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Morphy Richards 40751
by MEL0611
I guess when it comes to ironing I have never really followed any sort of routine, what I mean is that I iron things when I need them or in some sort of rush! I have been of late trying a little bit harder but my second hand iron didn't really like the pressure I was putting it under, it was making all sorts of odd noises and the cord ... was getting a little bit frayed. This really reinforced me to go and have a look at something that would be a lot safer and cope with my new found organised ironing style! After doing a little bit of research I decided to invest in a Morphy Richards 40751 iron and here are my thoughts on the product.
You can get irons from so many different places these days, I ended up getting mine out of the Argos catalogue, and this was due to me being able to pick it up with convenience as well as it being the best price. I paid £36.99 for the iron which when I first saw the price thought that it was a little bit expensive but after looking around, I saw that this was the going rate. The iron is available from the Amazon website as well as a couple of the usual electrical retailers. The Morphy Richards brand is one that I have used in the past before and been quite pleased so fingers crossed for my iron!
The iron came well packaged in a tough cardboard box. Once I had opened the iron, I saw there were an instruction booklet as well as a one year manufacturer's guarantee. The first thing that I noticed with the iron was that it felt really easy to grip, it sounds silly but if the handle was uncomfortable then I would have been put off straight away. There was a plug at the end of the flexi cord and there was a good amount of cordage as well, I would estimate at around the 1metre mark. Once it is plugged in there is a orange light that comes on and when at temperature it will flick off.
The iron is a mixture of white and lilac in colour and looks quite stylish. There is a water chamber that holds up to 420ml of water, we are told by the manufacturer that this is in excess to most and is great as it stops you having to fill up half way through the ironing pile! There is an anti scale system built into the iron, this stops the build up of lime scale, in theory that will make the iron last longer, well if I don't break it first!
The iron has a dial in the centre of the iron, this is where you select the temperate that you want, or should I say fabric. The soleplates are ceramic and we are told that they will glide over the fabric to smooth out difficult creases. When I first used the iron, I used a couple of t shirts to have a go on and I was impressed at how easily the iron would slide over the fabric. The iron was really good at getting to grips with the tough creases as well. My other halfs work shirts that used to be a bit time consuming, well they soon became really quite quick to iron and looked good afterwards.
The iron gets to temperature in less than a minute so when in a rush, it is quite handy at getting up to speed if you like. I have to use the steam and water spray on the odd few occasions, they really do help tackle those difficult creases, I have one particular cardigan that used to be a bit of a battle but with this iron I have found that it is much more precise.
There is also the option to use a vertical press with this iron, not that I have had the need to use this option but it is worth noting as this iron is quite diverse in my opinion. It is lightweight when moving it around and I have been really impressed with my purchase.
I would be more than happy to recommend this purchase, the iron has been reliable for over 3 months, I have had no teething issues with it, from the word go it's been great.
4 out of 5 from me on this one
Thank you for reading.
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Morphy Richards 40668 Steam Iron
by Marie234
I recently had to purchase a new iron because my old one was becoming un-reliable and it kept leaking all the while! I purchased the Morphy Richards 40668 Steam Iron from comet for £27.49 which is fairly reasonable! It's so much better, it doesn't leak, it's definitely reliable and best of all its anti-limescale! ...
Specification:
This fantastic product is a steam iron,
it has a whopping 400 ML water tank and
it's only 1.5 KG in weight!
Features:
Unfortunately, this iron doesn't have an auto shut-off feature and it doesn't have an anti-calcium cartridge which is really annoying because most other irons do! But on the other hand it's still a brilliant product and its very reliable!
Design:
Even though it's a good iron, I don't think the design and colours are very appealing. Pink, black and white don't go very well with each other and to be honest the shape isn't the best either!
The average customer rating for this product is 4/5 which is very good but if I had to grade it I would award it a 3/5 because of the design but I would give it a 4/5 for how good and reliable it is!
It's very helpful for getting to those awkward spots on your clothes and for getting the creases out! The shot of steam is dedicated to helping you get those very awkward creases out! The 400 ML tank means that you don't have to keep re-fillings in-between ironing!
Recommended for people who iron regularly and for people with who need a good and reliable iron!
