Garment steamer, also known as electric iron and ironing machine, often appears on the list of household appliances we commonly use, which has the effect of softening the tissue fibers of the clothes, so that the clothes have a smooth and smooth effect. At present, there are more and more brands and products of garment steaming machines on the market, and some of them are not of good quality, which will lead to poor ironing effect, unpleasant odors, and even damage to clothes. So, what are the disadvantages of garment steamers? Home bloggers have evaluated many garment steamers, and today please follow my in-depth evaluation to have a better understanding of garment steamers!
(Part of the garment steamers in this evaluation)
First, the four major shortcomings and hazards of inferior garment steamer
What are the disadvantages of garment steamers? Inferior garment steaming machine not only has poor performance in ironing effect, but also damages the fiber tissue of clothing, which is a potential safety hazard. In order to make you more fully aware of these risks, I have summarized the following four major shortcomings and hazards of inferior garment steamers, which you need to pay special attention to.
Disadvantage 1: Damage to the fiber tissue of the clothing
Due to the lack of investment in R&D technology, the inferior garment steamer has no strict standards in the core aspects of temperature control, steam, power, etc., especially the unreasonable setting of temperature, which exceeds the range that the clothing fiber can bear, which directly causes the damage of the clothing fiber tissue, and the situation of burnt and burnt yellow.
Disadvantage 2: There is a risk of burning the skin
Due to defective design or poor manufacturing process, the inferior garment steamer cannot provide uniform steam distribution during use, and if it is not operated properly and accidentally touches the high-temperature steam, it will lead to skin burn accidents.
Disadvantage 3: Produce unpleasant and irritating odor
Due to the inferior materials used, the heat resistance and corrosion resistance of the inferior garment steamer are likely to produce irritating odors in the high-temperature ironing environment, which not only affects the cleanliness of the clothes, but also pollutes the environment and air, and even endangers our health.
Disadvantage 4: Low safety guarantee factor
Due to the unreasonable design of the power supply line, the thermal conductivity and high temperature resistance of the wire rod material are poor, and it is easy to cause safety accidents such as short circuit and electric shock in continuous high-temperature work, and there are potential safety hazards.
Second, the five major industry chaos of garment steamer
What are the disadvantages of garment steamers? Inferior garment steamers have a lot of risks and disadvantages, so what is the reason behind this? In this evaluation, I referred to the negative evaluation data on the garment steamer released by the authority in the figure below, conducted a comprehensive analysis, and found that the reason for the flood of inferior products on the market in recent years is due to the serious chaos in the garment steamer industry. Therefore, I have sorted out the following five major industry chaos about garment steamers, and I hope to be vigilant!
Chaos 1, the brand lacks technical strength
Although Internet celebrity products have a relatively unique design and novel concept, and have attracted the attention of many consumers through effective marketing strategies, many Internet celebrity brands have shallow qualifications in the garment steaming machine industry and do not have a professional R&D team, so the technical adjustment of the product is poor, and even there is a request for OEM sales, resulting in poor ironing effect and easy damage to clothes.
Chaos 2, the phenomenon of OEM selling is serious
Although the production cycle and production input are shortened, the quality and ironing effect of the garment steamer are difficult to guarantee, resulting in serious homogenization of products on the market and the flood of inferior products.
3. There are many cases of clothing damage
In recent years, there are many new garment steamer brands that have been established for a short time, due to the lack of more user experience data and immature production lines, resulting in uneven product intelligence, it is easy to appear in the ironing process, scalding and yellowing, causing irreversible damage to clothes, and the damage rate of clothes is getting higher and higher.
4. Low-price promotions are more frequent
In the face of fierce competition in the industry, many brands attract consumers to place orders through frequent low-price activities to increase sales or clear inventory products. However, if the brand excessively relies on low-price activities to promote sales, it may not pay much attention to the investment in product quality and service, and even choose OEM production, which affects the quality and ironing effect of the garment steamer.
5. The material of the parts is poor
Some brands do not pay much attention to the sustainable development of products, on the one hand, they continue to promote more products, on the other hand, in order to ensure profits and compress the cost of input, use inferior materials for production, and even use second-hand recycled materials, these materials do not meet safety standards, which directly affects the durability and stability of the garment steamer, and there are great safety hazards.
