Best Buys for Steam Generator Irons 2015 UK

Which are the best buy steam generator irons for your money in 2015?

Whatever price you are willing to pay you’ll want a clothes iron that’s fit for purpose and helps you get the ironing done, perhaps, in half the time.

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• Help me choose: which steam generator iron to buy Our 2015 tips

• The best buys for steam generator irons based on users' satisfaction

At Best Buys for we’ve identified these key things to look for in your ideal best buys for steam generators:

• A water reservoir big enough not to run dry while you’re ironing
• Sufficient steam to smooth creases in any fabric
• A light-weight iron that’s easy to push and lift
• A soleplate that glides over any garment effortlessly

Good news is that you can get a great pressurised steam iron without spending a small fortune.

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Help Me Choose Which Steam Generator Iron to Buy - Our 2015 Tips

Best buys for offers the following irons in answer to the question “which steam generator iron to buy?”

Best Buy	Family use	Professional use	Iron	Expect to pay around*	Overall Users' Satisfaction Rating**
	Y	#	Morphy Richards 42244	£90	9.03/10
	Y	#	Philips GC7420	£100	9.11/10
	Y	Y	Philips GC9230	£175	9.55/10

Table contents ©Best Buys Compared 2015
*Prices correct at publication date. ** Overall users' satisfaction after 6 or more weeks of use

The above table is based on the Overall Users’ Satisfaction Rating, functionality, reliability and value for money these are our 3 best buys across the price points:

Our first best buy is the Morphy Richards 42244 (its replacement the Morphy Richards 42234 has also earned plaudits from owners, but not in great enough numbers to be included in this year’s survey results).

Part of the 42244’s appeal is its competitive price – around £100 or less.

This pressurised steam iron produces a constant 100g/min of steam. Now, that performance may not be up there with the likes of the Philips GC9230 (120g/min constant + steam boost to 240g/min) but its way better than a conventional steam iron.

One minor draw-back is that this model uses a special anti-calc filter. This takes the form of a bag you pop in the filter compartment. You get two of these in the box. Eventually these need replacing at around £8 for 5.

The Philips GC7420 has both a similar price tag and performance. However, there are no anti-calc filters to cost into your budget.

Add to that Philips reputation for reliability and you have a household appliance that can help you cut through the ironing chore.

Overall, our Best Buy recommendation would be the Philips GC9230. This offers 120g/min continuous steam boosted to 240g/min on demand. That means the GC9230 can either deal with the family ironing or provide an effective tool in professional ironing service.

We were a bit sceptical about Philips claims for the optimal temperature control, but GC9230 owners assure us it works well. The 1.5L water tank provides enough steam for around 50 minutes ironing.

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Overall Best Buy Steam Generator Irons 2015 by Users’ Satisfaction

Our best buy Steam Generator Irons 2015 lists eleven irons that have user satisfaction ratings above 9/10. That means users, who responded to our survey, consistently rate these pressurised steam irons as fit for purpose, reliable and value for money.

Table contents ©Best Buys Compared 2015
*Prices correct at publication date. ** Overall users' satisfaction after 6 or more weeks of use

Cheapest Best Buys for Steam Generator Irons

So there you have the 2015 results. Our “best buys for” are

• Best buy cheap steam generator iron the Philips GC7420
• Best buy mid- price range (voted by users) the Tefal GV7250
• Best buy for luxury iron (voted by users) the Tefal GV9460GO

That concludes our best buys for steam generator irons and why page. We think you’ll agree – with the help of owners and users - we’ve answered the question “what is the best steam generator iron to buy?”

What you want for the appearance of your clothes and a quicker ironing session is a pressurised steam iron that is keenly priced and smoothes away creases or wrinkles in one pass of the iron. And, on occasion, puts excellent creases into garments like trousers.

So, now, wherever you live in the UK, go on and make that labour saving investment in one of 2015’s best buy steam generator iron models.

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