Large detachable water tank for easy refilling
The detachable water tank allows you to easily refill anytime without stopping the appliance. It has a large filling hole so you can simply fill the water tank under the tap. It has a 1.8 L capacity, so you get the convenience of up to 2 hours of continuous use, with no need to top-up the tank.
Save energy with ECO mode
ECO mode allows you to save energy without compromising your ironing results. The ECO mode uses a reduced amount of steam, but still a sufficient amount to iron all your garments.
Iron jeans to silk, no need to change temperature setting
With OptimalTEMP technology you’ll no longer have to waste time changing temperature settings, waiting for the temperature to adjust or pre-sorting clothes. Iron fabrics from jeans to silk, with guaranteed no burns thanks to the perfect combination of temperature and continuous powerful steam.
Safe and secure carry lock
Your steam generator iron includes a safe carry lock which securely fastens your iron to its base without the risk of slipping or someone touching the hot soleplate. It ensures safe and easy transportation around the house, to and from storage.
Safe to leave the hot soleplate on the ironing board
Innovative OptimalTEMP technology guarantees no burn on all ironable fabrics. As well as the reassurance this provides whilst ironing, it also means you can leave the hot iron soleplate directly on your cotton ironing board without causing any damage. This helps to reduce any discomfort to your wrists, as you won’t need to lift the iron to and from its base as often
Automatic switch off for safety and energy saving
The safety auto off function automatically switches off your steam generator iron if it has not been used for a few minutes. This saves energy and gives you safety peace of mind.
Tested and approved by independent textile experts
This iron is tested and approved by independent textile expert institutes such as DWI, IWTO and Woolmark, for its excellent ironing performance. The Woolmark Apparel Care program helps consumers identify quality laundry products that are approved by The Woolmark Company for use on wool products. Philips with its exclusive OptimalTEMP technology is so far the only ironing brand able to be certified with the Gold standard from Woolmark. You can be confident that our Woolmark-approved apparel care products are ideally suited for any wool garments.
Philips best gliding and most scratch resistant soleplate
The T-ionic Glide is Philips’ most premium soleplate, promising superior gliding for more effortless and fast ironing. It has a stainless steel base which is harder and more durable than aluminum, with an integrated titanium oxide layer for advanced scratch resistance. Plus the carefully designed shape and vents provide an even better steam distribution for faster crease removal.
Powerful steam for ultimate crease removal
An ultra-fast ironing experience can be yours with revolutionary technology. The powerful and continuous steam tackles even rough creases, and thicker fabrics are smoothed out with ease and speed. Plus there’s an extra steam boost if needed, perfect for vertical steaming or stubborn creases.
Light weight and comfortable to handle
Your steam generator’s iron has the ideal weight: amazingly light weight and comfortable to handle. It glides easily over your garments, removes the toughest creases in no time, and reduces stress on your wrist. It makes also vertical steaming very easy and effective. You can now comfortably & effectively remove the creases of your delicate, like silk blouse, dresses, and jackets and even difficult to iron garments with pleats, decorations, buttons etc in a vertical way.
Easy and efficient descaling system
Regular descaling protects your iron and ensures you’ll continue to get the very best steam performance. The exclusively designed and ideally positioned Easy De-Calc Plus function provides the ideal way to get rid of lime scale and extend the lifespan of your steam generator iron. The iron will remind you with both light and sound when it’s time to clean and descale. Then when your appliance is cold, simply remove the Easy De-Calc knob, collect the dirty water and scale into a cup and discard.
Where to buy:
The Philips PerfectCare Elite Steam Generator Iron is available at David Jones, Harvey Norman, The Good Guys and Appliances Online.
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Published 6th July 2017
12:39 pm
My lifesaver.
7:53 am
wrinkle free uniforms
Husband is very happy with the outcome partiularly as its been quite cold still on the tail of winter so a soft uniform is much cosier than a still one.
7:41 am
Perfect for sewing
I could see this iron being incredibly useful for quilters and serious sewers as its so quick and easy and is really gentle on all fabrics while still banishing all the wrinkles.
9:50 pm
Best iron now I actually enjoy ironing
If the iron can have this effect on me then you know it must be good.
I leave the iron permanently set up now so I can iron as things dry.
My aunt has requested her partner gets one for her as an early Christmas present since she is in charge of ironing his work shirts.
It has been very popular with everyone I've shown and got to test out themselves.
The iron plates go over zips and seems effortlessly, and is gentle on all ironable fabrics. No need to change settings between fabrics and iron can be left face down on ironing board without burning
9:37 pm
The only iron you'll ever want to use!!
The safety lock makes carrying the iron super easy and although the whole unit is quite big, it's not overly heavy. It sits on my regular ironing board and fits fine whilst still allowing room to iron. If I had the correct set up however, I'd perch the unit on a bench to allow more ironing board room.
The iron itself is light weight and easy to use. The ability to have a constant jet of stream is handy especially when ironing vertically.
