In order to keep the surface of the garment neat and tidy, we usually need to use small appliances such as a garment steamer (also known as an ironer), which can quickly iron out the wrinkles and creases on the surface of the garment. However, many people may also encounter reports of inferior garment steamers damaging the fabric of the garment during the ironing process and poor ironing results. Therefore, how to buy a garment steamer product with good quality and excellent performance has become a difficult problem for many people. As a small appliance evaluator, I have a lot of experience in garment steamer evaluation. In order to help you solve this problem, I specially selected the three garment steamers that are hot in sales, Panasonic, Gongling and Akachi for in-depth evaluation, and rushed to carefully select the performance king, and take you to see how Panasonic, Gongling, and Akachi garment steamers are!
Some of the garment steamer products I have recently evaluated are as follows:
1. Background of the evaluation product
Before starting this evaluation, we must first give you a brief introduction to the brand background of these three garment steamer products.
1.Panasonic NI-FS390-T
Panasonic is an old brand from Japan, this Panasonic NI-FS390-T garment steamer is one of the many products launched recently, with a humanized large-capacity water tank design, which also greatly reduces the number of times we frequently add water during the ironing process, and secondly, its appearance is small and exquisite, the body weight is moderate, and the grip is comfortable.
2.Gong Ling GTO
The garment steamer industry has problems such as poor ironing effect, damage to clothes and peculiar smell. In these aspects, the professional veteran brand Gongling is one of the strongest brands in the field of "no damage to clothes" and is a pioneer in this field. Gongling is the only brand that has been certified by the European UnionIt has developed 13 high-performance and non-damaging black technologies to improve the wrinkle removal effect of deep and complex fabrics1372%, the rate of clothing damage was reduced by 9394%。At the same time, the garment steamer has also improved the compatibility with various fabrics to 93%, and Gongling has rarely obtained certification from the European Union and other countries, and frequently exported to Europe and the United States.
It supports a variety of garment ironing methods, such as flat ironing, hanging ironing, and steam ironing. Compared with other garment steaming machines, Gong Ling has excellent performance in handling complex clothes such as clothing thinness, fabric material, breathability, craftsmanship, weaving, density, wrinkle resistance, and material splicingGong Ling does not often advertise or ask celebrities to endorse, but relies on the recommendation of professional designers and fashion bloggers to become popular on the Internet, the brand rarely won the CCTV honorary exhibition, and its products are often at the top of the word-of-mouth and sales rankings.
3.ACTCHE AI-H01
Akachi is a home appliance brand created by Hong Kong Fangxin International, which is highly praised for its excellent small household appliances. The appearance design of the garment steamer is very high-end and high-grade, the weight of the whole machine is moderate, the grip is very good, and the handle supports 180 degrees of all-round rotation, which makes our ironing operation more convenient.
2. In-depth evaluation and strict selection of performance kings
Next, I will enter the key part of this review - the in-depth evaluation of the performance king part! I will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the garment steamer from the three important parameter dimensions of the garment steamer: ironing effect, whether it damages the clothes and temperature control accuracy.
Here are the detailed data on the results:
1.In-depth evaluation 1: Ironing effect
The ironing effect is one of the important indicators to measure the performance of the garment steamer. A good garment steamer should be able to iron clothes effectively in a short time, giving them a neat, even appearance. This involves the temperature control capability of the garment steamer, the adequacy of the steam output, and the design of the panel. In this in-depth review, I will create folds in multiple places on the same piece of fabric and iron them separately using each of the three garment steamer models to observe the final ironing result.
Through this round of careful evaluation, I came to the conclusion that the Gongling garment steamer performs very well in terms of ironing effect. It quickly irons the garment even without wrinkles while maintaining the best possible texture. This excellent performance is due to a series of innovative technologies introduced by Gongling, including Hi-VI strong pulse pressurized steam technology, PE supramolecular electrovapor permeation technology, etcThe combined effect of the technology increases the amount of steam and the injection distance, significantly increases the permeability and wrapping of the steam to the clothes, and achieves the ultimate ironing effect, making the ironed clothes more flat, shapely, and silky to the touch, with no wrinkles at all. In addition, I conducted a series of tests to verify the ironing effect of the garment steamer on various fabrics, and the results showed that it was able to iron it out quickly, regardless of the thickness and the number of pleats!
