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Warranty (years)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Comments
Good points
- Excellent at ironing organza, silk, wool and denim; good at linen
- Fixed temperature works well on all tested fabrics
- Good ease of use overall
- Extremely lightweight
- Excellent at ironing silk and linen; very good at wool.
- Lightweight.
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, cotton, denim and linen; very good at ironing organza.
- Very good overall ease of use
- Lightweight
- Automatic shut-off if left unattended
- Excellent at ironing organza, silk, wool, cotton, denim and linen
- Fixed temperature works well on all tested fabrics
- Very good ease of use overall
- Automatic shut-off if left unattended
- Fairly lightweight
- Power cord can be wound around the bottom and has clip to store it
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, cotton and denim; very good at organza.
- Very good ease of use.
- Lightweight.
- Excellent at ironing organza, silk, wool and cotton, and very good at ironing denim.
- Fixed temperature works well on most tested fabrics.
- Very good ease of use overall.
- Power cord can be wound around the bottom and has clip to store it, although not particularly long.
- Excellent at ironing organza, silk, wool, cotton, denim and linen.
- Very good overall ease of use
- Fixed temperature works well on all tested fabrics
- Automatic shut-off if left unattended
- Long power cord can be wound around the bottom and has clip to store it
- Has a calcium collector to aid in keeping the iron clean
- Excellent at ironing wool, cotton, denim and linen; very good at organza and wool; good at silk
- Good ease of use overall
- Automatic shut-off if left unattended
- Very lightweight
- Power cord can be wound around the bottom but has no clip to store it
- Excellent at ironing cotton and denim, very good at linen.
- Long cord.
- Excellent at ironing organza, silk, wool and denim; very good at ironing cotton and linen
- Good overall ease of use
- Very lightweight
- Excellent at ironing silk and denim; very good at wool.
- Lightweight.
- Long power cord.
- Excellent at ironing silk and wool, and very good at ironing organza and cotton
- Cordless iron
- Excellent at ironing organza and silk; very good at wool; good at linen
- Good ease of use overall
- Lightweight
- Excellent at ironing, silk, wool, and denim, and very good at ironing organza.
- Very long cord which can be wound around the top of the iron, although there is no clip.
- Iron has touch-sensor handle which will raise and lower built-in legs. This allows the user to leave the iron in the horizontal position without it burning the surface it's on. Was very responsive during testing and easy to use.
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, cotton and denim, and very good at ironing organza and linen.
- Lightweight.
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, cotton, denim and linen; very good at organza.
- Very good ease of use overall.
- Lightweight.
- Excellent at ironing organza, silk, wool, cotton, and denim.
- Very good ease of use overall.
- Excellent at ironing organza, silk, wool, cotton, denim and linen.
- Very good overall ease of use
- Automatic shut-off if left unattended
- Has a calcium collector to aid in keeping the iron clean
- Excellent at ironing organza and wool, and very good at ironing silk and denim
- Good overall ease of use
- Fixed temperature works well on all tested fabrics
- Automatic shut-off if left unattended
- Has a calcium collector to aid in keeping the iron clean
- Excellent at ironing organza, silk, wool, cotton, denim and linen.
- Very good ease of use overall.
- Automatic temperature control.
- Excellent at ironing organza, silk, wool, cotton and denim; very good at linen.
- Very good ease of use overall.
- Automatic shutoff if left unattended.
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool and denim; very good at organza and cotton; good at linen
- Fixed temperature works well on all tested fabrics
- Good ease of use overall
- Automatic shut-off if left unattended
- Very lightweight with a long power cord
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, denim and linen, very good at cotton.
- Very good ease of use.
- Lightweight.
- Very long cord.
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, denim and linen; very good at ironing organza and cotton.
- Very good overall ease of use
- Lightweight
- Automatic shut-off if left unattended
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, cotton and denim, and very good at ironing organza and linen.
- Very good ease of use overall.
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool and denim; very good at organza, cotton and linen.
- Very good ease of use overall.
- Very long cord.
- Excellent at ironing silk and very good at ironing organza.
- Very good ease of use overall.
- Lightweight.
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, cotton, denim and linen, and very good at organza.
