I had already had the experience with damaged soleplates the FV4680, so I've already made the purchase in the store the unit inspected. Of all placed in storage devices was not a single (!) Free of defects, they all had massive flaking and dents in the soleplate, which were sometimes very sharp. I have then seized the specimen in which the damage at least turned out, since I needed an iron - man can not go with unpressed shirts out of the house, yes.
Unpacked home and put into operation at first the positives: the design I like very, very good, also the iron as well as the FV4680 is great in the hand. The weight is the same for both devices. My first piece of laundry I have ironed dry on the lowest level and I was pleasantly surprised. The iron slides very well on the fabric and smooth it on a train. Compared to my old irons in between worlds here.
Everything else I wanted to stage high temperature iron with the addition of steam - and here the problems began already back on. Dripping Also this Iron and drips and drips. In addition, bubbling, bubbling and hissing it constantly like a defective boiler, whether to use it, or you remove hinstellt straight. Moreover gave the soleplate frighteningly loud bang noises. After I adjusted the stirrups due to this error symptoms and the iron had let it cool, it struck me that the coating of the sole had more damage from this short passage work. Moreover, came from inside the device a greasy, black substance from the steam vents that have fortunately not me dirty laundry.
Also this Iron took it back to the dealer. In Tefal it seems it with the quality control did not seem to take things so precisely - I can only say: your eyes open when buying iron!
