- 2500 W digital steam generator with stainless steel soleplate
- Detachable 1 L water tank for easy filling and with continuous fill
- Choice of three continuous steam output settings--50 g, 70 g and 100 g--and vertical steam
- Other features include anti-scale system, self-clean, safety auto shut-off and dry iron setting
- Digital display for ease of use
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An alternative to steam irons, steam generators are ideally suited to larger households or those working through large amounts of laundry. They use a separate large water tank to heat water and generate large volumes of steam and heat which is transferred through a handheld iron unit. Ironing is less of a chore with the Hinari HIN172 digital steam generator. With an impressive 2500 watts (W), it produces more steam and has a reduced heat-up time compared to lesser watt irons helping you plough through your pile of laundry more quickly and efficiently. It has a stainless steel soleplate and variable temperature controls and digital display so you can easily see and choose your temperature. The large one litre (l) water tank is detachable for easy filling and boasts a continuous fill feature so you don't have to disrupt your ironing and turn the power off to re-fill.The more steam, the easier and better the ironing and this steam generator has variable steam settings with three options--50 grams (g), 70 g or up to 100 g of steam to suit your needs and the vertical steam function which allows the iron to be used vertically to steam hanging clothes or curtains. The HIN172 is packed with other helpful design features such as its anti-scale system comprised of an anti-calc cartridge which sits behind the water tank and removes limescale from the water preventing the build-up of limescale in the generator and on the soleplate. There's also auto shut-off--a handy safety feature that automatically switches off the generator after a period of inactivity, self-clean--a cycle that flushes out impurities from the water via the holes in the soleplate and a dry iron setting so you can also use it dry. The generator heats up in just one minute, has a 1.8 metre (m) cord for manoeuvrability and reach and comes with a filling jug.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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This is a flawed steam generator iron, although it does have some decent features. The main flaw is that it doesn't provide continuous steam like some other branded models - you have to keep pressing a button to generate steam and the amount of steam generated is far from generous.
It has a useful and easy to use push button digital display control panel for setting the steam. There are four settings (no steam, maximum steam, medium steam and low steam) and the display panel indicates which setting you have it on. However, even on the maximum steam setting, the amount of steam generated is very unimpressive - it really is not very powerful at all. Couple this with the fact that the iron itself is very light (all the working parts are in the tank stand) and you're left with an under-performing iron. If the steam was continuous and you didn't have to keep pressing a button every 10 seconds to generate it, then it might be more effective and, therefore, a worthwhile investment.
Another flaw is that it's fitted with an anti-calc cartridge that needs replacing after the 1 litre water tank has been used approximately 180 times. To order a new anti-calc cartridge you have to phone a customer services department and confirm the current price (including packing & postage) and then fill in an order form (contained in the instruction manual) and send it off with a cheque! A very old fashioned and antiquated process.
It has a couple of decent features - the water tank is removable and therefore filling and re-filling is very easy. It also starts emitting a relatively quiet beeping warning if it's left unattended for 15 minutes. The instruction manual is very well put together too.
I cannot recommend this iron. The only advantage that it has over a traditional steam iron is that you don't have to re-fill the water tank as often. And that's it. Given the overall size of this compared to a standard iron, not to mention the price, it's not a worthwhile trade-off. In summary, this iron may look the part but it falls short in a number of areas, primarily the lack of continuous steam.
It has a useful and easy to use push button digital display control panel for setting the steam. There are four settings (no steam, maximum steam, medium steam and low steam) and the display panel indicates which setting you have it on. However, even on the maximum steam setting, the amount of steam generated is very unimpressive - it really is not very powerful at all. Couple this with the fact that the iron itself is very light (all the working parts are in the tank stand) and you're left with an under-performing iron. If the steam was continuous and you didn't have to keep pressing a button every 10 seconds to generate it, then it might be more effective and, therefore, a worthwhile investment.
