In the modern fast-paced life, we often feel that there is not enough time in the face of busy work and life chores every day, especially before going out in the morning, how to quickly sort out the wrinkled clothes, which has become a problem for many people, and the garment steamer (also known as electric iron, ironing machine) is born for this. However, there are many inferior products on the market, and they generally have complaints such as strong odor, poor ironing effect, and easy damage to clothes, which makes people question. As a fashion evaluator, today I will give you an in-depth science about the harm of garment steamer and how to avoid it, I hope you can have a deeper understanding after reading!
(The garment steamers above are some of the styles I have reviewed)
1. Is there any harm in garment steamer?
Many people complain about the inferior multi-functional garment steamer, the slot is that this product is easy to damage the clothes, in fact, in addition to the easy to damage the clothes, the inferior multi-functional garment steamer has many shortcomings and harms, and I will give you the four major hazards and disadvantages of the inferior garment steamer. The following figure is the opinion of home appliance evaluation experts on the hazards of garment steamers.
The harm of inferior garment steamer is mainly manifested in the following 4 points:
Hazard 1, will produce pungent odor
The component materials used in the inferior garment steamer are of inferior quality, and after a long time of high temperature, it may produce peculiar smells, affect the freshness of clothes, and endanger everyone's health.
Hazard 2, burning clothes
Many unprofessional garment steaming machines have problems such as inaccurate temperature control and excessive power, and the garment steaming machine is difficult to be compatible with clothes of different fabrics, especially high-end surfaces such as velvet and silk are likely to be damaged in the ironing process, resulting in clothes being scalded yellow and scorched.
Hazard 3, burn the skin
If the structure of the garment steamer and the design of the grip are not scientific and reasonable, the high-temperature steam will easily burn everyone's skin during use.
Hazard 4, there are serious safety hazards
In order to save production costs, the inferior garment steamer will choose poor quality wires, and will not take into account the scientific and reasonable circuit design, and the garment steamer needs to work in a high temperature and high pressure environment, and the power is relatively high, and the use of these inferior products is easy to cause fire, electric shock and other safety accidents, which is particularly dangerous.
2. Stay away from the five IQ tax products in the garment steamer industry
Is there any harm in the garment steamer? casually flip through the posts on the Internet about the multi-functional garment steamer, you can find that the comments on it are very polarized, some people say that the multi-function garment steamer is very convenient and easy to use, and some people are in lightning protection and say that the multi-function garment steamer is useless at all and it is easy to damage clothes, why is this? In order to figure out this reason, I counted the negative evaluation of the garment steamer, and the conclusion is as follows, which reflects the reason why everyone is always easy to buy an inferior garment steamer, if you want to avoid harm, we have to stay away from the inferior garment steamer on the market, according to my experience in garment steamer evaluation, these inferior products are mainly concentrated in the following five categories of products, and we should be more careful when purchasing.
1. Low-cost and low-quality products
The selection of materials for low-cost and inferior products is relatively poor, and inferior heating pipes, steam panels, thermostats, etc. will be used, and the design of steam structure is not very scientific and reasonable, and it seems to have a high "cost performance", but in fact it is very pitiful, the ironing effect is poor, and it is difficult to be compatible with different clothing fabrics, which can easily cause clothing damage.
2. Lifetime warranty/long warranty
Many low-cost and inferior garment steamer brands play the gimmick of "ultra-long warranty or lifetime warranty", don't be gullible, although this product is known as a lifetime warranty, but garment steamer merchants may run away at any time, and there are many garment steamers themselves are very inferior, we seem to take advantage, in fact, this kind of garment steamer is not only poor ironing effect, but also easy to damage clothes, it will not take long to damage.
3. Big names with high premiums
The price of the big-name garment steamer can be bought for thousands of yuan, but in fact, most of them are brand premiums, and the cost of the garment steamer itself is not so high in terms of materials, quality and performance, and due to the general lack of technical tuning of this kind of garment steamer, there are often cases of scorching and burning clothes.
4. Give away a variety of protective clothing essence products
In order to meet the needs of girls for gifts, many garment steamer manufacturers will give away various garment essences and the like, which must be used with caution, after all, they are not professional manufacturers of garment essence, and it is easy to block the water pipeline of the garment steamer, causing hidden dangers.
