decent amount of ratings. I can recommend the Phillips and Bosch irons as I've tried a few from each, I find the higher the wattage and the steam function the faster it makes the ironing. If you can get to a hyper-supermarket or a department store you can often get a better feel of how they feel, too heavy and it's not going to work out for you and remember whatever you test out will not have water added to it (water for the steam function) so bare this in mind.

srisport

jenniewb wrote: »

I never used to iron, I hated it with a passion, I always would end up with neck ache and got fed up of the ironing board shutting itself down when it felt like it and the iron never being hot enough to make a difference. I just gave up on ironing and tried to "own" the creased look.
Sadly when you get old enough you learn that this look just doesn't cut it and I had to iron everything.


So I got a decent ironing board- not cheap but enough. I bought a decent one and a decent iron. I now don't take as long to iron everything and don't feel a sense of doom half as much as I used to when ironing.


I suppose it depends on what your looking for, if you just want to iron the odd t-shirt every other week and have no need to iron everything, Wilkos, Amazon and even Ikea would sort you out fine. But if you know that there is no way out of it, you have to look presentable and will have to iron a fair amount every week without fail I'd say spend on a decent board, look for a board which is tall enough for you (if your very tall there are limited boards-the width of the board is often linked to the height of the board when standing). Make sure the board itself has a cover which is easy enough to change and that you can get hold of a new cover- if your ordering a model which is discontinued be aware of this.


Get an iron which gets hot enough- cheaper models don't tend to, fine for the odd t-shirt, annoying if you have a load of washing to iron as it will take a lot longer. Look for it to have a decent amount of ratings. I can recommend the Phillips and Bosch irons as I've tried a few from each, I find the higher the wattage and the steam function the faster it makes the ironing. If you can get to a hyper-supermarket or a department store you can often get a better feel of how they feel, too heavy and it's not going to work out for you and remember whatever you test out will not have water added to it (water for the steam function) so bare this in mind.

Ok, thankyou for your reply

Regards.
Mike

daveyjp

Steam generator irons are by far the best. Lots of water in the tank, nice light iron and you will get constant steam.

Ms_Chocaholic

I agree with dave above re steam generator irons, they will make ironing much easier.

In terms of the ironing board, buy as long and as wide as you can afford. I find it much easier to iron when you have more surface area on a board, less moving the garment around.

[Deleted User]

daveyjp wrote: »

Steam generator irons are by far the best. Lots of water in the tank, nice light iron and you will get constant steam.

Can anyone recommend a good steam generator iron, please? I might also invest in a new ironing board, I'm only 4'10' so don't need anything 'high,' and would value advice. They would be an investment as I'm still using an ancient ironing board and a very old 'dry' electric iron.

I've 'gone off' polyester in my older age but find ironing cotton difficult.

It would be a special 'one off' purchase and I'd be grateful for recommendations, please.

Crimson

jackieb

Deleted_User wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good steam generator iron, please? I might also invest in a new ironing board, I'm only 4'10' so don't need anything 'high,' and would value advice. They would be an investment as I'm still using an ancient ironing board and a very old 'dry' electric iron.

I've 'gone off' polyester in my older age but find ironing cotton difficult.

It would be a special 'one off' purchase and I'd be grateful for recommendations, please.

Crimson

Depends on how much you want to spend. I have this one and it's down £60 from when I got it. I've had a few steam gens and this is the best one i've ever had. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rowenta-DG8960-Silence-Steam-Generator/dp/B00EYHGMTS/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Cisco001

How many items will you iron each week?
Are you ironing for yourself or whole family?

If you are not ironing a lot, I don't see the point of investing expensive steam generation. Just get a standard steam iron. I suggest you go to the shop to look at it. Since you are small, make sure you get something not too heavy.

Regarding the board, I recommend getting a metallic cover, it would speed up your ironing

SailorSam

When i saw the title of the thread i thought it was a new board we were starting where ladies were offering to do the ironing. I've got a load of clean things in a heap in the other room.

[Deleted User]

jackieb wrote: »

Depends on how much you want to spend. I have this one and it's down £60 from when I got it. I've had a few steam gens and this is the best one i've ever had. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rowenta-DG8960-Silence-Steam-Generator/dp/B00EYHGMTS/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Thank you very much, jackieb. I'm going out soon but I'll take time to look later at the link you very helpfully gave.

Crimson

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Cisco001 wrote: »

How many items will you iron each week?
Are you ironing for yourself or whole family?

If you are not ironing a lot, I don't see the point of investing expensive steam generation. Just get a standard steam iron. I suggest you go to the shop to look at it. Since you are small, make sure you get something not too heavy.

Regarding the board, I recommend getting a metallic cover, it would speed up your ironing

Thank you so much, Cisco001. I'll take time later to look at the really helpful links being given. I only iron for one but because I'm wearing more cotton now (polyester was wash and hang and that was fine) I'm hoping for an easier way to deal with the ironing. You are all a great bunch on this forum.

Crimson