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| Thread ID: 67354 | 2006-03-25 05:44:00 | OT: Is there such a thing as a drip free iron? | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 440577 | 2006-03-25 05:44:00 | This is a v off topic question. Is there a such thing as a drip free iron? Its not v pretty ironing a white shirt and you see like 10+ drip marks on it. I bought a Philips a 2yr back or so and it drips onto your garment as you are using it. I got a exchange and the same thing happens. I then learnt to live with it. Today I got a Sunbeam which has drip free feature, not as bad but it still drips. This new one, not sure if its a defect sample or what but when I had it on the highest setting (linen) and then drop it back to (cotton) and it then heated back up again after cooling, it was standing up right on the ironing board and it was littering pissing out. I had to use a cloth to wipe the puddle of water that resided on the iron board. After a while it just went away and while ironing I would get drips on my garment, like 10 or such for a shirt. Both irons dripped on the first day using it. We have a 20yr old Sunbeam and it does not leak at all but its not a v strong iron and probably prefer a dripping modern iron that it. So what should I do, get a swap for another iron and try it out again and if not get a refund? The irons are Philips Comfort 215, and the new one bought today, Sunbeam Ultura 5700 w/ drip free feature. A really stupid question but does anyone have a drip free iron? Any help appreciated? |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 440578 | 2006-03-25 06:02:00 | Most will drip if the temperature gets below steam temp. ie the steam condenses Keeping the heat up usually helps Best. |
Sue (33) | ||
| 440579 | 2006-03-25 20:42:00 | The best irons are the ones you find in antique shops from around the 50s, if you can find one thats stll in good nick....... | pctek (84) | ||
| 440580 | 2006-03-25 21:22:00 | Oops,sorry, found myself in the ladies room. :rolleyes: | Cicero (40) | ||
| 440581 | 2006-03-25 21:51:00 | Another good feature to look for in an iron is the Automatic Shut Off. My wife often left our old iron on, and I did sometimes as well. While the Auto Shut Off was only on the more expensive models, it was well worth it considering the possibility of a house fire, and higher power bills. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 440582 | 2006-03-26 02:17:00 | Even better. Wear tshirts - they don't need ironing. | pctek (84) | ||
| 440583 | 2006-03-26 04:20:00 | Empty out the water - no more drips. | Greg (193) | ||
| 440584 | 2006-03-26 04:28:00 | whats an iron :waughh: | plod (107) | ||
| 440585 | 2006-03-26 04:45:00 | I use a Weller iron. The water stays in the sponge on the transformer box, and is used only in the tip wiping operation. Solder doesn't drip unless you use too much. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 440586 | 2006-03-26 18:21:00 | I own three irons - I think. They're all in different houses & I haven't actually looked for one for several years. As I recall, none of them leaked - being good solid well-designed models of the 60s/70s. But I swore off buying anything that didn't drip-dry. That was when I suddenly realised how much of my life I'd already spent ironing. Once clothing came with more choices, this worm decided to turn. |
Laura (43) | ||
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