tips from other users
Just started using this, selected Sunbeam 'cuz I've had luck with other sunbeam products. Steam starts up in about ten seconds. EXCELLENT. The pole isn't tall enough, though. Not so excellent. This has been reported by other customers on other steamers, I guess it's a common complaint. I work full-time, need to wear business dress daily; generally some type of skirt or trouser with a blouse/sweater and a casual suitjacket. I HATE spending money on sending wool-blend items to the dry cleaners... or sending linen-blend lined jackets to the dry cleaners. Now I wash them on delicate cycle, tumble dry for two or three minutes (yes, even the wool items) and then hang dry. I use the steamer to get wrinkles out of the dry garment after this. It works really well, better than trying to navigate sleeves, linings, collars, with a steam iron. Tips from another user were great... use wooden clothespins to hold the garment tight, use a cheap plastic cutting board behind the garment to...
Great Steamer
I've had this steamer for a little over a month. It's working great.
CLEANING TIP: The instructions say that if you use tap water, to clean the steamer out by using a vinegar and water mixture every so often. I tried this once and it took a while to get that vinegar smell to go away. Use a couple tablespoons of bleach with water instead. Rinse out the water reservoir. Use about 2 cups of water and 2 tablespoons of bleach and let the steamer run for about 10 minutes. Drain the reservoir and the main unit and wipe it clean with a paper towel.
TECHNIQUE TIP: It would be smart to invest in a high temperature glove. I know there are times when I almost burn myself with the steam. I found using a glove on one hand makes it much easier than trying to pin the clothes down.
Good steam but needs better design
I have steam-ironed about 10 items.
Pros:
Good amount of steam. That is the main feature. Your iron holds one cup of water but this hold about one gallon, so it can be generous with steam.
Cons:
The contraption to hold your clothes does not work easily. So you end up spending as much time fudging with it as you would spend time re-positioning your garment with a regular iron. The bottom pins move horizontally and cannot stay in spot. If you want to iron a shirt you need to collapse the extended pole and bend/squat to iron, because the bottom rack does not move up, you have to lower the top portion.
Perhaps if you come up with a set of home-invented gadgets to hold your garment in place you can use the product effectively. The product has potential if they redesign and add such gadgets. It is a bit hard to explain so it is best to see the product in a big store and pretend to iron a shirt and a pant there to see the issues.
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