Anyone use a steam press for ironing?

hex2

Unfortunately they are my husbands jeans, and belive me he really isn't the embroidery type!

Oddly enough I just steamed through a couple of pints of water onto an old towell and it was fine. Sadly his jeans now have bleached spots.

I also only do my work trousers, jeans and work shirts, everything else is folded out of the TD.

Angelina-M

Well I've decided to get myself one from ebay.

I wish I could find an old industrial one but there's nothing on ebay at the moment. I love commercial stuff, so much better!

Angelina-M

Hooray I've bought one from ebay and its being delivered tomorrow!

I have a huge pile of ironing at the moment so I'm going to leave it until the press arrives!

I'm stupidly excited about an ironing press.. thats just wrong

Valley's_girl

Hi Angelina I will watch this post with interest, I have been thinking about getting one.
Let us know how you get on.
Ally x

larmy16

I have the Domena steam press and it is great for sheets pillow cases, jeans and t shirts etc. As a complete gadget freak I also have a clothes steamer, bit like a little vacum cleaner and you run the steamer over the clothes which you put on a hanger - love this one for family clothing that does not have to be perfect.

I do some ironing for one of my jobs and I am afraid for men's shirts to be good enough to work in the office/city neither of the above will do. It has to be a good old fashioned steam iron.

The steam press takes some determination to get it out and prepare a space etc (I live kind of cluttered) but it is very satisfying and for bed linen etc, which takes eons to iron, it really works a treat.

sunshine6650

Angelina-M, Im just like you! I hate ironing & a friend at work told me about her steam press, i love it!! got through 2 baskets of ironing, i mean bum level as well! once i got into it it was easy, on the table with TV on, just watch your fingers at the top plate when adjusting the stuff! I really want one, been looking on ebay,

A family member just bought me a steam iron with seperate base for water etc as they thought thats what i wanted, gutted really, still in box, they said i could sell it & use money for press so might do that!!!

Hope you & your press have a lovely future...& no ironing basket!!!

Angelina-M

I honestly cant wait for it to come now. I dont know what it is with ironing but I just let it pile up so high. If I ever got to the bottom of the pile I swear I'd find all the kids babygrows.... and they are teenagers now! :rotfl:

I shall do a review Ally, I feel all wanted now lol!

Sunshine, yes get your iron whacked on ebay and buy a press with the money. I've bought a dry press and my mother got a steam press (I cant have anything without my mother ) so I'll try them both out and see which is best.

Today I have an ironing pile the size of a small country, tomorrow I could have free time to spend on myself.... well thats what the advert says!

larmy16

Angelina the down side of getting the steam one, is they have these water cartridges which I believe cost about £16.00 (I could be wrong on this amount) so I never bothered to replace mine. They are for cutting down limescale but I used mine dry and just spray with a bottle of water in spray bottle. If your mum has any source for cheap cartridges I would be interested.

Angelina-M

larmy16 wrote: »

Angelina the down side of getting the steam one, is they have these water cartridges which I believe cost about £16.00 (I could be wrong on this amount) so I never bothered to replace mine. They are for cutting down limescale but I used mine dry and just spray with a bottle of water in spray bottle. If your mum has any source for cheap cartridges I would be interested.

I thought it was just tap water! :eek:

No my mother has no idea about cartridges, I picked the press for her off ebay. I'm glad I went for a dry one now as £16 is a lot of money!

Do the steam ones really make much difference then or are the results as good with a water sprayer? I am getting confused because some say its steam but others say a jet of water... completely different things.

larmy16

Now I have to confess I only used one of the cartridge things - when I looked at the price of them I gulped and because of its size and the smallness of my house, the press went out into my shed.

The other day though, I thought this is ridiculous - I think I paid about £249 for mine from a catalogue (years ago) and bought it in and used it dry. As I only used it for some bedding and t shirts etc. it seemed to do the job fine.

I am going to have a look now on google for the cartridges.

OK just had a look and they are approximately £15 for 2 which is still a bit pricey - sorry if I gave you a shock but it was a couple of years ago I looked at them!!:D