- Very lightweight.
- Long cord.
- Excellent at ironing organza, wool and denim; very good at silk and linen
- Very good ease of use overall
- Automatic shut-off if left unattended
- Lightweight
- Power cord can be wound around the bottom but has no clip to store it
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, cotton, denim and linen, and very good at organza.
- Very good ease of use overall.
- Very lightweight.
- Long cord.
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, cotton and denim; very good at organza and linen.
- Very good ease of use.
- Fairly lightweight.
- Long power cord.
- The power cord can be wound around the bottom and has clip to store it.
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool and denim, and very good at ironing organza and cotton.
- Power cord can be wound around the bottom and has clip to store it.
- Long cord.
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, cotton, denim and linen; very good at organza.
- Very good ease of use overall.
- Fairly lightweight.
- Long cord.
- Power cord can be wound around the bottom and has clip to store it.
- Excellent at ironing organza, silk, denim and linen; very good at ironing wool; good at ironing cotton.
- Good overall ease of use
- Automatic shut-off if left unattended
- Long power cord can be wound around the bottom and has clip to store it
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, cotton, denim and linen; very good at organza.
- Very good ease of use overall.
- Long cord.
- Power cord can be wound around the bottom and has clip to store it.
- Excellent at ironing wool, cotton, denim and linen; very good at ironing organza and silk
- Good overall ease of use
- Automatic shut-off if left unattended
- Lightweight
- Excellent at ironing organza, wool, cotton and denim; very good at ironing silk and linen
- Very good overall ease of use
- Automatic shut-off if left unattended
- Power cord can be wound around the bottom and has clip to store it
- Has a calcium collector to aid in keeping the iron clean
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, cotton and denim; very good at organza and linen.
- Automatic steam setting.
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, cotton and denim, very good at ironing organza and linen.
- Very good ease of use overall.
- Product is within Tefal's "15 Year Repairability Plan" meaning you are able to get it repaired within or without warranty at authorised repair shops in most major cities around the country.
- Power cord can be wound around the bottom and has clip to store it.
- Long cord.
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, cotton and denim, very good at ironing organza and linen.
- Very good ease of use overall.
- Product is within Tefal's "15 Year Repairability Plan" meaning you are able to get it repaired within or without warranty at authorised repair shops in most major cities around the country.
- Power cord can be wound around the bottom and has clip to store it.
- Excellent at ironing silk, wool, denim and linen; very good at organza and cotton.
- Automatic steam control (varies steam with temperature).
- Excellent at ironing organza, silk, wool, cotton, denim and linen.
- Power cord can be wound around the bottom and has clip to store it.
- Automatic steam control (varies steam with temperature).
Bad points
- Only OK at ironing cotton
- No water spray, shot of steam only OK at removing ironed in creases
- No automatic shut off
- No drip protection
- The iron cannot stand vertically on its heel when not in use
- Not self cleaning
- Only a 1 year warranty provided
- No drip protection.
- No automatic shutoff if iron is left unattended.
- It drags on the material a little.
- Some water droplets leaked onto the material.
- The power cord can be wound around the base of the iron for storage, but there is no clip and the plug cannot be wedged under the handle.
- The cover of the water reservoir is a bit hard to open
- Nothing to mention
- The power cord can be wound around the base of the iron for storage, but there is no clip and the plug cannot be wedged under the handle.
- While this model was previously recommended, upon retesting, we found it was only OK at ironing linen which requires a very high heat to remove all creases.
- Some users may find it too heavy.
- A bit heavy, some may find it hard on the wrist after a while
- Had to increase temperature to iron out creases in organza
- Borderline at ironing silk, and OK at wool.
- Some may find it too heavy.
- No automatic shut off
- The handle might be a bit tight for those with larger hands
- No variable steam setting
- The iron can drag a it on wet material, eg after using spray
- Water leaks out of the soleplate if the iron is stored face down with water in its reservoir
- No drip protection
- Only 1 years warranty
- Left behind fine creases when ironing organza, despite repetition and using a higher temperature setting.
- Poor at ironing linen and borderline for denim
- Placing the cordless iron on the charger which is recommended to do every 30 secs can be fiddly and awkward.
