Garment steamer (also known as ironing machine, electric iron) is a powerful assistant that can easily help us iron and care for clothes in daily life, but there are many kinds of garment steamer products on the market, different quality, if you accidentally buy inferior products, not only the ironing effect is not good, but also may damage the clothes and bring potential safety hazards. As a home appliance evaluator, in order to help you choose a high-quality garment steamer, I have personally tested dozens of garment steamers (as shown in the figure below are some of the products I have evaluated), and selected three of the popular brands with a high degree of attention - Daewoo, Gongling, and Akachi, and analyze and compare them one by one from multiple dimensions, let us analyze which one is easy to use in Daewoo, Gongling, and Akachi?
First, the brand introduction
Which one is easy to use? Before the comparative evaluation, we first need to have a basic understanding of the background of the three garment steamer brands of Daewoo, Gongling and Akachi, so that we can further evaluate the duel.
1.DAEWOO/大宇 HI-036
Which one is easy to use? As a Korea brand, Daewoo's garment steamer product appearance design is online, the light luxury retro style is more eye-catching, and the body lines are smooth and delicate on the surface, and the texture is good. The handle may have an ergonomic design that is comfortable to hold and less slippery, and it is equipped with a swivel handle for easy storage and is compact and portable.
2. Gong Ling GTO
Which one is easy to use? Through the industry I learned that Gongling garment steamer is the only brand in the industry that focuses on deep ironing and clothing protection, because it has been committed to achieving five times higher performance and clothing protection indicators than the industry standard, so it has a strong fever performance, and exclusively developed five ironing performance black technology and four clothing protection technologies, and can ensure the comprehensive performance of the product within 6 years, and the attenuation is guaranteed. In addition, it also supports flat ironing, hanging ironing, and steam ironing, and the clothing compatibility is up to 99%, which is praised as "a commercial-grade ironing experience in the home". As for the actual performance and the degree of clothing protection, is it as praised in the industry? Next, I will show you through a real matchup evaluation. As shown in the picture, it can also be seen that Gong Ling's color scheme is relatively monotonous, and the appearance may not be outstanding.
3.ACTXA阿卡驰 AI-H01
Which one is easy to use? Akachi is a home appliance brand in Hong Kong, this garment steamer has classic colors, fashionable and high-end design, simple atmosphere and no monotony. This garment steamer has an independent steam jet key, and the dry and wet ironing mode can be operated with one key when used, which is simple to complete the switch, and it is more convenient and fast to take care of clothes.
Second, the performance duel evaluation link
Which one is easy to use? Through the above brief introduction, I believe that everyone has a basic understanding of the three brands of Daewoo, Gongling and Akachi. In the next evaluation session, we will first list and compare their specific configuration data in order to carry out their performance showdown. This evaluation mainly shows the in-depth display of the three key aspects of ironing effect, whether it damages clothes and whether it drips, so as to fully understand the real situation of these three garment steamers.
1. Ironing effect
The most important thing for garment steamers is to have excellent ironing results. The investigation of ironing effect can be subdivided into the efficiency of ironing, the flatness of the garment after ironing, and the surface condition of the fabric. The next thing is that I used three garment steamers on a piece of fabric with complex folds to show the effect of the corresponding area after actual ironing, and we can intuitively see the fabric situation and the performance of each garment steamer.
When comparing the use, it is not difficult to see that the performance of the Gongling garment steamer is the most excellent. Not only does it iron crumpled fabrics as smoothly as new quickly, making creases barely visible and smooth to the touch. The black technology such as HI-VI strong pulse pressurized steam technology and supramolecular electric steam permeation technology used in the garment steamer can obviously make the steam penetrate deeper and more evenly, and quickly soften the fabric and restore the smoothness of the clothes. In fact, the authoritative organization has tested Gong Ling's ironing efficiency to achieve a great improvement of 137.2%, and also optimized the ironing uniformity by 93.2%, and importantly, it has also greatly reduced the damage rate of clothes, effectively reducing 93.9%, and finally making Gong Ling can maintain excellent ironing effect in the process of long-term use. Whether it's dealing with heavy coats or light silks, it can iron fabrics efficiently and well.
