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steam generator irons

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FangsForTheMemory · 26/08/2021 10:01

You know, the ones that cost a couple of hundred quid? I hate ironing but I love the way ironing laundry looks and smells. Are these things worth the staggeringly high cost? Which have you got?

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rosesarered321 · 26/08/2021 15:06

I got the cheapest Philips steam generator iron from Argos. I think it was £40. It does the job well. Much better than any normal steam iron I’ve ever had.

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Cynderella · 26/08/2021 18:07

I've had Tefal and now got a Morphy Richards. Can't say either have been perfect, but wouldn't have anything but a steam generator now. Had one for years when I lived in a soft water area - they don't last so well with our super hard water.

SpeakingFranglais · 26/08/2021 18:09

I’ve had a few Morphy Richards ones but the current one is a Bosch which is better. I buy mine reconditioned, as new, on eBay usually as they’re cheaper.

I wouldn’t be without a steam generator though, I hate ironing but what I do actually do, is done with ease. Don’t look back.

SnarkyBag · 26/08/2021 18:12

I love mine. I don’t fill it with tap water though I buy distilled water or use the water from the dehumidifier.
I’ve been teaching my teens to iron this holiday and it’s great because there are no temperature settings they can just crack on with no risk of burning anything. Mine was about £150 it’s not one of the really huge ones.

FangsForTheMemory · 27/08/2021 11:35

@Reclinershunt which one is that please?

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MrsRobbieHart · 27/08/2021 11:44

Mine is a Bosch one. Cost £300ish. Love it. Makes ironing a doddle. But I iron for a living. Wouldn’t have spent so much otherwise. I also have one I got from lidl. Their own brand. £50. Fine but not as good as the Bosch.

Franticbutterfly · 27/08/2021 11:48

I have had a few of these over the years. The best is my current Morphy Richards self cleaning one (no filter to change). Worth every penny!

Cynderella · 27/08/2021 22:53

@Franticbutterfly I probably have the same one (blue) as you. There's a lot to like about it, but we've had problems with it sputtering brown water. Hoping I've solved it by running descaling solution (citric acid and water) through it. We do live in a very hard water area.

Derrymum123 · 27/08/2021 22:59

I have Polti steam generator one. So good to use, but I am quite lazy about ironing, so it can be unused for weeks.

Franticbutterfly · 28/08/2021 07:21

[quote Cynderella]@Franticbutterfly I probably have the same one (blue) as you. There's a lot to like about it, but we've had problems with it sputtering brown water. Hoping I've solved it by running descaling solution (citric acid and water) through it. We do live in a very hard water area.[/quote]
That's only happened to me a couple of times over the last few years. Our water is hard, but midlands hard as opposed to London hard. We have the black one.

Ulysses · 28/08/2021 07:32

I've got a Philips one and it was definitely under £100, more like £65 on offer. It's brilliant other than it can take a while to heat up and if you leave it for more than a few minutes you've got to wait for it to heat up again (though not as long from cold). Maybe the more expensive ones don't take as long as this.

I need to decalcify every now and again but there's a setting for this and it comes with a tray that it deposits the brown water into.

I hate using a normal iron now.

Titterofwit · 28/08/2021 07:45

I have had several steam generator irons. I wouldn't go back to a normal iron now. The last one I bought was an Aldis own and cost about £35. That was a good machine for ironing and I only got a new one when I found a bargain. AEG model when on holiday 3years ago. That too is a good iron although I miss the carrying handle that was on the Aldi one.

Mybalconyiscracking · 28/08/2021 08:08

I’ve had one since they were first invented, I couldn’t go back!

WhatLiesAhead · 28/08/2021 08:17

I've had mine about 15 years. The same one is still going strong. I actually went on a Mumsnet product testing day and we were given the iron to take home and test and feedback on! At the time there's no way I would ever had spent the sort of money they cost but if it broke I would def buy a new one.

SpeckledyHen · 28/08/2021 11:15

I have a Tefal one . Shoots out steam for dealing with delicate items too.

FangsForTheMemory · 29/08/2021 19:32

I can see myself lurking in a lot of middle aisles in the near future!

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thelegohooverer · 04/09/2021 21:34

Yes. Absolutely worth it.

I hate ironing but it makes it so easy that it’s almost tolerable.

Mine is a tefal and literally glides over clothes. I just iron one side of a t shirt and I’m done.

caughtinanet · 04/09/2021 21:38

I have one and wouldn't go back to a normal one. It didn't cost anything like £200, I think it might be Morphy Richards too

shouldistop · 05/09/2021 07:12

Someone bought us one as a wedding present 6 years ago, it's still going strong and it makes ironing very quick. Takes up a bit of space though which is a bit annoying.

silentpool · 05/09/2021 07:22

I have the Polti one which I bought refurbished for £75 on eBay - love it!

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