Another flaw is that it's fitted with an anti-calc cartridge that needs replacing after the 1 litre water tank has been used approximately 180 times. To order a new anti-calc cartridge you have to phone a customer services department and confirm the current price (including packing & postage) and then fill in an order form (contained in the instruction manual) and send it off with a cheque! A very old fashioned and antiquated process.
It has a couple of decent features - the water tank is removable and therefore filling and re-filling is very easy. It also starts emitting a relatively quiet beeping warning if it's left unattended for 15 minutes. The instruction manual is very well put together too.
I cannot recommend this iron. The only advantage that it has over a traditional steam iron is that you don't have to re-fill the water tank as often. And that's it. Given the overall size of this compared to a standard iron, not to mention the price, it's not a worthwhile trade-off. In summary, this iron may look the part but it falls short in a number of areas, primarily the lack of continuous steam.
58 of 61 people found the following review helpful
couldnt not write a review about this steam generator!! i hate ironing, so much so that i only iron the clothes i need on a daily basis standing for hours on end doing a pile of ironing has never apealed to me,untill a few of my friends told me about the steam generator.well i can tell you i LOVE it and will never go back to a normal iron ever again i have stood for 3 hours ironing i was even taken clothes out the cupboard to iron as i didnt wont to stop, it was great the iron is fab heats up in no time a glides through the clothes and does a fantastic job,i choose this 1 as i said didnt wont to spend a fortune and not like it, i have no regreats and would defo recommend this to any1
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Hinari may well not be a 'premium' brand for irons like Philips but it certainly compared well to our Philips one and in some respects bettered it.
First impressions on build quality were 'acceptable': not quite as pleasing or attractively designed as our Philips GC7420 but by no means ugly. This steam generator iron was very easy to set up. The instructions were easy to follow, comprehensive and easy to read. The iron is controlled by a simple LCD operating panel on the front of the unit which comprises the on/off button and another button that controls the amount of steam (the dial on the iron controls the temperature of the iron).
In operation the steam delivery seems rather 'gentle' compared with more expensive models. I am used to an impressive 'woof' of steam when the thumb button on the top of the iron is depressed. Not so with the Hinari, which lets out a rather more gentle (and unhurried) emission of steam that continues for several seconds even when you have stopped pressing the button (this is how it is designed to work according to the manual). Nevertheless despite the lack of spontaneous steam power, once you get used to it the system works very well and was more than adequate for all the test items I tried it with. However one thing you may want to consider if you intend to do any 'vertical' ironing (for example if you wanted to steam clothes on the peg or hung curtains) is that this lack of power might make this unsuitable for these purposes (although the manual claims it fulfils this function too).
Considering its price it has a numbers of features that perhaps you wouldn't expect on such a 'budget' model(and indeed absent on some more expensive models). It features an auto shut-off plus - and this was a big plus as far as I was concerned - it features a fully detachable water reservoir that is easy to fill and replace (and copious too: I measured it will take a full litre of water). What's more it is easy to see how much water is left (which isn't the case on the Philips, which is a constant annoyance). Consequently you can iron for considerable periods before the need to fill up again. There is also an in-built calc-filter that Hinari claim only needs replacing after six moths of hourly use per day. Finally I was impressed by how quiet in operation the unit was: when the water/steam is being fed or 'primed' from the base to the iron there is little of the load 'grinding' noise you usually get with some models, just a very muted buzz.
In conclusion I was really impressed by this iron. It was easy to operate and has practical features. If 'mega' steam power is a must for you (or you intend to steam a lot of items while holding the iron vertically) then you may need to look elsewhere. However, if you are looking for an iron that can handle normal to medium loads of ironing with ease (and quicker than a conventional iron) then you really should consider this very keenly-priced Hinari.
First impressions on build quality were 'acceptable': not quite as pleasing or attractively designed as our Philips GC7420 but by no means ugly. This steam generator iron was very easy to set up. The instructions were easy to follow, comprehensive and easy to read. The iron is controlled by a simple LCD operating panel on the front of the unit which comprises the on/off button and another button that controls the amount of steam (the dial on the iron controls the temperature of the iron).