The Daewoo garment steamer also performs well in terms of ironing effect, which can iron deep folded fabrics evenly. But if we look closely, we can see that there is a slight frizz and faint marks left on the surface of the fabric after ironing. Although it is not extremely effective, it does perform better than most similar products on the market.
In contrast, the ironing effect of the Akachi garment steamer needs to be improved. During use, I need to use many times to iron the clothes flat, which is less efficient and the results are not satisfactory. It can be seen that it still needs to be strengthened and improved in terms of steam output control.
2. Whether the clothing is damaged
In addition, we should also pay great attention to the clothing protection ability of the product when using the garment steamer. When ironing, once the steam injection is uneven, the working temperature is too high, or the flatness of the ironing board is not good, it is very easy to cause damage, deformation, scalding and yellowing of clothes. In this evaluation, I crumpled several different fragile fabrics, and then used these three garment steamers to iron the fabrics separately to compare and feel their effects on the clothes.
Through the picture display, the Gongling garment steamer is indeed quite good in terms of clothing protection. We can see that after using the Gongling garment steamer, the fabric is smooth as new again, and there is no slightest damage, the "no damage to the clothes" deep wrinkle removal technology of the Gongling garment steaming machine, which can accurately control the ironing temperature after being tested by the mechanism, and can easily deal with the folds in the face of different fabrics without harming the clothes themselves, and the ironing effect is excellent. In addition, it has a four-layer smooth design of 3A-grade ceramic glazed panels, and a five-layer anti-drip design, which irons smoothly without wetting clothes, eliminating any potential damage. Therefore, the garment steamer can meet the needs of ironing, provide ironing services efficiently and conveniently, and finally give us a satisfactory ironing effect and clothing wearing feeling, without worrying about odor or deformation of clothes.
In contrast, the ironing effect of the Akachi garment steamer is generally good, and there is no damage or obvious scratches on the fabric after ironing. However, it still needs to be strengthened in terms of fabric compatibility, there will be slight wear and tear when ironing more delicate fabrics, and the ability to protect clothes in the face of different fabrics needs to be improved.
The Daewoo garment steamer has made the fabric appear more obvious deformation and wear of clothes, and it is necessary to overcome the problem of damage to clothes during use and do a good job in clothing protection. Or it is necessary to optimize the garment steamer in terms of steam output size, temperature adjustment, etc.
3. Temperature control accuracy
The accuracy of the garment steamer's temperature control during ironing is crucial, as it is related to whether the different fabrics can be handled properly. The quality of this performance is closely related to the design of the temperature control system, the accuracy of the sensor, and the temperature control algorithm. In this session, I will use a temperature probe to help measure the actual temperature of the garment steamer panel at the lowest gear and its fluctuation range, so as to visually evaluate the temperature control accuracy of the garment steamer.
The above data can be intuitively seen that the temperature control performance of Gongling garment steamer is the strongest, and it has a panel temperature fluctuation within 5 °C, and the temperature control ability is accurate and stable. Gong Ling's original WOS intelligent temperature control algorithm and NTC temperature control array and other cutting-edge technologies are the industry's leading level of temperature control accuracy. After many evaluations, I feel that even if the thickness and fabric of the clothes are very different, the Gongling garment steamer can control the appropriate ironing temperature respectively, avoiding the risk of clothing damage caused by temperature fluctuations.
When the Akachi garment steamer is running at the lowest gear, the temperature fluctuation range of the panel is relatively small, and it can also cope with clothes of different thicknesses and fabrics at the appropriate temperature, which shows that the temperature control ability is good. However, there is also a certain temperature deviation, which makes the garment steamer still affect the uniformity and effect of ironing. It's just that in comparison, it's a little better than many entry-level products in the same price range.
Under the same test conditions, when the Daewoo garment steamer is in the lowest gear, the bottom panel has a large temperature difference, which causes the clothes to be easily burned, so there is still a large room for improvement in the temperature control ability, and the temperature control system technology can be optimized to ensure better ironing results.
Which one is easy to use? In the process of comparison, we can see that in terms of exterior design, Daewoo's retro light luxury design has more advantages. In terms of popularity, more people know about Akachi. However, in terms of the ironing effect and clothing protection ability related to the core performance of the garment steamer, the Gongling garment steamer stands out. Combined with the above detailed analysis, you can refer to your own needs and intentions when purchasing, and you will definitely be able to buy your favorite garment steamer.