In addition to the appropriate iron or appropriate ironing station is also the right board - or neudeutsch: the matching underwired table - of not insignificant importance. Who is of the opinion that it is different, should compare times Omas board with popular XXL ironing tables ...
So far, I have always believed that an improvement of ironing boards is not possible. My current ironing board in the XXL version of Hailo enabled me in connection with the steam generator iron Tefal GV 7250 of the precise work in a good speed. Two to three bulging laundry baskets within the duration of a football match (including advertising, but without extra time and penalties :-)) one evening for me nothing special.
The more tense I was when I was able to test a product innovation from Philips. The Philips GC240 / 05 Ironing Board Easy 8 has a XL-ironing surface of 120 x 45 cm and a height adjustment 70-94 cm. In addition, the ironing board promises some exciting innovations. No fewer than eight new developments are one of the party:
Unique shoulder fit
Multi-layer reference
XL-board
Unique storage basket
Practical suspension
Special cable holder
XL-iron base
Child and transport lock
Some innovations are really handy. The shoulder fit easier for me to iron my long- and short-sleeved shirts enormous. The large surface area is no more to be despised as the multi-layered cover, which keeps the surface hot longer. And the XL-iron base I often used to set up a steam generator iron safe.
But the storage basket for smart phone or remote control is just as absurd as the special cable holder and the practical suspension for me. In particular, the suspension has disappointed my expectations, because as soon several dress shirts hanging on the part, it will be difficult. In addition to me the value of children and transport safety as well as the special of the special cable holder has not tapped.
My Conclusion
The Philips ironing board Easy 8 is an ingenious product with many amenities and interesting approaches. The designers have taken into account many elements that make up a good ironing table: a large XL-ironing surface, a clever solution for the annoying and sometimes tedious ironing shirts and hang on in hangers at the end of the table. The ironing board has a stable durability and is amazingly easy to transport.
However, there is in addition to the vulnerabilities mentioned above in innovation particularly glaring for me Weakness The adjustable height of the board. I'm not exactly huge with 1.86 meters. But after two hours of continuous ironing I had painful back pain who have not done the ironing enjoyable. Compared to my current board, which has a maximum height of 98 centimeters, I was amazed at what a difference make up 40 millimeters.
So my conclusion: A great ironing board with many useful extras - however less suitable for tall people.
