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13/2/2016 at 4:49pm
Location: Essex
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I had one for many years and served me well.
In answer to your question I think that mine was much hotter and ironed better than the current 'normal' iron I have now. But... They are cumbersome to store and found it a bit of a pain that if I ran out of water I had to wait for it to cool down a bit before I could put more water in it. I have 6 kids so had a lot of ironing to do in those days, so when it had seen better days decided on a smaller iron but in two minds to go back to a steam generator. (They vary in price too, so think you get what you pay for)
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13/2/2016 at 6:02pm
Location: Cheshire
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I've had one for about 7 years now. I am on my second Philips Iron, not only does it half the time of ironing it also has a heat sensor so I don't have to adjust anything, I just fill it up and iron. I do know of others who have bought cheaper irons and said that they don't feel that it cuts down the ironing time, but mine definitely does.
The only negative with them is that if you don't keep up the descaling it will hiss a load of brown scale over your shirt but maintain it well and you won't go wrong. I do 2-3 baskets of ironing a week so its invaluable to me no way would I go back to a standard iron now.
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13/2/2016 at 7:29pm
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Have a look on iplayer for 'What to buy and Why". Episode 4 had a bit about steam generator irons.
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13/2/2016 at 8:37pm
Location: Lancashire
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Or don't bother ironing......
If you wash clothes on the correct setting and at the correct temp, then hang them up carefully, you shouldn't need to iron much.
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13/2/2016 at 10:03pm
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We have Morphy Richards one, had it a good few years now. Wouldn't go back to an ordinary steam iron again.
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16/2/2016 at 3:52pm
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I'm on my second Tefal steam generator iron - I hate ironing and only iron what's essential, but I wouldn't go back to a 'normal' iron. Mine has a removable water tank, so it's really easy to fill with water, and you don't have to wait for it to cool down to re-fill it.
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16/2/2016 at 10:41pm
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I love mine...it makes ironing so much easier...and I actually now do the whole pile rather than iron as I go.
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18/2/2016 at 10:04pm
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Had my Philips steam generator about 15 years and still love it
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