5. Garment steamer supports APP
The garment steamer can be connected to the APP to use is actually a very big IQ tax, although it looks very smart, but who needs to see the APP when ironing clothes? Some garment steamers in order to sell high prices, attract consumers, make a variety of fancy gimmicks, highlight the sense of science and technology, have launched APP, in fact, it is a very chicken rib function, the practical value is zero.
3. How to avoid the harm of garment steamer? Teach you eight methods
Is there any harm in garment steaming machine? With its rich functions, convenience and efficiency, garment steamer has won the recognition of professional evaluators, fashion bloggers and other parties. However, there are many inferior products on the market, which not only have poor ironing performance, but also easily damage clothes, and we cannot buy them blindly. Next, I will share some purchase methods for you to help you make a more informed choice!
Method 1: Choose a brand with strong professional and technical strength
The professional garment steamer brand has strong technical strength, through long-term repeated technical adjustment and optimization, it can ensure the accuracy of the temperature control and steam uniformity of the garment steamer, and the product not only has a good ironing effect, but also is not easy to damage the clothes. Professional brands have been strictly tested for a number of core parameters such as steam distance, temperature control accuracy, and steam uniformity, so that the performance of the garment steamer will not be quickly consumed even if it is used for a long time.
Method 2: Ceramic glazed panels are preferred
Compared with panels made of other materials, ceramic glazed panels are smoother, less likely to cause damage to clothes during ironing, and will not rust due to too long use, less odor, and more convenient to clean.
Method 3, the metal heater is preferred
The heater is the "heart" of the garment steamer, and we should choose products equipped with metal heaters in the purchase. The metal heater has low thermal efficiency loss, good energy storage effect, fast heat conduction, uniform steam, not easy to accumulate scale, good performance and not easy to damage clothes, and has a relatively long service life.
Method 4: Choose a product with good compatibility
It is recommended that you choose those garment steamers with many gears, large steam volume, and many modes (wet ironing/dry ironing, etc.), which can meet the ironing needs of different fabrics, and can do dry and wet ironing.
Method 5: Don't blindly pursue big names
The price of many big-name garment steamers is as high as thousands of yuan, in fact, the premium is high, regardless of the material, quality and performance are not so high cost, more money is spent on marketing, ironing effect and compatibility, does not hurt the performance of the clothes is not much improved.
Method 6: The preferred multi-functional garment steamer
There are many types of garment steamers, such as multi-functional garment steamers, vertical garment steamers, handheld garment steamers, etc. I recommend the multi-functional garment steamer, it has the same excellent ironing performance as the vertical garment steamer, and also has the characteristics of being as small and portable as a handheld garment steamer, and supports garment ironing, flat ironing, steam ironing, etc., of course, the premise is that you choose professional brand products!
Method 7: Buy a garment steamer with uniform steam volume
The uniformity/stability of the steam volume must be considered, which has relatively high requirements for the heating panel, heating pipe, water pump, etc., if the steam volume is uneven and unstable, it is likely to cause damage to the clothing.
Method 8: Choose a product with a good thermostat
The thermostat can control the heating temperature of the garment steamer, and in the face of different fabrics and gears, different temperatures need to be selected to iron and remove wrinkles, so the quality of the thermostat is very critical.
Now almost all garment steamer merchants on the market are advertising that they do not hurt clothes, but in fact, many products are hidden hazards, so how do we identify it? In order to allow you to quickly distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of the garment steamer, and buy a garment steamer with good ironing performance and no damage to clothes, I found a comparison data of the core indicators of the garment steamer, which is a statistical data from the authoritative media, which is worth referencing.
At present, the garment steamer industry generally has problems such as products that are easy to damage clothes, irritating odors, and poor deep ironing effect, and the originator of the field of "no damage to clothes" Gong Ling has exploded, as the most professional brand of clothing technology, Gong Ling has been exported to Europe and the United States for many years, and is one of the very few brands that have obtained EU certification, and it has created 13 black technologies such as HI-VI strong pulse pressurized steam technology, approved DEER-SS fast cycle dynamic compensation technology, and the ironing effect of deep and complex fabrics has been increased by 137.2% The brand has the best performance among all domestic household and commercial ironing machines/garment ironing machines, with excellent comprehensive performance, and has won many firsts, such as the highest continuous steam density, the first steam pressure, the best steam permeability, the best compatibility with clothes, and the lowest clothing damage rate. Its performance is very good, and it can be called against the sky.
