Test irons

Taisiya Kurbatova iron - one of the most popular home appliances, which helps us every day to look perfect. However, successfully choose a new iron is becoming increasingly difficult: many new brands are too different soles. In addition, each manufacturer calls the new developments in their own way. Many of the settings in the store is difficult to estimate, however unsophisticated consumer is difficult to go to understand the advantages and disadvantages of a particular model. Employees of building portal Stroyka74.ru decided to test the irons. To take into account the interests of different user groups were tested models of different price categories: - Scarlett Andrew (SC-330S) - cost about 500 rubles; - Philips EasyCare (GC 3240) - 2100 rubles; - Braun Freestyle (SI 6595) - 2500 rubles - Bosch sensixx steam generator (TDS 1035) - 2600 rub.; - Philips Azur Precise 4330 (GC 4330) - 2800 rubles; - Tefal Program 8 400 (FV 9240) - 3200 rubles. Scarlett Andrew Philips EasyCare Braun Freestyle Bosch sensixx steam generator Philips Azur Precise 4330 Tefal Program 8400 Comparison of Specifications Specifications Bosch TDS 1035 Braun SI 6595 MN Philips GC 4330 Philips GC 3240 Scarlett SC-330 S Tefal FV9240 Title Sensixx steam generator FreeStyle Azur Precise EasyCare Andrew Program 8 Coverage soles Cera-glissee Saphir Careeza Careeza Stainless Steel Ultragliss Turbo Auto + + + - - + Vertical steam + + + + + + Features steam generator with pump, residual heat indicator soles, the capacity for 350 ml of water, built-in cartridge to protect against scale, sensor protection against leaks, hinging cable 360 ??°, grip Soft-touch three active zones steam nozzle Textile Protector for delicate fabrics Steam tip Steam Tip, rubberized handle, water tank with 350 ml, a groove for the buttons across the bottom of water tank is 300 ml, the steam nozzle Steam Tip steam into the folds of steam blow "rubberised grip, ball mount cord location build Europe Spain United Kingdom France Singapore Singapore Power (W) 2400.0 1900.0 2400.0 2300.0 2200.0 2400.0 Use without Cord - - - - - - Regulation pair + + + + + + Standing pairs (r / min) 40.0 30.0 40.0 35.0 40.0 --- Steam impact (g / min) 100.0 95.0 100.0 95.0 --- 100.0 Function "drop-stop" + + + + + + Descaling Anti-calc system Anti Calc System Automatic Anti-Calc Double Active Calc System Self-cleaning Anti-Calc Plus + self-cleaning water spray + + + + + + Detachable - - - - - - Color White White with golden with Blue White with Blue White with Pink White with Blue White with Blue Height (cm) 15.6 14.0 15.0 15.0 30.2 15.0 Width (cm) 13.0 12.0 12.0 11.6 12.5 13.0 Depth (cm) 30.0 28.5 30.0 29.0 13.5 31.5 Weight (kg) 1.8 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 kit. User Measuring cup for water, a nozzle, instructions Measuring cup for water, instructions Measuring cup for water, instructions Measuring cup, instruction manual Packing height (cm) 17.0 18.4 17.0 17.0 --- --- Packaging Width (cm) 32.0 --- 32.8 33.0 34.0 --- depth of packing (cm) 14.0 14.7 13.0 14.0 --- --- Gross Weight (kg) 1.8 2.2 1.8 9.1 --- --- For a more detailed comparison of quality irons was used rather complicated method of estimation, which allows to take into account almost all capabilities of today's irons and evaluate them on merit. Tested parameters reflecting the basic properties of irons, were divided into four groups: 1. parameters of the real work; 2. additional functions and modes 3. parameters of ergonomics, 4. security settings. Max. score Scarlett Andrew (SC-330S) Philips EasyCare (GC 3240) Braun Freestyle (SI 6595) Bosch sensixx steam generator (TDS 1035) Philips Azur Precise 4330 (GC 4330) Tefal Program 8 400 (FV 9240) Parameters of the real work (43% ) 49 35 39 38 43 35 37 Uniformity of heating the soleplate 5 3.6 4 4.8 4.3 2.9 4.4 Stability of maintaining the temperature 5 2.7 2 2.5 4.8 0 1.3 the highest possible quality crease 15 14 12 14 13 12 14 The rate of heating up to a maximum temperature of 3 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 Quality of built-in steam generator 10 6.5 10 5 8 8.5 7 Quality of work Spray 3 0 2 1 2 2 1 Slide 8 6 6.3 8 8 7 7 Additional functions and modes (20%) 9 4.5 5 4 5 6 5 The availability of Vertical Steam 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 The presence of a steam boost 1 1 1 1 1 1 Availability of Auto Cleanup from scale 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 Presence of descaling as a special procedure 1 0.5 1 0 0 1 0 Presence indication connect to the network 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Presence indication of heating 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 The presence of the display 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 The presence of a "drop-stop" in a hot 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 The presence of a "drop-stop" cold 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 Options ergonomics (27%) 24 20 21 20 21 23 21 Convenience Bay Water 3 3 3 1 2 3 1 Easy control the amount of water in Iron 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 Speed ??ironing linen 5 3 3 3 5 4 5 Speed ??ironing shirts 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 Convenient spout 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ease of use 5 5 5 5 5 5 4.5 The presence of the handle cover that prevents slipping 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Convenience cord 2 2 2 2 1 5 2 2 Security (10%) 14 4 6 9 11 8 11 Availability avtotklyucheniya horizontal / vertical position 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 Availability avtotklyucheniya in position on one side 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Light alarm cutoff 1 0 0 1 1 January 1 Audible alarm cutoff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stability 1 1 1 1 0.5 1 1 Strength foot 6 3 4 5 4 4 5 corresponds to standard levels of heating rates. 3 0 0 1 3 1 2.5 The table presents the summarized results of testing irons. The total score for each group of parameters is the sum of ratings in that group. The final grade is determined as the sum of the normalized count for each group of parameters with certain coefficients, reflecting the importance of this parameter in the overall assessment (weight listed in the table in brackets in the name of the parameter groups). Testing are quite different irons. The additional features are usually not significantly affect the quality of the ironing, but fairly strong influence on the usability of the device. For example, it is very useful if your iron has a self-cleaning function of the scale, or an LCD display that shows the selected mode.