4 cartridges = 1 year of use ??? And then see that it is according to the water hardness, the number of cart that passes etc ... My experience is that I iron pans 3-4 linen per week and a single cartridge holds 15 days before being changed. So add the price of iron, that of cartridges and investment is just overpriced. But as I hope so, do not gun down the steam plant, I continue. Philips is central vapors for people who must retake three basins in the month and forget the rest. In short, not content just hope not to break the machine still using cartridges ...