CHI Steam Iron for Clothes with 300+ Holes for Powerful Steaming, Temperature Guide Dial, 1700 Watts, XL 10’ Cord, 3-Way Auto Shutoff, Titanium Infused Ceramic Soleplate, Silver (13101)

Sooo...I quilt and have a wool horse blanket I use on my kitchen island to iron larger pieces of fabric (DON'T buy the ones for "quilting" get a FLAT one at a horse supply place - exactly the same - mine was $25 for 1/2"x30x30) & a drawer pull-out ironing board for smaller pieces (LOVE this - so convenient!).I have an old iron that needs distilled water, is heavy & doesn't produce much steam and a tiny travle iron.. that works great but is sooo small!!I have been looking for a good fullsize iron FOREVER. I kept thinking a Rowenta BUT the most recent reviews for them say they have changed. I finally settled on this one... So far I LOVE it. 10' cord, big tank, easy to fill & it produces a prodigious amount of steam. It is a LOT lighter that my old one.I can see why they felt the buttons & dials & water tank cap seemed cheap. They are light plastic so I am gonna be careful with them. I have been warned.Also, they are correct, it is hard to see the water level. (Yeah red plastic looks cool but I would rather have function over aesthetics... It is a iron NOT an art piece) I have super hard water so I have a water softener & should be ok filling from the tap. It is difficult to see when it is full but it is also easy to tip extra water back out. The fill line is stupidly placed so it works when the iron is upright & you can't fill it that way without getting water all over it. After some experimentation, I discovered if I have it at about a 45 degree angle (halfway between upright & horizontal), I can see the water level and the "Max" line is accurate. *sigh*I noticed the "Self Clean" instructions say to clean it after EVERY use of steam which is a bit of a pain but easy enough & I think that might be why several people had problems with them just stopping working. I think I read somewhere there was some kind of fail safe to keep irons from melting when they were full of minerals... BUT I might be thinking of something else.Most of the other complaints were of getting a used one (Amazons fault NOT Che's).Last thing, the instructions are not super helpful in places & overly helpful in others. While it is nice to know the difference between "pressing" & "ironing", I would have preferred to know why it beeped at me & then started flashing. There was no mention of that anywhere in the manual. Someone on Amazon explained the flashing in their review & then I went on line & found a manual for another model that explained the beep. *Banging head on desk* ("Iron will beep for a few seconds and power light will flash continuously in Auto Shutoff sensor. Tilting the iron more than 30 degrees will reset the sensor.")We shall see.... I will let y'all know if anything bad happens. So, no news is good news. :-)Update 1 week in - Still LOVE the iron BUT one of the complaints was that the steam lever was under the handle easy to change when ironing. I usually only iron with steam, so this wasn't an issue for me until I had some badly wrinkled cotton & sprayed it with water & tried to dry Iron it. I can see what they mean. The lever that chooses Steam/no steam is right where my fingers were & I kept nudging it back on after turning it off. NOT a deal killer for me, but I iron with steam 95% of the time. If you are a "dry iron" person it may make you nuts!

this steam mine came highly recommended and my wife needed a replacement so we gave it a try. She loves everything about it, so as the thing goes happy wife, happy life…

I originally purchased this iron because of the ceramic plate which is trending as a non toxic coating. I got so much more than I expected. This iron feels and functions like a professional piece of equipment. It's heft combined with the steam function makes it easy to get wrinkles out of my jeans and cotton button downs. The tip of the iron is beautifully angled to get around collars and close to seams. I've had it for a few months and I'm so satisfied. Plus it's so visually appealing you'll want to show it off.

I've been using this iron for a couple of weeks. I am a quilter and previously bought a Panasonic cordless iron that I was disappointed in. It didn't get hot enough and cooled off quickly while in use. After doing lots of research I settled on the CHI. Honestly, I really like it; gets quite hot, has great steam, isn't too heavy and has a 30-minute shutoff. The problem is the water spitting and leaking from the steam holes. It leaks some while in use but when set back on the heel after pressing it spits and I mean forcibly. After my hand was hit with hot water I'm now in the habit of turning the sole plate away from me when I set the iron upright. Thankfully, the water is clean. I've followed the cleaning and use instructions in the manual. Like I mentioned, this is a good iron and I'm hoping the spitting will disappear the more I use it. It might just be the nature of the beast. I plan to contact CHI to see if they have any suggestions.

I don't know if I am a certified customer, but I DID buy this iron from Amazon long ago.This is one seriously good buy that I have made. My mother thought I was nuts to spend this much on a steam iron, but this one really does what it is supposed to do and does it well. Now that I have it, I am really glad.My previous iron would turn off after a few minutes, leaving me constantly frustrated waiting for it to reheat after a quick trip to the sewing machine. This iron will stay hot. I do not know exactly how long, but after about one half hour or so it does beep to remind you that is still on. If you leave it turned on and facedown, it will beep after a few minutes.This iron really brings the heat, and it brings the steam as well, making short work out of yards of wrinkled cotton duck canvas, yet it has a delicate touch when turned to the "synthetic" or "silk" settings. This is a relatively heavy iron, so it does the work for you, not leaving you to push it into the fabric trying to get the effect you want.There are several accessories that you'll want to have in addition to the iron. One is a delicate teapot or a small funnel for getting water into the steam tank opening. The steam tank holds a good bit of water, but it will overflow if you put too much in. No harm done; you just have some water to mop up. The tank holds about 300 mL, or a little over a cup. Be ready to refill often if you are using the steam setting.Another item you will want to have is an iron cleaning kit. This is an awesome iron, and it does not get sticky easily, but it is a fact of life that all irons will encounter gunk eventually, particularly if you are working with starch. I use a kit made by Rowenta, and it has held out for years. It has a tube of cleaning compound, a rag for applying it to the iron's sole, and a last rag for polishing the sole of the iron when you are done cleaning. When you get the kit, read the directions for more specific details.The last tool I find handy is a hair mister. You will find one listed as a beauty product. It sprays a very fine mist on the fabric you are working on and you can control the density of the mist by the distance that you hold the tool. There is a sprayer mounted on the iron, but the spray it puts out is anemic and difficult to place where you need the water. So do yourself a favor and pick up a hairspray out from the beauty department. I have two of them!Please watch your left hand if you are right-handed. I was holding some fabric down with my left hand while I was ironing, and by accident I tipped the iron in the direction of my left hand. The burn I inflicted on my left index finger was something to behold. The day after the burn, it blistered to the point where the blister popped. At that point I kept it under a Band-Aid for a number of days until the burn healed enough to do without a Band-Aid. I almost nailed my thumb a little while later, but I put ice on it right away and I must not have gotten that much steam on it because it only hurt a little bit for a few days. Forgive me if this is too much information, but you really need to know. If you are left-handed, keep an eye on your right hand. While I am on the topic of hands, I might as well mention that this iron is ambidextrous. You may use it equally with either hand.If you are serious about your sewing, get this iron. If you are just starting out and you have the money, get this iron. If you have kids around, maybe get a different iron, one that turns off right away when you leave it. This includes most irons. If you are just starting out and you do not get this iron, eventually you might want to upgrade. I'm just saying.