In operation the steam delivery seems rather 'gentle' compared with more expensive models. I am used to an impressive 'woof' of steam when the thumb button on the top of the iron is depressed. Not so with the Hinari, which lets out a rather more gentle (and unhurried) emission of steam that continues for several seconds even when you have stopped pressing the button (this is how it is designed to work according to the manual). Nevertheless despite the lack of spontaneous steam power, once you get used to it the system works very well and was more than adequate for all the test items I tried it with. However one thing you may want to consider if you intend to do any 'vertical' ironing (for example if you wanted to steam clothes on the peg or hung curtains) is that this lack of power might make this unsuitable for these purposes (although the manual claims it fulfils this function too).
Considering its price it has a numbers of features that perhaps you wouldn't expect on such a 'budget' model(and indeed absent on some more expensive models). It features an auto shut-off plus - and this was a big plus as far as I was concerned - it features a fully detachable water reservoir that is easy to fill and replace (and copious too: I measured it will take a full litre of water). What's more it is easy to see how much water is left (which isn't the case on the Philips, which is a constant annoyance). Consequently you can iron for considerable periods before the need to fill up again. There is also an in-built calc-filter that Hinari claim only needs replacing after six moths of hourly use per day. Finally I was impressed by how quiet in operation the unit was: when the water/steam is being fed or 'primed' from the base to the iron there is little of the load 'grinding' noise you usually get with some models, just a very muted buzz.
In conclusion I was really impressed by this iron. It was easy to operate and has practical features. If 'mega' steam power is a must for you (or you intend to steam a lot of items while holding the iron vertically) then you may need to look elsewhere. However, if you are looking for an iron that can handle normal to medium loads of ironing with ease (and quicker than a conventional iron) then you really should consider this very keenly-priced Hinari.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
rubbish
this product is a heap of junk 2nd time of use had water all over the floor and steam pouring out of the body of the generator no steam to the ironing. returned for a refund
Published 6 days ago by davy
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I ordered this product from Amazon on a Friday and on Wednesday morning it was delivered all the way to Spain. Read more
Published 14 days ago by caz
This item has stopped working
This item has stopped working and I wish to return it or exchange!!!!it's only months old!!!! Please can you send me a new iron and collect the old one !
Published 1 month ago by Julie
Looks good but does not last
Hinari HIN172 2500 W Digital Steam Generator I read all the reviews on this iron before we purchased. Looked good value for money. Read more
Published 2 months ago by 90KF
Very Niosy, and Very Poor
I bought this product on the back of the price, we had been searching around for a steam generator for some time, we decided ultimately to go with this, its very poor. Read more
Published 2 months ago by lishfish
Hinari HIN172 2500 W Digital Steam Generator
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great iron, ironing fast and accurate in, excellent degree of steam by means of which removes all... Read more
great iron, ironing fast and accurate in, excellent degree of steam by means of which removes all... Read more
Published 3 months ago by roberto
Had two both packed up after 15min use.
Received the first one and after following the instructions and flushing it through started using it on the ironing. For 15 mins it worked well. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Paul
Steam Generator Iron
This is the second Hinari Steam Generator iron I have had and they are great value for money they last longer than the conventional steam iron. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Posh
GOOD IRONING DAYS
HAD A PROBLEM WITH FIRST ONE BUT THE EXCHANGED IT THE DAY AFTER THEY PICKED BROKEN ONE UP, IMUST SAY ITS GREAT TO USE AND SO EASY AND TO BEABLE TO USE TAP WATER, WELL, THAT SAVE ME... Read more
Published 4 months ago by NEWKNEE
Steaming it up
This iron isn't the best looking iron around, and compared to my other steam generator iron it does seem more cheap and nasty. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Gemma
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