Which model?Have Phillips steam iron, it has two knobs one for steam control and other for spray nozzle. Working great for past 8 years. You need to use soft water in steam iron else you will end up with leaking and blocked nozzles. Ideally distilled water would be perfect but it's not practical, don't ever use hard water or corrosive water, it will corrode the steam iron innards in a year. I have been using drinking water and works great!
I already saw that but most reviews complain about water leakage. Also the soleplate is aluminium without teflon coating.Philips GC1010 Dry, Steam Iron -980.
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Unfortunately, that is not true. Most manufacturers recommend avoiding distilled water because the lack of impurities can cause leakage and other malfunctions. In fact, it is explicitly mentioned that we use tap water for ironing purpose. My Bajaj iron came with such instructions. Yes, pores will get clogged when using with hard water, but it can be easily removed through various methods.Have Phillips steam iron, it has two knobs one for steam control and other for spray nozzle. Working great for past 8 years. You need to use soft water in steam iron else you will end up with leaking and blocked nozzles. Ideally distilled water would be perfect but it's not practical, don't ever use hard water or corrosive water, it will corrode the steam iron innards in a year. I have been using drinking water and works great!
I agree with you but I don't have that kind of budget.Don't go for cheap irons as almost all of them are troublesome.
You won't have any problems at all with the top end models. There's no issue of water leakage, whether you've plugged-in the iron or not. There's no issue of clogged vents, as all of them provide an easy cleaning mechanism, built-in. Cord will outlast the iron itself. Can survive many accidental falls. High end models have extra wattage, which saves a lot of time. You can even steam your clothes vertically - very useful to fix wrinkles without taking the clothes off the hanger (Blazers etc). Quality of sole plate will be superior; it's butter smooth and large. Uniform heat spread... blah blah blah.
Brand doesn't matter. Just go for a top end model. It'll cost you more than Rs 3000 but you won't have to find a replacement for many years. Best way to find such an iron is to visit local shops and look for imported non-Chinese versions. Models from Singapore are one of the best.
It costs 1.6k now.Phillips comfortline 1000, has Teflon coated heating plate, was 900 rupees back then.