Atomist Vapour Iron Feedback Thread. NON TESTERS please share your best tips on speedy ironing for a chance to win a £100 John Lewis voucher! NOW CLOSED

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This is the feedback thread for the 15 MNers who tested the Atomist Vapour Iron, but also NON TESTERS sharing their top tips on ironing.

Here’s what Morphy Richards says about the Atomist Vapour Iron: “For consumers who live in hard water areas, they can find that limescale continually affects and damages their products, and this is a concern that Morphy Richards heavily focused on when developing the Atomist Vapour Iron. As the iron doesn’t produce limescale, it directly eliminates the prospect of unsightly white marks appearing on clothes while ironing, meaning that clothes never have to be re-washed because of limescale marks. The iron is also ideal for those who are looking to use products that aren’t harmful to the environment, as the Redefine Atomist Iron uses less water and energy than a standard steam iron.”

Testers, please tell us what you thought about the iron. Here are some questions to get you started, but please feel free to add your own comments too. Please also add any photos you’ve taken to the feedback thread.

• How did the Atomist Vapour Iron compare to your usual iron?
• What did you think were the benefits of the Atomist Vapour Iron?
• Did it make ironing usual items of clothing easier? If yes, why? If no, why not?
• What did you think the benefits were of vapour over steam?
• Why did you want to take part in this test and what iron did you previously have?

Please now write a review about the Atomist Vapour Iron in the Mumsnet household appliances review section here here

Please also write a review in the Morphy Richards review section here

Testers who have given their feedback and written a review will be able to keep their irons as a thank you.

For NON TESTERS, please share your top tips on ironing for a chance to win a £100 John Lewis voucher.

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Thanks!
MNHQ

Hang washing on hangars to dry to make it easier to iron & to avoid that huge pile of ironing you dread that only makes the clothes more creased

Non tester

I iron by type- little t shirts, adult shirts, dresses etc
Think might make me more efficient..

Also watch TV and I know from hygiene courses at work that ironing is part of the germ busting process with health care uniforms- so think of all the bugs you are nuking!

Non-tester:

Run the clothes on the tumble dryer for 30 mins after washing then iron immediately whilst hot and damp. Cuts the ironing time in almost half as its done most of the work for you!

non-tester - have hangers to hang clothes on as you iron them. makes putting the clothes away quicker.

Non tester: speedy ironing....don't do it. Just buy uncreasable clothes.....

non-tester
sort and put family members laundry together, easier to put away blast some tunes on and away you go

Non tester

Get hangers ready before ironing. Having to find them when stuff is already ironed irationally annoys me.

Non Tester

Defiantly iron along to listening to good radio.
Take clothes out of the tumble dryer asap as they will be less creased to start with.
Spray water on bad creases.

Non tester who is a slattern

Hair straighters can be easier than an iron if you need to just get one crease out of something and you're short of time. Ideal if you've a full wardrobe/drawers and things don't come out as nice as they went in.

iPad to watch films/tv. I bought a padded ironing board cover which is surprisingly helpful.
Line dried clothes help too - mainly because the smell is so lovely.

Well, it has arrived! Very well presented in its box, and incredibly easy to set up.

It reminded me of the very old, non-steam irons you used to be able to get, where the front of the handle wasn't attached to the iron, but in a funky, 21st Century way.

I decided to give it a real workout, firstly ironing a very, very dry 100% cotton teatowel, and then ironing a very dry 100% cotton duvet cover which I find difficult to get totally crease free with my normal steam iron.

When ironing these items, I usually use the spray function on my Phillips steam iron (which has a shot of steam and a spray function), as I find that a damp item is much easier to iron. I've also been known to use a spray bottle full of a mixture of ironing water and normal water to dampen the fabric down.

This took a little getting used to. Firstly, it's light, and it doesn't get as hot as a steam iron. Secondly, you need to be light handed with the spray - otherwise the fabric will get saturated. Once I got the hang of it, it was fine. I have been known to burn myself on steam, especially when sewing when trying to press a crease in, or get right into a corner, and I think this might work for that - except perhaps for silk, which watermarks. Which makes me think I should try ironing a silk garment to see if the spray watermarks the fabric - I will do this and report back in.