The unit is not very loud when in use. It gets the wrinkles and creases out of garments with ease.
When hosting a ladies afternoon on the weekend I put a little demo on and got my girlfriends to test out the iron themselves. Everyone was most impressed and very envious of my latest appliance. I think they'll be requesting one themselves
7:38 pm
The best iron you'll ever use!!
It can be used on hanging garments as a vertical iron and is so light weight even my arthritic mother loves using it.
The large water tank holds enough water that I don't need to refill during use.
4:19 pm
so fast
2:48 pm
Outstanding with all materials and garments!
Cotton irons so well with the steam burst, and the more heavier cottons and the constant steam function really remove the wrinkles so easily.
I love that I am confident in knowing that the iron will not burn my clothes, or the ironing board.. its a safe Iron which I really find an advantage!
We got through so many shirts last night in record time.. and hubby loved doing it too!
Without the need to set the temperature for different materials, it makes ironing faster, and I found that I only really needed to go over the fabric once and the wrinkles were gone.
The Turbo mode (where I hold the steam button down) is what I love and I tend to use that most often. It produces a lot of steam but really is impressive! It makes ironing faster I find.
If you want an iron which really does generate heaps of stem for faster results, then this iron is for you!
Work shirts, work pants, jeans, cotton tops/t-shirts, bed sheets, pillow cases, scarves, doona covers, jackets.. this iron does it all without any chance of leaving iron or burn makes on your clothes!
This is safe, fast and efficient -remarkable!
10:10 am
Ironing is a breeze with philips perfectcare elite steam generator iron
I will be recommending the philips perfectcare elite steam generator iron to all my friends and family and more importantly, to other small handmade businesses who need to iron fabrics constantly like myself.
This iron makes dress making a sinch!!
4:12 pm
The most outstanding Iron I have ever used!
Everyone who has used my iron absolutely LOVES it!
The first thing that everyone comments on is how lightweight this iron is.. it makes such a big difference and you can iron for hours without aching... even refilling the water tank is an option I have not yet had to worry about as the tank lasts for hours.. its extremely convenient!
I've never used a steam generator before so I was thrilled to have the chance to review this iron. This is a revolutionary way to iron, ladies and gents!
It may be big and take up a bit of space on my ironing board, but the size is to cater for the huge water tank! Its so worthwhile!
I absolutely LOVE that I can hold the steam on for as long as I like, or I can just use a quick jet of steam if I have a slight crease.. the two options are great and so easy to use.
It gets a bit of getting use to to know that you can place the iron on the clothes or the board without any chance of ir burning what it is on... I never even thought that would be possible, but it is and its incredible! I prefer to leave the iron on the board face down though, than on the base of the iron.
This is an incredible appliance and I am so happy to have one now- it exceeds my expectations and everyone who has seen it has been equally impressed. The colour is lovely, the water tank is huge, the steam options are outstanding and the results truly are unbeatable!
If anyone is thinking about purchasing this steam generator, please don't be put off by the size, but rest assured you will purchase a steam generator which will amaze you!
7:48 am
Makes iron easy
The weight of the water stays in the base unit so the iron itself is nice and lightweight. This iron has so many amazing features - like being able to pick the temperature for what you’re ironing so no need to worry about fiddling with a temperature dial - I really like that. You can also do a vertical steam (like dress shops do) which is super handy. This is a worthwhile investment and so enjoyable to use. I think I enjoy ironing nowadays - really hated ironing before. Great product.
12:39 pm
My lifesaver.
1:26 pm
Light weight with steam to the extreme.
The only downfall I could see with this iron was the size (the huge size) of the actual unit (iron and base) the unit did take up quite a considerable amount of the ironing board space and if indeed you owned a small ironing board I dare say you may be in a bit of a pinch.
GREAT iron though I was impressed.
7:53 am
wrinkle free uniforms
Husband is very happy with the outcome partiularly as its been quite cold still on the tail of winter so a soft uniform is much cosier than a still one.
7:41 am
Perfect for sewing
I could see this iron being incredibly useful for quilters and serious sewers as its so quick and easy and is really gentle on all fabrics while still banishing all the wrinkles.
10:37 pm
The best iron ever produced!
This iron is incredible. . The steam function is something I honestly cannot live without and I have two people who have now put it on their Christmas wish list! I will never go back to using a standard iron because this one is just so much lighter and functional and for once in my life I'm absolutely excited to do ironing. . Even offering to do the ironing for my friends!
9:08 pm
You'll wish you had this iron earlier
It won't burn your clothes. You don't have to choose a temperature setting. It can turn off by itself. You can leave the iron face down on the board. It's just the best iron there is!
Glides easily over any fabric, this iron makes ironing easy for the moat reluctant ironed. The Phillips Perfect Care Elite is an iron I would definitely recommend!
9:50 pm
Best iron now I actually enjoy ironing
If the iron can have this effect on me then you know it must be good.