- You sometimes have to wait while the iron reheats in the base station, especially when ironing material that requires a high temperature.
- Cordless irons often suffer when ironing thick cotton and linen due to the high heat required and the fact they lose heat when in use and not being charged.
- Some users may find it too heavy.
- Doesnt release much steam unless using the shot of steam function.
- Occasionally water droplets leaked onto the material.
- Only a 1 year warranty which wasn't outlined in provided material.
- Tank lid doesn't close smoothly.
- Took multiple recharges to iron a cotton shirt and denim jeans
- Awkward to judge the water level as you fill the iron
- Only a 1 year warranty provided
- Heavy, but touch sensor lift helps alleviate much of the strain.
- Filling the water tank is easy to use to but the placement is awkward for emptying the iron. Turning the iron upside down to empty can release water onto the user's hands. This could be especially dangerous if the user doesnt wait for the iron to cool before emptying it.
- Doesnt release much steam unless using the shot of steam function.
- Only a 1 year warranty provided.
- Slow process when ironing cotton, required lots of steam and water.
- Had to increase temperature to iron out creases in organza.
- The power cord can be wound around the base of the iron for storage, but there is no clip and the plug cannot be wedged under the handle.
- Had to increase temperature to iron out creases in organza.
- The power cord can be wound around the base of the iron for storage, but there is no clip and the plug cannot be wedged under the handle.
- The power cord can be wound around the base of the iron for storage, but there is no clip and the plug cannot be wedged under the handle.
- Occasionally water droplets leaked onto the material.
- A bit heavy, some may find it hard on the wrist after a while
- Only Ok at ironing cotton or linen
- No water spray, shot of steam only OK at removing ironed in creases
- No variable steam setting
- The cord slips of the end of the iron when wrapped around it
- Some may find it a little heavy
- Occasionally water droplets leaked onto the material.
- Some may find it too heavy.
- Water level is difficult to see because of dark plastic.
- Occasionally water droplets leaked onto the material.
- Some may find it too heavy.
- The cord is a bit short.
- Forward weighted iron is a little tiring to hold after a while
- No water spray, shot of steam only OK at removing ironed in creases
- No drip protection
- The iron cannot stand vertically on its heel when not in use
- Not self cleaning
- Left a few creases in organza even after multiple passes and having to set it at a higher temperature.
- The power cord can be wound around the base of the iron for storage, but there is no clip and the plug cannot be wedged under the handle.
- Steam is only available on the highest temperature setting
- The handle might be a bit tight for those with larger hands
- Had to increase temperature to iron out creases in organza.
- Very heavy and can be tiring to use.
- The auto shut-off "bell" that rings when the iron sits horizontally for 30secs was going off when ironing linen.
- Occasionally water droplets leaked onto the material.
- Very heavy and can be tiring to use. Hard on the wrist.
- Upon delivery, rubber "feet" have fallen off and one was missing entirely.
- You sometimes have to wait while the iron reheats in the base station.
- Cordless irons often suffer when ironing thick cotton and linen due to the high heat required and the nature of cordless irons which lose heat when in use and not being charged.
- Had to increase temperature to iron out creases in organza.
- No effective cord stowage.
- Only OK at ironing cotton
- Occasionally water droplets leaked onto the material
- The handle might be a bit tight for those with larger hands
- Occasionally water droplets leaked onto the material.
- Most fabrics required liberal use of water and it was common for the soleplate to drip water which required refilling the iron during the test.
- No self cleaning.
- The thermostat control knob is not particularly easy to adjust.
- Occasionally water droplets leaked onto the material.
- Had to increase temperature to iron out creases in organza.
- Temperature light (heating up) and power light are hard to tell apart.
- Had to increase temperature to iron out creases in organza.
- Water droplets are produced when the steam function is used
- The thermostat control knob is not particularly easy to adjust.
- Not self cleaning
- Some may find it a little heavy
- Had to increase temperature to iron out creases in organza.
- Some may find it too heavy.
- The cord slips of the end of the iron when wrapped around it
- Not self cleaning
- Some may find it a little heavy
- Water level is not easy to see.
