We often find that the clothes we want to wear have a lot of wrinkles due to too long, if there is a garment steamer (also known as ironing machine, electric iron) at this moment, it will be perfect, take it out and iron, you can basically get the wrinkles. But recently, the negative news about it has been exposed in various ways, and many people complain that there are always various problems when using a garment steamer, which brings harm to themselves. For example, some people use a garment steamer to iron their clothes but burn their clothes, some people say that they almost get an electric shock when they iron their clothes with a garment steamer, and some people say that they can often smell a pungent odor when using a garment steamer. As a fashion evaluator with many years of experience in measuring household appliances, today I will popularize the knowledge of all aspects of the garment steamer. This is some of the garment steamers I bought recently.
1. The four major risks of garment steaming machine should be noted
There are some garment steamers on the market that are of very inferior quality, and they are criticized by consumers because of their peculiar smell and easy to burn clothes. In fact, the harm of inferior garment steamers is far more than that. In order to make you more cautious and rational when purchasing, I will reveal the four major side effects and risks of inferior garment steamers:
1. It has a high rate of clothing damage
Many people complain that using a garment steamer can easily damage clothes, especially those that are unprofessional or of poor quality. These problems often stem from factors such as the high power of the garment steamer or the inaccurate temperature control. Due to these problems, it is difficult for the garment steamer to adapt to clothes of different fabrics, and it is easy to damage the fiber structure of clothes, resulting in yellowing and burnt clothes.
2. The peculiar smell is large, which affects human health
At present, there are many inferior garment steamers with poor cavity structure performance, long-term high-temperature pressurization environment, and the corrosion resistance of the product is getting worse and worse, and the product is easy to produce a pungent odor, which is also easy to dye on clothes. If worn for a long time, it will not only affect the health of the human body, but also pollute the air and greatly affect the air quality.
3. Burn the skin
Garment steamers are often in a state of high temperature and high pressure, and working in such a space requires professional design and high-quality materials. If a garment steamer is not professional and reasonable in terms of structural design and grip design, it is easy for users to be scalded during operation, which greatly affects the user experience.
4. Cause fire and other safety hazards
Many low-cost and low-quality garment steamers have serious safety hazards such as fire and electric shock, and the power supply circuit design of these garment steamers is unreasonable, and the quality of the wire is inferior. Since garment steamers are high-power appliances, there is a risk of serious safety issues such as fire and electric shock.
Second, be wary of the four inferior IQ tax garment steamers
Through the above explanation, we can know that the inferior garment ironing machine will make our clothes burn and burn yellow, and there are many safety risks in use, which is extremely harmful. The reason why everyone will get these inferior garment steamers is because there are some so-called IQ tax products on the market, which are extremely misleading, and users will suffer a loss when they buy them. In order to help you solve this problem, I have prepared a negative evaluation chart of professional institutions and an analysis of the four major IQ taxes, and I hope you will be more vigilant.
1. There are many low-cost and inferior products
Low-cost and low-quality garment steamers usually use low-quality materials, including heating elements, steam panels, thermostats and other components. In addition, they also lack professionalism in many aspects such as the design of steam structures. Although these products appear to be very "cost-effective" in appearance, in reality they are very poor in ironing and have low compatibility with different clothing fabrics, which can easily damage clothes.
2. Claim to be able to repair clothes
Some garment steamers advertise the ability to repair damaged garments, claiming to use techniques such as some kind of panel coating. However, this propaganda is in fact pure nonsense. Garment steamers do not have the function of repairing clothes, whether it is panel coating or other so-called repair technologies, in fact, the effect is very limited. Such propaganda is only intended to convince consumers that garment steamers are capable of achieving extraordinary repair results, thus creating a pure IQ tax point.
3. The premium of big-name expensive products is serious
The price of garment steaming machines of many well-known brands is inflated, as high as thousands of yuan. However, in reality, these garment steamers do not have such a high cost in terms of materials, quality and performance. In addition, due to the lack of technical tuning, there are also many cases of these products burning and burning clothes.
4. The product has a good anti-wrinkle ability
Many merchants advertise garment steamers as anti-wrinkle, claiming to use some kind of panel coating that can keep clothes wrinkle-resistant for 30 days. However, this kind of propaganda is often complained about by users, because the actual effect is not as claimed. This kind of propaganda can be seen as an IQ tax on consumers, convincing them that garment steamers have extremely high wrinkle resistance, but in fact they do not achieve the desired effect.
