The water droplets may appear on the garments when you have steam ironed for a while. This happens because steam has condensed on the ironing board. If the iron is motionless, it will switch off after about 30 seconds lying down, or about 8 minutes if it’s upright.

This stylish steam iron is also simple to use, with easily accessible buttons and continuous, powerful steam functions. It also sprays a fine mist, which means creases are removed easily. Creation Consumer Finance Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Register no. 311518).The button cut-outs on either side of the ceramic soleplate’s tip are excellent. They mean that when you’re ironing shirts or the like you can get up-close to the button, which gives an impressively professional finish. Depending on your set up at home, there are plenty of other features that may come in handy but aren’t as essential. Consider the following. If Your Product costs more than €200 and has had two qualified service repairs and requires a third during the term of the plan, your product will be replaced.

Continuous steam pressure: Measured in grams, the higher the steam rate, the more effective the iron. Anything over 50g/minute would be considered high for a steam iron, with those on our list ranging from 30g to 85g. This Russell Hobbs steam iron has a powerful 3100-watt element, offers 45g of continuous stem per minute, a water spray and a 210g shot of steam for stubborn creases. It includes dry, steam and vertical ironing options for removing wrinkles from hanging items and curtains and has automatic switch-off. This comes into force when the iron's left on its heel for more than eight minutes and 30 seconds if left on its soleplate. It also features a self-cleaning function, which is useful for those who live in a hard water areas.Vertical steam function allows you to use the iron to steam creases from hanging garments or curtains with ease. To switch on again, lift it up, tilt it forward, then sit it upright to return to operating temperature. No settings are lost during auto shut-off. At this point you can dry-iron using heat but no steam. To steam iron, you move the steam control button to the steam or high steam setting, and wait until the red light turns off. To use the water spray, you lift the iron and press the spray button to the left of the steam control button. The water comes out of the nozzle above the iron’s tip.

The Russell Hobbs Powersteam Ultra was gentle enough on synthetics, and did a great job on a heavy cotton shirt. I found it was more effective on heavy cottons 20 minutes in, once the ironing board had heated and steamed up. Even so, my very dry, very crinkly test linen didn’t smooth out completely. You also get a powerful vertical steam function that’s ideal for getting the wrinkles out of hanging garments, curtains and upholstery. Thanks to a non-slip heel and anti-drip feature, this innovative iron couldn't be easier to use. Once the top half the handle is removed, other screws become visible, so teardown is not hard, just note which screws go where, as they are different lengths. Type: Steam Iron | Weight of iron: 2.04kg | Tank capacity: 350ml | Continuous steam: 70g/min | Steam shot: 210g | Soleplate: Ceramic | Wattage: 3100W | Cord length: 3m What we like The iron’s 3100 watts of power means it heated from cold to the three-dot setting in a super-fast 21 seconds. It really pumps the water out, too: I got 25 minutes of ironing on the three-dot, full-steam setting from the 400ml of water. (At 24 minutes, the steam blast stopped working.) Although it was steamy enough to mist up my reading specs at first, the steam seemed to dissipate gradually, so the room didn’t feel damp after ironing.As with other steam irons, the Powersteam Ultra is controlled by a temperature dial underneath the handle. On the top of the handle, there are the spray buttons and steam shot buttons, with a slider in between the two to adjust the steam setting. The buttons are chunky and the slide moves smoothly from top to bottom, so the whole thing feels very user-friendly. The Powersteam Ultra has a soft touch, easy grip handle, which means it is comfortable to hold. The Good Housekeeping Institute tests each steam iron on a range of fabrics, including nylon, cotton, polycotton and linen, to assess how well they remove creases. You can also press the spray button with the same hand that's holding the iron. The button does leave some droplets on garments though, and the steam boost was stiff to activate at first. The Russell Hobbs Powersteam Ultra 3100w is a fast-heating and smooth-gliding iron, with a 100 steam-hole ceramic soleplate. It has a tapered tip with button grooves to make it easier to get in and around fastenings on shirts, trousers and dresses for a professional finish. With Take 3 you can choose to pay less than the Take 3 amount. However, if you do, interest will be charged