- Power cord is a little short.
- Some may find it too heavy.
- Had to increase temperature to iron out creases in organza.
- Very heavy and can be tiring to use.
- Had to increase temperature to iron out creases in organza.
- Had to increase temperature to iron out creases in organza.
- Steam function releases some water onto the fabric.
- Some may find it too heavy.
- Steam function releases some water onto the fabric.
- Some may find it too heavy.
Features
Self-cleaning
Power-on light
Drip protection
Cord storage
No (claimed but no)
Auto shut-off when horizontal and when vertical (min:sec)
none/na
None observed
00:30/8:00
1:00/8:00
00:30 / 08:00
01:00 / 08:00
1:00/8:00
00:30/8:00
None observed
None observed/ None observed
00:30 / 08:00
00:30 / 08:00
na/na
30:00 / 30:00
00:30 / 08:00
00:30 / 08:00
00:30 / 08:00
00:30/8:00
2:00/8:00
02:00 / 02:00
02:00 / 02:00
8:00/8:00
00:30 / 08:00 (measured)
00:30/8:00
00:30 / 08:00
00:30 / 08:00
N/A / 08:00
00:30 / 08:00
00:30/15:00
00:30 / 15:00
00:30 / 15:00
00:30 / 15:00
00:30 / 15:00
00:30/15:00
00:30 / 15:00
00:30/8:00
00:30/8:00
00:30 / 08:00
00:30 / 08:00
00:30 / 08:00
00:30 / 08:00
00:30 / 08:00
Automatic shut-off
Specifications
Soleplate
not stated
Not stated
Ceramic
Anodised (Eloxal)
Ceramic
Anodised
Anodised
Ceramic
Non-stick
Not stated
Ceramic
Ceramic
Ceramic coating
Ceramic
Ceramic
Ceramic
Non-stick (coated titanium)
Coated Titanium
Stainless steel
Non-stick
Non-stick
Ceramic
Ceramic
Ceramic
Ceramic
Ceramic
Ceramic
Ceramic
Ceramic
Non-stick
Ceramic
Ceramic
Ceramic
Stainless steel
Anodised
Ceramic
Enamel
Enamel (durilium)
Enamel
Enamel
Enamel
Enamel
Cord length (m)
1.6
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
2
2.5
1.7
2.5
1.9
2.7
2.7
1.9
3.8
1.9
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.5
1.9
1.9
2.9
3.1
2.9
3
2.9
1.9
2.8
1.9
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.4
2.4
2.4
1.9
1.8
1.7
2.5
1.9
1.8
1.8
Weight (kg)
0.5
1
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.4
0.9
1.2
0.6
1
1.3
1
1.5
1
1
1.2
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
0.8
1.1
1
1.5
1.4
1.1
0.9
1
0.9
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
1
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.3
1.1
1.3
Weight when full (kg)
0.63
Not recorded
1.37
1.51
Not recorded
1.56
1.79
1.23
Not recorded
0.76
Not recorded
1.58
1.28
1.78
1.38
Not recorded
1.51
1.75
1.67
Not recorded
Not recorded
0.92
Not recorded
1.41
1.87
Not recorded
1.36
Not recorded
1.3
Not recorded
Not recorded
1.5
Not recorded
1.58
Not recorded
1.38
1.58
Not recorded
2
1.54
Not recorded
Not recorded
Stated wattage (W)
1100
1600 - 2000
2000 - 2400
2100 -2400
2000 - 2400
2100 - 2400
2000 - 2400
1800
2400
1600 - 2000
2000 - 2400
2000 - 2400
2200 - 2400
2000 - 2400
2000 - 2400
2000 - 2400
2000 - 2400
2000 - 2400
2030 - 2400
2400
2400
1400 - 1700
2000 - 2400
2000 - 2400
2000 - 2400
2000 - 2400
2000 - 2400
2400
2200 - 2400
2400
2200 - 2400
2200 - 2400
2200 - 2400
2200 - 2400
2200 - 2400
2010 - 2400
2010 - 2400
2010 - 2400
2010 - 2400
2010 - 2400
2010 - 2400
2010 - 2400
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