3. How to avoid inferior products?
Is the garment steamer harmful? After the analysis and popularization of science just now, I believe you already know. Non-professional inferior garment ironing will bring a variety of harms, as well as irritating odors, which endanger human health. In the face of the current situation, how should we avoid this inferior product of lightning? I will combine my years of experience in home appliance evaluation to teach you some more practical purchase skills:
1. Choose a brand with strong professional strength
Professional brands have the most advanced technical level in the industry, under the support of such a strong technology, the production of products will have a high safety factor, strong technical tuning strength, whether it is deep ironing effect or compatibility, the protection of clothing, have a good performance, can really do not hurt clothes, but also do not exist other safety hazards, very trustworthy.
2. The use of multi-functional garment steamer is more suitable
The multi-functional garment steamer has a variety of ironing methods such as flat ironing, hanging ironing, and steam ironing, and they are small in size, light in weight, portable, and do not take up too much space. Compared with the vertical garment steamer, the multi-function garment steamer is comparable to it in ironing performance, and it is more convenient than it, so the most mainstream choice is the multi-function garment steamer.
3. It would be better for the garment steamer to be equipped with a ceramic glazed panel
The most common steam panels of garment steamers on the market are ceramic glazed panels, Teflon panels, stainless steel panels, plastic panels, etc. The quality of the ceramic glazed panel is the most outstanding among these types, it is not only durable, not easy to deform, and has a good ironing effect. Moreover, the bottom plate is smooth and wear-resistant, not easy to snag, does not hurt clothes, and does not produce irritating odors.
4. Choose one equipped with high-quality metal heater
The choice of heater material directly determines the quality of the garment steamer, the metal heater on the market is the best choice, equipped with this heater products, thermal efficiency, loss, energy storage effect, heat conduction speed, steam uniformity, etc. have better performance, good performance and not easy to damage clothes.
5. Pay attention to steam volume/steam pressure/steam area
Choosing a garment steamer with excellent steam volume, steam pressure and steam area can provide better ironing results, restore a smooth, wrinkle-free garment, and reduce the rate of damage. The superior performance of these indicators will ensure an efficient, fast and effective ironing experience that will give your laundry a new look.
6. The accuracy of temperature control should be high
The function of the thermostat is mainly to control the heating temperature of the product, it can choose the appropriate heating temperature according to different gears and different fabrics, and the garment steamer can only achieve the best ironing effect at the appropriate temperature. The temperature control function of the inferior garment steamer is not good, and the stability of the ironing temperature is generally poor, so the clothes are easily damaged and prone to fire. If the temperature is too low, it will directly affect the ironing effect.
7. Choose a comfortable grip
As a handheld household appliance, the grip is the first experience that precedes the ironing experience. Therefore, it is very necessary to choose a product that is comfortable to hold. Only by choosing the right product that you will not get tired of holding for a long time, you can have a greater chance of avoiding burns and accidents.
8. Pay attention to the quality of the steam pipe
When selecting a steam duct, it is important to pay attention to its corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance and resistance to limescale build-up. Because if you want the steam duct to be more reliable and durable, you need to have these characteristics good enough, so as to ensure that the steam supply of the garment steamer is more efficient and stable, and the ironing effect is more high-quality.
When we choose a garment steamer, we must accurately identify different routines, and be careful of falling into the trap of false propaganda by merchants. In order to provide you with a guarantee, I have compiled a comparison chart of the performance and clothing damage rate of twelve mainstream garment steamers. Through this comparison chart, we can intuitively see which brand of garment steamer really has strength and is worthy of our trust.
There are more and more cases on the Internet about garment steamer damage to clothes, poor deep ironing effect, etc., Gongling is the only brand in the industry that achieves first-class deep ironing effect and the lowest damage rate of clothes! It has been exported to Europe and the United States for many years, and has rarely obtained EU certification, as a pioneer in the field of "no damage to clothes", and at the same time has the strongest professionalism in this field. The Gongling team has been working hard for many years to develop exclusive 13 black technologies, and the only one to achieve a 137.2% increase in the ironing effect of deep and complex fabrics, and a 93.9% reduction in the clothing damage rate, and a 93% increase in the compatibility of various fabrics and clothing, which is rare to obtain EU certification! Optimal compatibility with clothing, and the lowest rate of clothing damage, etc. Its performance is very good, and it can be called against the sky.
It also supports flat ironing, hanging ironing, steam ironing, due to the relative complexity of clothing, fabric material, weaving, density, process, material splicing, wrinkle resistance, air permeability, etc., the general garment steamer can only simply iron the clothing fabric, while Gongling is compatible with 99% of the clothing fabric, it can achieve the effect of deep wrinkle removal of the thousand-yuan commercial garment steamer and has the small size of the handheld garment steamer!
