Philips GC5039/30 Azur Elite Steam Iron, 0.35 Litre, 3000 W, Black

I have had steam generator irons, and an optimal steam temperature iron in the past.This may seem a rather expensive iron when first viewed. However, it’s a quality build, easy to use no fuss iron. Providing the item of clothing can be ironed, you can’t go wrong. Iron from denim, to silk then wool and back to denim. No setting to alter, no scorched clothes.Put the iron on IQ mode, give it plenty of time to warm up and away you go.Delivers a good steam jet according to the speed of your ironing. Slow for denim = more steam. Fast for silk = less steam.I have a condenser tumble dryer and use the condensate water from there. Recommend treated water to stop scaling up.The lady of the house doesn’t like ironing. She was impressed by it.To me, that’s a testimony in itself.Expensive. But if you have a lot of ironing, it worth the money.

This is an upgrade from our 'basic' iron. I mean this iron works wonders. So powerful and so much steam coming out it is sooooo easy to iron with this beast! Jean's, T- shirt or voile curtains? No need to switch setting go on just iron. Money well spend . Ps. it is on a heavier side to handle but when you iron the steam just makes it glide like on ice . I guess you can sense that we love our new iron..

The results from this iron are extremely good: my parents have some man-made fabrics which I loathe and loathe ironing them. This iron knocks the creases out of them. Easiest and best results that I've ever had from an iron (usually buy German). Very quick and easy to fill with no splutter. It produces just the right amount of steam. Perhaps a little heavier than my last iron but this is off-set as it's so smooth to use. I like technology but was reluctant to buy as I thought there would be more to go wrong and sometimes a lot of it is unnecessary and gimmicky. The IQ system does work. Through habit, I start with low temp garments and finish with jeans. Pristine results and saving me time.

I am a man who loves a gadget so when I needed a new iron the lack of a temperature dial got me interested.I have to say all the online reviews are right and this is a brilliant iron.Pros:*Can iron any type of ironable garment without needing to think about temperature.*No need to use a cloth to iron garments such as trousers that would normally look shiny. Ironing directly is easy and they look perfect.*using this iron I can iron twice as quickly as normal (bear in mind I am a man!)* No more using liquid descaller, just open the compartment underneath the iron and empty.Cons:# The iron is heavy although this means you don't have to press down too much when ironing, but could be a problem for arthritis suffers.# The colour looks great but it is difficult to see the water level.# As this is a high volume steam device watch those fingers when ironing small areas.# The cable tidy is pretty useless so I tend not to use it.All in all I have been using this for a few weeks and can recommend it despite the price.

There are not really many settings on this iron to worry about, you can just set it to IQ and iron anything. On this setting it only produces steam when it is moving, if you stop it stops. It will stop producing steam if it is stood on its end and it will turn itself off if it doesn't move for two minutes (so you can't accidentally burn your house down) then it turns back on as soon as you move it. It is quite large so I guess that should make ironing quicker. The size didn't seem to hinder it's use but that coming from a 5'10 man. My partner who is a 5'2 45Kg woman might have a different take on that.My only negatives for this are it is very heavy compared to my old iron, it could maybe benefit from a larger water tank but that would further increase the size and weight of this thing.

Great Iron with lots of steam, I got mine for £89, which is more than a bargain, because it has increased to £195! However if I knew then how good the Iron was I would happily pay the full price. The Iron is outstanding, and no matter how I let the the ironing build up, It really takes a small amount of time to iron everything. I really love this Iron, because every time I iron, it looks as if it's been professionally done. This iron makes it impossible to burn anything, even if it is left face down on silk! I don't know how it does it, but it just does. There are no thermostat controls so, you can Switch from jeans to silk without changing a thing.I have to admit I now look forward to ironing these days , because with this iron you really can breeze through your ironing in no time at all.

cord length is brilliant and so easy to use my teenager can even iron. slightly more expensive but worth the money for time saved ironing shirts. no need to change settings, only need to fill with water slightly more often, but this is not an issue. iron is slightly heavier than previous irons i have owned, however after the second time of using it never even noticed the weight. total worth the money, for ease of use and time saved

I’ve had 2 of these particular irons because the first one started leaking. The second one is packed ready to be returned also because….it’s leaking. Either Amazon have a bad batch of these or the design is poor. My ironing board ends up soaked, also the clothes I’m ironing are too, plus the carpet underneath. It isn’t pouring out but enough that everything ends up wet and then makes clothes dirty. I initially wondered if I had overfilled the water tank so I put less in but looking at the casing it appears to be the seal around the water tank. Unfortunately I wouldn’t recommend this particular one, I’ve now ordered the newer version as a replacement but haven’t tried it yet so fingers crossed there’s no issues but considering the prices I would expect better.