I wanted to take part in this test as I was intrigued by the "revolutionary" new way of ironing. I don't however think it is that revolutionary, more evolutionary, as our grandmothers ironed with a non steam device and drizzled/sprayed with water or ironed things damp! Having said that, the atomiser spray IS very fine and it's a very efficient way of ironing.

It's also a way of ironing that takes a bit of getting used to - the iron is incredibly light and easy to handle, and geekily, I love looking through the see through part - it's very cool. Like the idea of the glass soleplate - and wonder if it scratches when you iron over buttons. The iron is also a lot cooler than my current iron, which I guess is a good thing from a safety point of view.

It is an effective way of ironing, and good for very creased items - the steam really won't remove a crease in cotton fabric, but the vapour will, so that's a plus. Long term I would want to assess the limescale claims, but that has to be a bonus too - hate crusty old limey irons!

I ironed my husband's shirt too possibly the first one I have ever ironed and it was efficient and easy.

Would I pay £250 for it? That is the question. Not sure yet. I'm going to do more ironing and report in after I've tested a wider variety of fabrics. I'll also post some photos (ably assisted by DD1) from my phone, and cringingly, I have a video. Mumsnet HQ - do you want video please say you don't and if so, how/where to post?

Here are some pics to support my review above.

And more!

And some more!

Non-tester here
Also iron in the front room watching TV, I have in the past sky+ed particular series with the intention of watching while ironing.

I dry shirts on hangers to make ironing easier.

I also aim to buy clothes that don't need ironing.

However, my best tip is to refuse to do DHs work shirts.

Non tester here......

My best tip is get your mum to do it! My mum LOVES ironing, so it's actually me doing her a favour

Non tester.

Good music and a frothy coffee are essential ironing equipment.

I try to 'mix it up' sometimes by ironing all of my bits followed by DH's then DD's etc. Other days I do all of the t shirts, then the trousers etc. Or I iron by colour. I feel quite an achievement when I've completed all of the orange garments, ready to move onto lilac.

Non - tester .

I find the only way to iron quicker is by turning the iron up and the steam on unless it's particularly delicate clothing of course! And keep the water topped up.

Non-tester. Would love to have tried it.

Only tip I have for making it go faster is to make sure the dryer isn't overloaded, as that seems to put more creases in things that are hard to get out. I have a combined washer-dryer, so it sometimes means taking out half the load and drying only half at a time (or air drying the other half). Then things are less likely to have really hard creases that take ages to iron out.

Non tester-
My biggest tip is to not let it build up. But I'm rubbish at that so when my pile gets huge my mum comes and helps! She emptied a huge basket yesterday

Non tester.

Top tips are: Delegation. If that doesn't work, then a TV marathon on a rainy day means you don't really feel the pain of an ironing backlog.

Do all the white and pale cotton stuff first, so that when you singe a black pair of trousers later, you don't transfer black marks.

Never, ever plan to iron something in your hotel room, either the board will be broken and filthy, or the iron will shoot black water over everything.

Ignore anything you hear about ironing with hair straighteners.

Ignore advice to just iron the front and cuffs of your shirts as your jacket covers the rest. It will be so hot you need to remove your jacket.

If your mum comes over and offers to help, don't forget to say you don't need creases in your jeans.

Husband does the ironing! Shaking washing before you hang it out. Don't let it build up.

Only iron the absolute essentials- take a little extra care hanging everything else up and it shouldn't be too creased.

Iron while slightly damp and have some trash TV on to make it pass faster

Non-tester

Top tip is to give your clothes a good shake before hanging them to dry - gets rid of most of the creases making ironing so much quicker and easier.

Non tester.

On holiday, iron clothes before you go and then hang them up in the hotel bathroom when you arrive. Fill up the bath with the hottest water and the creases fall out, while you get to enjoy a relaxing soak