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We have had a few Steam Generator irons too, I would not go back to ordinary irons. We have just bought a new Phillips one, that sounds similar to yours.I’ve had steam generators since then first came on the market, some more successful than others and I have spent over £500 on some - I know, I know, but I had a lot of ironing of sharp suits for both of us and I hated it so Mr L insisted on trying to ease my load.
My current one is a Phillips which doesnt have any settings at all and it really does work, it doesn’t stick or burn although you can’t turn it up as it decides which temperature it needs to be.
Now that Mr L is retired and I semi I don’t do nearly as much ironing as I did so if this goes belly up it will be a basic steam iron.
There is no doubt that they are a PITB to store and place where you are ironing as they don’t sit on a board.
Thank you the spitting has been a problem with our current one, and very frequently need cleaning. My first was a Domena and I had to buy anti calc cartridges which you put into the water tank, and worked very well.Grovesy I’ve had this present one for several years and haven’t had any spotting which is the biggest problem with irons in general as there is nothing more disheartening than washing and ironing something only to find near the end those rusty residue go all over it.
If I had one piece of advice to anyone not used to a SG I would say look at how the internal part is cleaned as you need to be sure there is no the calcium build up and some models don’t take this into consideration.
I’ve always thought that those steam press ones only do flat items and therefore really on,y good for care homes, B&B etc. where the majority of items are bed clothes and towels
Wow! I could go for an Effie too Vienna...especially if it changes the bedding and put out the bins too. Mr Akimbo would be redundant!When I met Mr V he had a lady who came in to do his cleaning and his ironing and she insisted he got her a generator iron. When I moved in I hated the bloody thing and stuck to my ever faithful ancient steam iron and still use it to this day.
Mind you once the machine in the video below is affordable and widely available then I reckon I could retire my ancient steam iron to the laundry in the sky AKA local tip. I would love an EFFIE like the video below especially as Mr V wears a freshly ironed shirt every day of the week.
Effie - The new ironing machine
Effie is the new domestic appliance that irons your clothes for you with a click of a button. It makes ironing simple, easy and quick.helloeffie.com