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We live in a hard water area and seem to go through irons like anything.
The last iron was bought in March of last year. A Tefal that cost £60.
It has only ever had bottled water and has now stopped working.
Any suggestions?
I really fancy one of those ones that you don't put the water in but in the steam generator beneath (I think this makes sense)
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One of the catalogues was giving one away free with a purchase. This was mentioned in another thread on here. Sorry, can't remember which one. A search might be worthwhile tho?
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aldi did a excellent one it was a steam generated one £38.00 about , i know its great i got one a couple of months ago , beats paying the expensive prices like £100.00 or more for a tefal and philips one.
yep try aldi see if they have any left over.
from kerry.
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I've just bought one from Asda. It's a Russell Hobbs 2200 Steam generator one and was reduced to £64.99 (half price apparently )
I don't do the ironing but my hubby does and is really impressed, he can do a weeks worth in about an hour.
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yep i can agree with you on that, excellent those steam generator irons recommend them to everyone, my younger sister got the aldi version as well. no more filling up after 5 items of clothing or spraying the clothes anymore.
ive got 4 children and i know what a big load of ironing is like and these steam generated type makes the ironing seem lots less, and i can zip through it fast as well.
sorry to go on.
from kerry,
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djtonyb
I've got a Tefal steam generator iron, it cost in the region of £150 about 4 years ago (not very money saving, I know).
The thing is I go through irons like there's no tomorrow, when I had to replace my last one I asked 'what is the Dyson of the ironing world?' in the shop and was shown one of these.
I 'ummed and arred' for ages about the cost, but then thought about my husband's diy projects; whenever he needs a tool, he buys the best, uses it for the project and then puts it away for months until next time he uses it. I was ironing every second day - I decided it was money well spent.
It was brilliant, I whizz through the ironing in half the time, and now can iron only once a week if I want to leave it that long.
A word of warning though, I also live in a very hard water area. The instructions said not to use softened water, or bottled, distilled water. I must admit, I ignored that and used softened water - the iron didn't like it at all - however the cord covering started to unravel where the cord meets the iron so I replaced the iron, then only used hard water in the new iron. I have to regularly (every 10 uses, or so) rinse the tank out as recommended but it is much happier, I did phone CS, who said there is some chemical change between the hard water and the tank which the softened water could not achieve and would cause problems.
You do need somewhere else to park the iron, it is too big for a normal ironing board, so I iron next to my kitchen work surface and use that.
So, I would recommend one, go for the best you can afford, there are loads more to choose from now, pay for it on a credit card to get your extra protection if anything goes wrong, and best of luck with your ironing.
Incidently, I think it is now the longest I have kept an iron in 26 years - it seems harder to drop.
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I had the same problem. I decided there was no point buying an expensive iron. Tesco have a steam iron £4.99 and mine has been workng now for a year without a problem.
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Hi, I posted this question in the forum a few months ago and was reccommended this :
Its one of the cheapest I've seen and has a 90g min steam output which is more than some of the more expensive ones have.
I bought it and it has been one of my best ever purchases - I used to hate ironing but now i don't mind it at all, I can get through a big pile of ironing in no time.
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I too am looking for an iron, I have come up with the following possibilities...
http://www.tesco.com/electrical/product.aspx?R=8364297&bci=182|Ironing%20and%20Sew ing*4294966670|Steam%20Generators
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I had my Tefal Steam Generator iron for about 18 months but like Jays the cord covering started to unravel itself right at the entrance to the iron. So I wasn't very amused after paying £200! I contacted Tefal to find a service centre I could take it into to get it repaired but they weren't very helpful & they told me it wasn't worth mending. Not what I wanted to hear! Anyway I bought a Tefal Programme 400 from Costco for £41 a couple of weeks ago. It is good but I now realise how good a steam generator is.
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I had my Tefal Steam Generator iron for about 18 months but like Jays the cord covering started to unravel itself right at the entrance to the iron. So I wasn't very amused after paying £200! I contacted Tefal to find a service centre I could take it into to get it repaired but they weren't very helpful & they told me it wasn't worth mending. Not what I wanted to hear! Anyway I bought a Tefal Programme 400 from Costco for £41 a couple of weeks ago. It is good but I now realise how good a steam generator is.
Hi Lara
Sorry to hear you had the same trouble with your cord unravelling. When I bought my original iron I also took the extended warrenty the salesman pushed (I don't know how he managed to persuade me as I usually totally refuse them, glad I didn't though), so I was able to take it back and exchange it. The new one has lasted about three years now.
Hope you manage with your new iron,
Jays
Incidentally, did you buy your original iron from Costco, I've read on another thread you can take things back after warrenties expire there and get your money back.