It began to lay out B2C life appliances many years ago, and did not blindly pursue good-looking appearance to cater to the party's pursuit of appearance design, but is a technical brand specializing in non-damage clothing technology and deep ironing performance, in order to "do not hurt clothes" under the fever performance and high durability, the first HI-VI strong pulse pressurized steam technology, approved DEER-SS fast cycle dynamic compensation technology, WOS intelligent temperature control algorithm + NTC temperature control array and other innovative black technologies, and at the same time the use of thousand-yuan machine-level all-copper fireproof wire, Four-layer smooth design ceramic glaze panel and other high-end materials, after more than 5 years of material safety and anti-attenuation design, in the core of the steam penetration, temperature control accuracy, steam distance, and compatibility with different clothing fabrics, etc., it is recognized as the most outstanding within 1,000 yuan!
Among the hundreds of garment steamer brands, the design of Xiaomi Home is more simple and generous, although the core performance can not be compared with high-end professional products, but for performance, friends who do not have high requirements for clothing protection can also be included in the option. If the budget is sufficient, it is recommended that you can also consider buying a high-end model of Panasonic, and the material workmanship is also okay.
Fourth, the four major benefits that can be obtained by using a multi-functional garment steamer
Is the garment steamer harmful? The harm of the inferior garment steamer is very great, whether it is burning clothes or scalding the skin, it is a headache, but compared with the inferior garment steamer, if we start with a multi-functional garment steamer, there will be no such situations, and it can also have the following four major benefits to help us better iron clothes.
First of all, let's briefly popularize the working principle of the garment steamer: after the garment steamer is energized with room temperature water, it will vaporize into high-temperature and high-pressure water vapor, and the scorching water vapor will be released through the steam duct and nozzle. In the use of the high-quality garment steamer, it is directly sprayed at the folds of the clothes, and the hot water steam is constantly in contact with the clothes, so as to make the clothes smooth. If you want to iron and disinfect clothes, curtains, and carpets, you can also use a garment steamer, which is convenient and time-saving.
With the diversity of daily clothing fabrics and the increasingly complex scenarios of ironing needs, some businesses with a keen sense of smell have launched various types of garment steamer products for different needs. At present, there are several categories of garment steamers that are more popular in the market, including ordinary garment steamers, wireless garment steamers, flat ironing garment steamers, multi-functional garment steamers, etc. Among them, the multi-functional garment steamer is highly recommended for its excellent ironing effect.
Let me give you a science popularization, what are the advantages of a professional and high-quality multi-functional garment steamer:
1. It has a satisfactory ironing effect
The high-quality multi-function garment steamer has excellent ironing results, even for thick clothes in autumn and winter. The ironing performance of these multi-function garment steamers is comparable to that of vertical garment steamers and far exceeds that of cordless garment steamers. They have a significant ironing effect on heavily wrinkled garments and do not need to be re-ironed. Compared with ordinary garment steamers, in terms of ironing thick clothes, multi-functional garment steamers can meet the needs. Whether it is a garment with deep wrinkles or a deep ironing effect, the multi-function garment steamer will do the job and the ironing effect will be even better.
2. It can be compatible with different fabrics
The high-quality multi-functional garment steamer has two ways of garment ironing and flat ironing, and comes with two different ironing modes of dry and wet, which can fully meet people's ironing needs for different scenes and clothing fabrics (such as silk, polyester, cotton, etc.), and its compatibility is more excellent.
3. Convenient operation, time-saving and labor-saving
Many people do not buy garment steamers because they feel that the garment steamer is bulky and inconvenient, but now the professional multi-functional garment steamer has upgraded and optimized the original bulky and redundant body structure, and the body of the current multi-function garment steamer is not only small and portable, but also professionally designed for the product shape, which is ergonomic, suitable for long-term grip, and can achieve easy multi-angle and long-term ironing.
4. It can be disinfected and sterilized to ensure the health of clothes
The multi-functional garment steamer can kill germs, bacteria and viruses on clothes, ensuring the hygiene and safety of clothes. This kind of dusting, sterilization and disinfection function makes the clothes after hanging hot more clean and healthy, and provides users with a better wearing experience. Whether it is for daily clothes or clothes made of special materials, the multi-functional garment steamer can provide users with comprehensive dusting, sterilization and disinfection effects.
Is the garment steamer harmful? Through the previous popular science, I believe everyone is very clear. Professional and high-quality multi-functional garment steamer has excellent ironing effect, can iron clothes of different fabrics and thicknesses, on the contrary, non-professional inferior garment steamer is more harmful, will damage our precious clothes, and may also bring threats to personal safety. Here I also kindly remind you that when buying a garment steamer, please be sure to choose a multi-functional garment steamer with strong professional and technical strength!