What iron with a steam generator to buy

Everyone heard about professional dry cleaners - from there they go out of the perfect freshness and cleanliness of things. Similar now everyone will allow himself. Let's talk what iron with a steam generator to buy.

Characteristics of steam generators

Today there is no commercially available irons without steam. It will be possible to buy Vitek iron of this kind, even foreign manufacturers do not disdain, but there is always a sprinkler available. It has long been noticed that if the washed thing is hung on a rope, it is gradually smoothed out, only a scar at the inflection point remains. The strong jet of steam survives any folds, disinfecting clothes, splitting minor contaminants.

Wall washing machine works on this principle. In the unit there is no cycle as such, steam treatment is in progress. No waste remains. The car of the future. Let's try to distinguish the steam iron from the topic of today's conversation.

1. For the first in English, the term has long been invented - Steam Iron. This is a steam iron.
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2. The steam generator is called the Dampfgenerator.

In Russia, there is complete confusion. What kind of thing is an iron with a steam generator? The confusion is brought about by the fact that it is customary for the Dampfgenerator to call the steam station. Let us briefly describe the difference:

• . A steam generator( steam station) is an iron with a sole, combined with a hose and an electrical wire with an additional unit. He is called a steam generator. In the stand is a container with water. And together, a similar iron with a hose and stand with a capacity is called a steam station. The advantages of the solution are obvious. Not constrained in weight, the developers of the power of the current allowed in the stand. Due to the revolutionary course, steam generation rate is unprecedented, and the capacity value is measured in liters already. A person is not required to lift the entire weight of the device.
• In a steam iron, a tank is built inside the case. Wireless models are known, the meaning is preserved: water is poured into the tank under the handle, which enters the boiler above the sole where evaporation takes place. The resulting steam hits a powerful jet. But never reach the force, as when installing capacity on the table. Here the burden falls entirely on the iron, in the first case there was a separation of duties.

. Disadvantages of steam generators.

. The temperature of the sole of the steam generator is usually lower than that of a simple iron. Chances to burn the fabric is much less. For most models, the mode is regulated by the handle. The advantages of steam generators are obvious, but there are drawbacks:

1. Hose with a wire is thick, this creates certain difficulties.
2. Due to the high water consumption, it is used extremely clean to prevent the formation of scale.
3. The cost of the steam generator is high, difficult to find on the Yandex market.

It is expensive to buy distilled water, and it is almost impossible to purify the existing one. We will give a couple of tips. How to prepare the liquid:

• pass the volume through a drinking filter;
• boil water;
• result pass through the filter again.

Get water, quite suitable for the steam generator. This eliminates the main drawback. You can't do anything with a cord, the cost will gradually fall.

How to find a steam generator, if the search fails

Type Google Dampfgenerator in Google and enjoy the abundance of models. Tefal is especially common. Look closely at the search results Yandex-market for the word Iron. Below is a small check mark with the word Steam Generator opposite. Install it, and 90% of the models found will be steam generators.

Re-clarify the incorrectness of such a formulation. Today, any iron is equipped with a device for producing steam( steam generator).Inside, even sometimes there is an electric pump, pumping water, the speed of which is regulated. It turns out, any iron with a steam generator.

Parameters of steam generators

In early reviews it was said that for multi-cookers and oil heaters the power consumption is not the main thing. For steam generators - the opposite. Indirectly, the parameter characterizes two factors:

1. Maximum degree of heating of the sole.
2. Steam production rate.

Energy is wasted and divided between these two characteristics. The quality of ironing depends on both, the simplicity with which the folds are conquered. Try to take powerful equipment, but! The shield in a typical apartment can not withstand the loads. In the USSR, the typical consumption rate was 5 kW.In modern high-rise buildings( above 12 floors), the limit is larger. Check with your local electrician for the range of possibilities and choose a steam generator more appropriately.

See an illustration of this, if you look at the rate of steam generation. In models with a consumption difference of 1000 W, the volume of the jet varies in proportion. For example, at 3000 W and 2000 W the difference will be one and a half times. A professional, without looking inside, will say what is the rate of steam generation in power.

At the bottom of each steam generator, the number of holes varies. Different and common section. As a result, the vapor pressure is greater where the total hole area is smaller. Reception allows the jet to penetrate deeper, smoothing better, but. .. in a smaller space of fabric. How to find out the pressure? Most irons are written in the specifications( on the Yandex Market).But pressure is not necessarily proportional to power. Additionally affects the total cross-section of all the holes.

Manufacturers of irons with a steam generator are aware of what is happening, so one where the consumption of 2 kW contains holes in the sole is smaller than the 3 kW appliance. Again it was shown that the performance of the steam generator is directly dependent on the power. The right choice of an iron with a steam generator is not so complicated, it is much more difficult to collect money for a purchase.

Indicative conditions:

1. In many steam generators there is a protection against scale. Think about the option if you have no time to filter and boil water. The method does not imply an alternative, in addition to buying bottles with distilled liquid.
2. Which sole to choose? The temperature is not so high, less carbon is formed. We believe that you should not overpay for steel. Superiority of form: UltraGliss from Tefal will show charms with an abundance of steam.
3. For some customers, the volume of the tank will be decisive. For a large pile of linen a large amount of water is required. And, conversely, laziness to fill a full tank for a pair of sheets.
4. Nozzle for delicate fabrics often included. Tick ​​if you have to iron gentle things.

We add that cheap steam generators with equal power produce less than expensive ones. We believe that a substantial part of the energy is spent on heating the sole. It turns out, a cheaper steam generator is less delicate. Tracking is easy. For example, both steam generators consume about 3 kW, but the first produces 130 g / min of steam, the second only 65. Where does the energy go? We believe that part of the steam effect is replaced by temperature. Check when you decide to buy a new assistant.

Vertical ironing with steam generator

Any steam generator, due to its design features, is suitable for vertical ironing. At the same time, the laundry is hung, it is supposed to be jetted from a distance of 10 to 15 cm. It is difficult if the iron is of a large mass. Plus a hose with a wire. .. It’s better to buy a steam iron, an otparivatel and divide duties between devices. The first for horizontal, the second for vertical ironing. The cost will be about the same.