I leave the iron permanently set up now so I can iron as things dry.
My aunt has requested her partner gets one for her as an early Christmas present since she is in charge of ironing his work shirts.
It has been very popular with everyone I've shown and got to test out themselves.
The iron plates go over zips and seems effortlessly, and is gentle on all ironable fabrics. No need to change settings between fabrics and iron can be left face down on ironing board without burning
9:37 pm
The only iron you'll ever want to use!!
The safety lock makes carrying the iron super easy and although the whole unit is quite big, it's not overly heavy. It sits on my regular ironing board and fits fine whilst still allowing room to iron. If I had the correct set up however, I'd perch the unit on a bench to allow more ironing board room.
The iron itself is light weight and easy to use. The ability to have a constant jet of stream is handy especially when ironing vertically.
The unit is not very loud when in use. It gets the wrinkles and creases out of garments with ease.
When hosting a ladies afternoon on the weekend I put a little demo on and got my girlfriends to test out the iron themselves. Everyone was most impressed and very envious of my latest appliance. I think they'll be requesting one themselves
9:21 pm
Makes ironing a breeze!
This iron has so many amazing features! It can pick the temperature for what you're ironing so no need to worry about fiddling with a temperature dial.
It doesn't burn! So you can leave the iron face down on the board.
You can also do a vertical steam (like dress shops do) which is super handy.
This may be a pricey iron but with all the features, a worthwhile investment of your ironing pile never seems to dwindle.
4:17 pm
This iron makes Ironing enjoyable!!!
I have covered in my previous reviews the internal water compartment colour and an improvement could be a different color (only because a few people have asked me if the water was clean.. that was only because the inside casing of the compartment was a gold colour giving the impression the water was dirty). This is not a fault, just a colour choice!
I also think that if you are using this iron, to have a large ironing board or a lot of bench space. It seems a little heavy for my small board and I was first worried it may tip my ironing board over.. I certainly require a larger ironing board with more room!!
The water compartment is HUGE, providing hours of uninterrupted ironing and no need to refill the water tank- this is such a pleasure and so much better than my smaller iron I had prior to this.
The steam function is FABULOUS! Having the choice of steam bursts or constant steam is a fabulous advantage- the constant steam really helps with the tough creases and does speed up the ironing time. The steam is awesome!!!
The iron itself is so very light... which is great for those with weak wrists. I compared this iron with my other iron and the weight difference was substantial.. I will never use an iron which holds the water in the actual iron again, because that really makes the iron heavy. I never realised the huge difference until I could do the comparison with this great steam iron.
It doesn't take long at all to heat up either, and the handle stops flashing once its ready. Its super fast and the blue light really looks pretty!
All up, this iron is the best iron I have EVER used and if anyone is looking for a steam generator iron, I can confidently recommend this one as I know that everyone I have demonstrated this to have been incredibly happy- to the stage that they are holding onto their ironing just so I can bring mine over! Husbands are wanting to iron! THATS A WIN!!!
10:51 am
Love at first press
10:48 pm
8:19 pm
Phillips the brand
6:42 pm
A pleasure to use !!
3:21 pm
A fantastic iron!
I love how simple it is to use the iron. No guessing what temperature to set it at, the iron is smart enough to adjust to the fabric being ironed.
Because it won't burn fabric, you can leave it face down on the ironing board. It's either this or return to the base station. The iron won't stand up by itself, which took a little bit of adjustment as I'm so used to standing my old iron up after each pass.
The iron is nice and light as the water for the steam is stored in the base unit. It glides nice and smoothly across all types of fabric.
A wonderful iron and worth investing in for those that have piles of ironing to do!
8:21 pm
This iron makes ironing child's play!
The turbo function really helps speed things up and I find the water tank outlasts my ironing pile.
Children from the age of eight can use this iron, so I taught my daughter! The same ease of use functions make it so safe for children. No worries when she placed it down on the ironing board, no need to change temperature settings and it is light enough or her to manage.
If only her six year old sister was more keen to be doing the folding.
11:42 am
My friends love this Iron as much as me!!!
My friends are obsessed with this iron, and I know why- because it outperforms any other iron I have used and everyone who tries it also agrees!
This is the revolution of Ironing.. everything looks so great afterwards and I use to buy clothes which didn't require ironing as I HATED my previous iron and I hated ironing!
Now, I'm purchasing tops with pleats and tops which do require ironing as they crease.. and I'm excited to be able to do that!!
Ïroning is so fast and the iron is so light- not having to refill the water tank is a certain advantage, and I love the way I can hold my hand on the trigger and steam away for as long as I need to.. this really works on the badly creased clothes!
This iron is amazing.. and I absolutely love ironing!
10:55 am
Ironing goals
7:38 pm
The best iron you'll ever use!!
It can be used on hanging garments as a vertical iron and is so light weight even my arthritic mother loves using it.
The large water tank holds enough water that I don't need to refill during use.
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