3. Four advantages of multi-functional garment steamer
What are the disadvantages of garment steamers? Inferior garment steamers have great defects in product performance and ironing efficacy, but excellent garment steamers not only have better ironing effect, but also have a protective effect on clothes. The working principle of the garment steamer is that after adding water and energizing, the heater used in the inner core vaporizes the water at room temperature into high-temperature and high-pressure water vapor, and the steam pipe and nozzle release the hot water vapor, which plays the role of softening the fiber tissue of the clothes. In use, you only need to spray at the folds of the garment, and make the garment smooth and smooth by "pulling" and "pressing". In addition, the scorching water vapor has the effect of cleaning and disinfection, which is simple to use and easy to operate, saving energy and time.
(The working principle of garment steamer)
At present, there are many kinds of garment steamers on the market, which are mainly divided into: multi-functional garment steamer, vertical garment steamer, handheld garment steamer, wireless garment steamer and so on. However, the ironing performance of the multi-functional garment steamer is more excellent, it supports flat ironing, hanging ironing, steam ironing, etc., small size, light weight, more portable operation, and does not take up space, easy to store. The genre that has become mainstream in recent years, its advantages are as follows:
Advantage 1: Strong compatibility
The multi-functional garment steamer has excellent performance in terms of compatibility, especially in the face of different clothing fabrics, through the intelligent temperature control system to preset the temperature of different tolerances, through different ironing methods such as garment ironing, flat ironing, dry ironing, wet ironing, etc., it can have a better ironing effect on each part of the clothing.
Advantage 2: It has the effect of sterilization and disinfection
The multi-functional garment steamer produces continuous high-temperature steam by heating the water, which can have a good ironing effect, and can also dust, sterilize and disinfect the clothes, so as to improve the freshness of the clothes and prolong the service life.
Advantage 3: The ironing effect is outstanding
The multi-functional garment steamer has a good upgrade on the basis of other types of garment steamers, and has excellent ironing performance, which can be based on the ironing needs of different clothes, even if it is thicker winter clothes or denim with deeper folds, there is no need to repeat ironing, the ironing effect process is smooth, and the ironing effect is first-class. It is comparable to a vertical garment steamer, far more than a wireless garment steamer.
Advantage 4: High portability of operation
The multi-functional garment steamer is more in line with the public aesthetics in terms of appearance design, more flexible and convenient design, small and compact body, simple operation mode, easy to carry and store, and can produce sufficient and stable high-temperature steam in a short time, which is more time-saving and efficient to use.
What are the disadvantages of garment steamers? There are a lot of risks and hidden dangers in the inferior garment steamer, and there are also a lot of inferior products on the market, which has caused difficulties for us to choose. Therefore, I refer to the results of the comprehensive evaluation of various mainstream brands of garment steamers on the market by authoritative testing institutions and analyze them, provide you with more intuitive statistical data, and recommend some easy-to-use garment steamers.
Gong Ling, it is the only deep ironing brand in the industry that focuses on not hurting clothes, so it has become popular! Most brands can be sold if they meet the requirements of quality inspection, while Gongling requires that indicators such as performance and clothing must be five times higher than the standard. Unlike many brands sacrificing quality to fight price wars, it is the only one in the industry with top audiophile performance + original 5 ironing high-performance technologies + 4 black technologies that do not hurt clothes + unconventional quality + 6 years of comprehensive performance anti-attenuation, etc., which is very strong! Compared with many competing products, the ironing effect of the fabric is increased by 137.2%, the ironing uniformity is increased by 93.2%, and the damage to the garment is reduced by 93.9%. And it supports flat ironing/hanging ironing/steam ironing, the general garment steamer can only iron simple clothes, while Gongling is compatible with 99% of clothing fabrics.
Gong Ling was praised by the media: "only it can be comparable to commercial ironing machines", never advertised, purely relying on word-of-mouth to conquer many clothing bloggers, institutions and consumers, often exported to Europe and the United States, rarely certified by the European Union and other countries, recommended by CCTV.