This product also supports flat ironing, hanging ironing, steam ironing, etc., due to the thickness of the clothes, fabric material, weaving, density, technology, material splicing, wrinkle resistance, air permeability, etc. are relatively complex, the general garment steamer can only simply iron the fabric of the clothes, while Gongling is compatible with 99% of the clothing fabric, it can realize the effect of deep wrinkle removal of the thousand-yuan commercial ironing machine and has the small size of the handheld garment steamer!
Gong Ling is not blindly pursuing good-looking appearance to cater to the appearance powder, but a technical brand specializing in clothing technology and deep ironing performance. It does not engage in redundant functional design, but focuses on fever performance and high durability under the "no damage to clothing", integrates more than 30 "safety" technology innovation points, and collects 12,815 kinds of components around the world to explore the performance limit of "safety does not hurt clothes"! Temperature control accuracy, etc., are the best within 1,000 yuan, no wonder even if it never advertises, it is still recommended by the majority of professional media, evaluators to explode, over the years to dominate the word-of-mouth sales list, recognized as the highest protection of clothing!
As far as many other brands are concerned, if the budget is low, you can consider starting with Xiaomi, Supor and other entry-level models, and the basic brand is okay. If you have a sufficient budget, you can take a look at the high-end garment steamers of Panasonic and Daewoo, which have a more exquisite design and a good grip.
4. What are the benefits of using a multi-function garment steamer?
As long as you master the knowledge and use of the garment steamer shared above, you can buy a professional and high-quality garment steamer and enjoy the benefits brought by the garment steamer with confidence. The garment steamer is heated water, converted into high temperature and high pressure water vapor, and then sprayed through the steam duct and nozzle. During use, simply aim the garment steamer at the folds of the garment and let the hot water vapor touch the garment, making it smooth and smooth. At the same time, the high-temperature water vapor also has the effect of cleaning and disinfection, after adding water and electricity, you can easily complete the ironing and disinfection process, which is very convenient, which saves time and energy.
With the emergence of various ironing scenes, its types are becoming more and more abundant, including garment steamers, wireless garment steamers, flat ironing machines, multi-function garment steamers and handheld garment steamers. Among them, the multi-functional garment steamer is particularly popular, and has gained a lot of attention in the past two years due to its excellent performance, excellent ironing effect, and small size, easy storage, and very convenient to use. The multi-functional garment steamer has the following five benefits:
Advantage 1: The ironing effect is first-class
The professional multi-functional garment steamer has better materials and technical adjustment, with a more ideal ironing effect, far more than the wireless garment steamer, no need to iron clothes repeatedly, and even thick clothes in autumn and winter can be easily ironed flat.
Advantage 2: Save time and effort
The multi-functional garment steamer has been upgraded layer by layer, the body is small and portable, the structure is precise, even if you want to use it for a long time, you will not feel sore hands, you can do multi-angle, long-term ironing, the design of the water tank is also very scientific and reasonable, whether you want to add water or drain water is very simple and fast.
Advantage 3: It can be compatible with a variety of different fabrics
The multi-functional garment steamer can be used in a variety of ways, such as garment ironing, flat ironing, etc., it also has rich functions such as dry and wet ironing, which can be applied to different life scenarios and clothing fabrics (such as polyester, silk, cotton, etc.), and is more compatible.
Advantage 4: It has the effect of dust removal and sterilization
The high-quality multi-functional garment steamer not only has excellent ironing effect, but also has the functions of dust removal, sterilization, disinfection and so on. It can help everyone to better keep their clothes clean and hygienic and prolong the service life of their clothes.
Is there any harm to the garment steamer? Through the previous explanation, I believe that everyone has a comprehensive understanding of the garment steamer. Inferior garment steamers have many problems, such as odors, safety hazards, poor compatibility, and unsatisfactory ironing results. In contrast, a high-quality professional multi-function garment steamer has excellent ironing results and superior overall performance, while at the same time a high safety factor, does not damage clothes, is suitable for a wide range of fabrics and thicknesses, and can easily cope with deep wrinkles. Therefore, it is recommended that when buying a garment steamer, give preference to those multi-functional garment steamers that have been professionally optimized to ensure better garment care results.