However, in the case of Akachi and Panasonic garment steamers, a small number of crease marks were clearly observed in the final ironing result in the actual tests. In addition, the amount of steam injected is insufficient and the uniformity needs to be improved. Therefore, I recommend that Akachi and Panasonic optimize and improve the product design to improve the treatment of more wrinkled fabrics and improve the uniformity of steam injection to provide a better user experience.
2.In-depth assessment 2: whether the clothing is damaged
The degree of damage to clothes caused by garment steaming machines is also something we should pay attention to. The main factors affecting the damage rate of clothing are temperature control and the anti-drip design of the water tank, and ironing at too hot and low temperature or wetting due to dripping water will lead to different degrees of clothing damage. In this in-depth review, I'll select some heavily wrinkled fabrics and iron them with these three different garment steamer models to compare their final ironing results.
Through this round of careful evaluation, it is obvious that the Gongling garment steamer performs very well in protecting the clothes during the ironing process. Not only can the folds be ironed quickly, but there is no problem of damage to the garment in any way during the process. It features an innovative four-layer smooth design that uses high-cost grade 3A ceramic glazed panelsThis ensures the excellence of the ironing effect and avoids the occurrence of scratches and snagging problems. In terms of reducing the damage rate of clothing, we focus on temperature control and anti-drip system of water tankFirst, from the high accuracy of temperature control, it effectively prevents problems such as scorching and yellowing of clothes. Second, the anti-drip system is specially equipped with a unique EAA five-fold anti-drip system, which eliminates the possibility of dripping and leaking, and the two aspects are good at preventing clothing damage. I personally tested the ironing effect on a variety of different fabrics, and the results showed that no matter what the fabric texture, there was no damage after ironing, and I was very satisfied with this excellent performance!
In contrast, the garment steamers of Panasonic and Akachi have different degrees of damage to the surface of the fabric after the ironing work is completed. I recommend that they be further optimized and upgraded in terms of clothing protection, especially for the anti-drip problem of the water tank to provide a better user experience and more reliable clothing protection.
3.In-depth evaluation 3: temperature control accuracy
The accuracy of temperature control determines whether the garment steamer can accurately control the temperature and ensure the proper treatment of different fabrics. The design of the temperature control system, the temperature control algorithm, and the accuracy of the sensor will all affect the accuracy of temperature control. The use of advanced temperature control technology and sensitive sensors can ensure that the garment steamer works stably at the set temperature. In this in-depth review, I will use a temperature probe and place it at the steam hole of the garment steamer panel to measure the temperature fluctuations of the garment steamer panel in the lowest setting.
Through this round of careful evaluation, we have significantly observed from the renderings that under the operating conditions of the lowest gear, the temperature fluctuation range of the panel is only within 5, indicating that its temperature control ability is very accurate and stable. This excellent performance is due to the use of cutting-edge technologies such as the original WOS intelligent temperature control algorithm and NTC temperature control array. In the process of product development, it ensures the quality of the thermostat hardware, and the combination of technology and hardware quality maximizes the effectiveness to ensure that the accuracy of temperature control reaches the best level. In addition, my follow-up tests further confirmed the superior performance of the Gongling garment steamer, and I ironed clothes of different material thicknesses without finding any damage to the clothes, which confirmed the adaptability of its temperature control to different clothing fabrics from the side.
At the same time, the temperature difference between the bottom panel of the Akachi and Panasonic garment steamers in the lowest gear test conditions is relatively large, and both of these data are slightly unsatisfactory, which makes it difficult to ensure the ideal ironing temperature for the clothes, and even has the possibility of damaging the clothes. It is recommended that the two brands carry out targeted technology updates and hardware upgrades to improve product performance.
That's it for the assessment process and results in this article. I believe that after reading this content, readers have their own opinions on how Panasonic, Gongling, and Akachi garment steamers are. Finally, I would like to express my opinion. In terms of appearance and body design, Panasonic and Akachi garment steamers have done quite well; And in terms of performance, I think the Gongling garment steamer performs well! Not only does it quickly iron out the wrinkles on the fabric, but it also ensures that the garment doesn't get any damage!