Super-compact and lightweight, all modes work perfectly, comfortable handle, vertical steaming, good price-performance ratio.
Not very pointed spout, no voltage switch, short cord.
SMILE SI 1802
Travel iron with steam
POWER: 750W.
BATTERY: Non-stick coating.
FUNCTIONS: dry ironing, ironing with steam steam shock .
MODES: synthetic/silk, wool, linen/cotton, steam.
CONTROL: Mode dial thermostat , steam button, light indicator.
TREATMENT: none.
CONSTRUCTION: folding handle, removable water tank in the handle of the iron, handle folding button, button release reservoir, the size of the soleplate: 150h78 mm, wire length 135 cm.
FITTING: water measuring cup.
SIZES WITH FOLDED HANDLE: 180x105x50mm.
WEIGHT: 460 g.
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURER: China.
WARRANTY: 1 year.
EASY DESIGN
The most compact model in the test: the handle is placed sideways and the iron becomes flat. The soleplate is on average 2 cm shorter and narrower than other test models. The water tank is removed from the handle a little bit tightly, but it is in it, not in the iron you can pour water – 50 ml.
The first time, the tank was very hard to detach, but later it worked fine. Snaps back in easily. Of course, such moments depend on the quality of the assembly of individual models, there were no problems in the tested instances. The steam button is very handy to hold with your thumb.
SOLEPLATE QUALITY AND SLIDING
The soleplate area is the smallest in the test, but for a road iron this is rather an advantage. There is a gap between the soleplate and the body for ironing near the buttons. Non-stick coating does not prevent slipping, but the spout could be a little sharper: its close to rounded shape does not allow to get into the corners and slightly slows down the sliding.
Dirt really does not adhere to the coating – specially ironed synthetic on the 3rd mode, so that it would stick. Minimal soiling cleaned with a dry cloth when the iron cooled down. holes in the soleplate have grooves for steam distribution on the surface of the fabric.
DRY IRONING IN DIFFERENT MODES
Mode 1 for synthetics and silk is so gentle that you can touch the soleplate. A very thin scarf made of 100% polyester is smoothed out, a synthetic cloth with thicker fabrics “preferred” the 2nd mode announced for wool.
Mode 3 for cotton and linen does a good job on cotton, but linen is only really smooth in “steam” mode, which is fine.
STEAM IRONING
This model has no sprinkler, there is only a steam button, which can not be held for more than 10 seconds in a row. Surprisingly, but such a tiny iron gave a really strong steam, including vertical, which is not even declared by the manufacturer.
Note that the central hole in the soleplate, when you press the “steam” button, along with the steam sometimes splashes of water escape. It is not a leak, as it happens with irons, just steam has not had time to form.
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