What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
Easily lasts one set of ironing for me.
Despite not being cordless it's very easy to use. The cable length is really exceptional. The cord is a generous 3 metres long.
I don’t dread ironing anymore. This tefal iron certainly makes things a breeze.
The soleplate glides perfectly and seems durable. The steam on this one is strong and works perfectly on the shirts when need to smooth when out. It rests safely on its heel to allow adjustment of garments and can be used either horizontally on a boar... Read More
The fv5872 is comfortable in the hand and not too heavy. It is quite weighty, but that does give a feel of quality and makes pressing clothes easier. It's weighted correctly and is ergonomic.
Cons
Paid 84 £ for this pease of. It is unethical to buy a product as new and someone sells you a used one.
The only two redeeming features of this iron are the cord length, which is good and that will automatically switch off if left unused. Tempreture regime control changes by itself, from cotton to maximum temperature level which can cause spots on your ... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Its a great iron with the anticalc makes it a little heavier but it glides over the clothes
This iron looks nice and also good quality
The quality of ironing is absolutely brilliant
Good quality iron loads of steam but makes a right hullabaloo if you have it cranked up to top bins
Packaging/appearance
You can press it accidentally when trying to press the spray button so must ensure fingers are out of the way
Competitiveness
This new tefal model is a vast improvement my wife tells me that it works really well and is very versatile with plenty of stea... Read More
This is a very good conventional iron from tefal
You seem to have to hold it there which is a bit of a faff with one hand
I bought this as a replacement for a tefal iron as i like the brand and the diamond soleplate
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Good quality iron loads of steam but makes a right hullabaloo if you have it cranked up to top bins
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Basically it gets too hot on the max setting and boils the bejesus out of the water… which results in lots of popping and hissing
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What they dont tell you until you read the instructions is that in very hard water areas you must dilute the water 5050 with distilled water not deionised water
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The shot of steam button under the handle is in an awkward place
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Its not the lightest at just under 1
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I was trying to work out how long wed had our old cordless iron and think its something like 20 years
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It had a well stained base and was still going but not working that well
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Theres a third setting which is higher powered steam but this only works if the lever is pushed and held to the right presumably as its only likely to be intermittently required
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