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Morphy Richards 40655
by redhead78
I must be one of the few people that actually quite like ironing...I know, shock horror! And what's more, my favourite thing to iron are shirts...gasp! I get quite a deep satisfaction from turning a wrinkly, rough item of clothing into something smooth and crease free and find it quite therapeutic. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't iron for ... the sake of it, but when face to face with my weekly pile I don't despair like most normal people seem to. And I iron everything too - well, apart from underwear and socks! - including bedding, teatowels and dusters. Yes, dusters. My mum told me they pick up more dust if you iron them (she came out with a convincing line about static something or other and I believed her!), so they get ironed too. And when I moved into my first flat an iron was top of my list of things to buy.
ABOUT THE IRON
I've had it for about 7 years now so can't remember exactly how much I paid for it and after looking online I can't find anything identical but similar ones seem to be selling for around the £20 mark and I can't imagine that I would have paid much more than that as I had a very long list of things to buy.
It's much like any basic iron really with a white plastic body trimmed in a nice pale green colour, with a metal base and a cord of approximately 2 metres. My version is called a TurboSteam but looks identical to the picture above.
It has a dial on the lower part of the main body for you to adjust the temperature setting and, helpfully, the dial is arranged by fabric so you know what setting to have it on for different items of clothing. The lowest being silk and the highest being cotton/linen.
On the handle part of it there are two large white buttons, one for letting steam out and one for shooting little jets of water and a little knob that you can adjust the steam setting with. There is also a flip cap which you open to pour water or ironing water (a luxury I do without unless my mum's feeling generous!) in to (this feeds the steam and water jets).
USING THE IRON
The iron is very simple to use, you simply plug it in at the wall, place it safely on your ironing board and wait for it to heat up. This usually takes a couple of minutes to reach it's hottest setting and then it's ready to go. I find it a very easy iron to use and the shape of the metal plate on the bottom makes ironing much less hassle. It has quite a sharp point on the front of it so that you can get into awkward joins in clothes like pockets and seams etc and it glides over fabrics very smoothly without making them bunch up as other iron's I've used have done. It is quite light so doesn't feel heavy in my hand and I can easily iron for an hour or so without it making my arm ache. The settings are all easy to adjust to whatever capacity you want them to work at and, all in all, it does a good job of getting my clothes (and dusters!) wrinkle free.
THE BAD BITS
Whilst I have been pleased with this iron in so far as it gets the creases out of clothes and other things very easily and quickly there are several issues I have with it which mean I would be unlikely to buy another one and also that I will probably be investing in a new iron soon as they really are starting to bug me now.
Firstly, when it's heating up if you leave it laid at an angle on the wire rack of the ironing board (so with the metal base facing downwards but not flat) it spews hot water over the carpet. I think this comes through the little holes on the metal plate but can't be sure. Not good if you're walking past barefoot! It also sends out huge amounts of steam at this point too.
Secondly, the buttons for the steam/jets of water are very tough to push down and I can't do this with my thumb as I'm ironing I actually have to stop, hold the iron with one hand and use the other hand to press the buttons. This is not ideal as the purpose of putting the buttons where they are is so that they can be used with the same hand that is holding the iron!
Thirdly, as I'm ironing lots of water often leaks out. Again, I think this comes from the holes on the bae but I'm not sure. It definitely doesn't come out of the top part though. This is really annoying and often leaves clothes with a big wet patch on them.
Fourthly, the cord could do with being about a metre longer. It is really difficult to find a comfortable position to iron in when it's only 2 metres long as the ironing board has to be parallel to the wall in which it's plugged in, otherwise I can't reach the other end of the ironing board and it makes ironing trousers and other full length items very tricky.
Lastly, it is very difficult to top up the water levels on it. You have to hold the iron at just the right angle otherwise water pours out of the hole and goes everywhere. Because of this I never fill it up whilst it's plugged in any more and only ever do it over the kitchen sink and make sure that I keep the plug well away fom the sink
CONCLUSION
Whilst I have no quibbles about the way this functions as an iron, ie getting the creases out of fabrics, it is a very annoying appliance to use because of all the niggles mentioned above. Whilst they all seem small complaints individually, when taken together it makes it a bit of a pain to use. The moral of this story is that I won't try and economise with an iron in future and will spend a little bit extra to get a bit better quality. So I wouldn't recommend this iron and as a result will be giving it 2 stars only.
My plan of action now is to moan loudly every time I iron to see if hubby will cough up and treat me to a new one :)
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