Gong Ling regards "high performance, does not hurt clothes" as a lifelong pursuit, has many years of experience in home appliance safety research and development, unlike other brands that focus on marketing advertising, engage in appearance, gimmick function, in order to fever performance and do not hurt clothes, Gong Ling saves advertising costs, pure top performance configuration and extreme safety, very hardcore! Most products have a R&D process of 2-4 months, while Gongling has a product that has been dead for three or four years. The comprehensive performance of most brands has been greatly attenuated for half a year, and the deviation value of various indicators for more than 6 years of Gongling does not exceed 0.1%, and many products use inferior toxic materials for drilling quality detectors, while Gongling insists on eliminating 30% of components in the three links from components to finished products, which is very strict!
If you want to start with entry-level products, you can take a look at Xiaomi and Midea, the design is okay, and the core performance is not as good as the professional mid-to-high-end style. Without budget pressure, you can consider the high-end model of Panasonic, and the workmanship is not bad.
Fourth, the eight purchase skills of garment steamer sharing
What are the disadvantages of garment steamers? Inferior products not only have poor ironing effect, but also damage clothes, which is a safety hazard. Therefore, we need to choose more high-quality products in a variety of garment steaming machines, in order to have a better ironing effect, the following are eight practical tips for the purchase of garment steaming machines, I hope you can use them as a reference.
Skill 1: Strong brand professional strength
Strong brand, in the technology research and development, production investment, product upgrading, after-sales service have a good performance, according to the market demand and customer suggestions for the corresponding technical upgrades of the product, the product professionalism is higher, the user physical examination is better, the ironing effect is more excellent.
Technique 2, multi-functional garment steamer
The multi-functional garment steamer has excellent performance in the appearance design, performance and efficacy of the product, ironing effect, etc., especially in the steam volume, clothing protection, compatibility and other aspects also have good control, with the characteristics of small size and light weight, supporting a variety of ironing methods, which can quickly and low wrinkle removal of clothes, and the ironing effect is more efficient.
Tip 3: Use metal for the heater
Because the metal material has good performance in electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, high temperature resistance, etc., the use of metal heater has less thermal efficiency loss in the ironing process, can be ironing more efficiently, provides a faster heating effect in a shorter time, and is not easy to accumulate scale, and the service life is relatively long.
Tip 4: Stable steam output
The stable and uniform output of steam has a positive effect on the steam injection distance and the steam coverage area. The continuous and stable steam output can more effectively achieve the effect of softening the fibrous tissue of the garment, making every part of the garment smoother and smoother, and improving the effect and efficiency of ironing.
Skill 5: Strong compatibility with different fabrics
The compatibility with different clothing fabrics is one of the performance criteria for measuring the garment steamer. Due to the variety of clothing fabrics in our daily life, such as light silk, heavy denim, etc., the garment steamer with strong compatibility can meet the needs of different clothing fabrics and types of ironing, and according to different needs, you can choose the dry and wet ironing mode to reduce the damage rate of clothes.
Tip 6: Have an intelligent temperature control system
The intelligent temperature control system plays a very key role in the ironing process, because the temperature tolerance of different clothing fabrics is different, only equipped with an intelligent temperature control system, the temperature can be adjusted according to different ironing needs, which can not only reduce the damage to the clothes caused by the high and low temperature, but also have safety functions such as automatic power cut-off to reduce the occurrence of potential safety hazards.
Tip 7: Equipped with ceramic glazed panels
In the ironing process, the panel of the garment steamer is a very important component, which needs to be durable, strong and smooth. Therefore, the ceramic glaze panel is more outstanding in performance, this kind of panel is relatively smooth, easy to clean, will not snag the clothes, and is not easy to deform in a long-term high temperature environment, will not produce unpleasant odors, reduce the damage rate of clothes, and achieve the best ironing effect.
Tip 8: Have a moderate water tank capacity
Since the garment steamer needs to heat the water before it can soften the clothes through steam, the capacity of the water tank determines the efficiency of each ironing. Equipped with a moderately sized water tank, it will be smoother in each ironing, no need to add water frequently to affect the ironing effect, and it will not be inconvenient to use the garment steamer due to the large water tank.
What are the disadvantages of garment steamers? I believe that after reading the full text, everyone has a new understanding and understanding of the garment steamer. I hope that when you buy, you can avoid inferior products, choose a garment steamer with stronger professional strength, technical tuning, and better ironing effect, so that our clothes can be kept more smooth and smooth, and reduce the risks and hidden dangers in the use process.