This is the most advanced domestic ironing system on the market. Laurastar are a Swiss based International company who manufacture high end, technology featured professional irons. Firmly placed between demanding domestic and professional ironing services, this system combines the best of irons with the latest technology. To make ironing less of a chore, Laurastar offer a bookable personalised demonstration to help you after purchase. Not only that but they also offer a very comprehensive training guide covering a wide range of garments from shirts to sequins, tablecloths to bedding. They have thought of so much to assist you in making ironing easier. Another benefit comes from the Laurastar club. Free to owners, you would have a 3 year guarantee (free upgrade current offer), dedicated tech support, offers on accessories along with regular hints and tips to get the most out of ownership. On their website you can purchase accessories such as sole plate protectors, garment covers and board covers. No doubt Amazon will host the whole range shortly, just type 'Laurastar' into the search box. Upon setup you find 6 height levels. The board has a blower underneath and a movement detector in the iron, so only the required amount of steam is used when ironing. The water for steam is filtered by cartridge and the unit is ready to use within 3 minutes. It's also 2200w (2.2kw) so pretty much in line with the European drive for more energy efficient electrical equipment. The unit is easy to use, store and move. The castors make it great to move around. What really sets this apart from the rest is the app. It tracks your ironing time, reminds you to check the filter, connects to the training guides and helps you iron silk, cotton and wool. The iron itself weighs 1.1kg and is sturdy enough to grip and glide across the imprinted board guide lines for perfect creases. Moving onto unit operation, the blower under the cover helps the iron glide effortlessly and the steam is 3 bar, very powerful for an iron, in line with commercial units actually. Use with the app and not forgetting to always use filtered water, or the iron can be damaged. Do spend time with the training videos, online resources and around the members club. They are all worth it for getting the best out of this capable and robust unit. For a great demonstration prior to purchase, paste the following onto youtube 'Laurastar Smart: Connected for smarter ironing'. In conclusion, this is a real innovation classic. The cost may be above general basic irons, however, this is a system which helps you get the best for your clothing, is full of useful guides and in my opinion is by far the very best ironing system on the market today.
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I must admit I got this FOC for review and I thought it was just a normal ironing board with a largely pointless bluetooth connection. Turns out it's not that at all - the giveaway was when it arrived - a huge big heavy box. Then I actually looked at what I was reviewing and seriously thought the price quoted on amazon was a mistake. Yes this is a quality piece of kit, but it's not that special and the sum of the parts appears to be worth much less than the price asked - which at the time of the review was a penny under £1400.00 So for the money I would have expected it to be supplied ready to use, with someone to do the ironing and be exceptionally easy to set up! It comes with a huge manual - although you really only need to read the first few pages to get up and running - we spent half an hour looking at the instructions to confirm that we'd got the various pieces in the correct places. And we didn't receive a member of staff to iron for us! First up is to fit the board cover - I'm convinced I haven't got this correct yet and intend to have another look tomorrow as it's loose at the moment and not a very good fit, then you have to flush the tank with warm water and then you are good to add water and turn it on. And here is where it surprised both myself and my wife. I managed to iron a very dry shirt in around 45 seconds - normally I faff about for ages - but somehow this kit made it very easy and the results (all automatic) were brilliant. We achieved the same result on every item we tried. The iron is heavy but that's balanced by how quickly you can attack the washing! So quick so easy and no messing with dials etc. You control theextra shots of steam and also the fan (in the board) from the iron. Even managed to connect via Bluetooth to app on an android mobile - but that really didn't add much to the party - although it does advise you when you need to descale so will be useful as the kit gets older. So overall - first thoughts remain that this is seriously overpriced for a household ironing system - but it is very good and if price is no object I can see it has a place in a busy large household or more likely where someone is ironing cloths for a living. So the decision is whether you need to spend this much for something that works well but maybe isn't that much better (if you are good at ironing) than something that costs many times less. Also its easy to change the height and also to fold flat when not in use - power cord neatly rewinds into the body as well. If I had the money then this or other models in the range would certainly feature in a wish list and if money is no object then this is certainly amongst the best and easiest iron's I've ever used. Thre3 stars overall - but 5 for operation - balanced against cost results in the 3 from me
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