Is there still an iron on the market WITHOUT auto shut-off?
01-07-2016, 11:38 AM
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01-07-2016, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by true4uca
Think I read this tip here. If you have an iron rest, those ones that you sit your iron in on an angle, some ironing boards have them. Rest your iron there with the tip of your iron pointing down. Your iron will not shut off.
http://www.125west.com/p-4713-reliab...XrEaAhYD8P8HAQ
While on the subject of ironing boards. This is the ironing board I have. I LOVE it but it doesn't have a horizontal iron rest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76gOcVco3JE
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01-07-2016, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ManiacQuilter2
I think some of the cheaper B&D irons don't have the auto shutoff. I always try to conserve energy. Do you realize how much power you waste if you leave your iron on?? It uses more electricity than any of your other appliances in your household.
kWh Per Day: .10
Iron: 1200 watts
Rough estimate of ironing 2 hours a day for 30 days= $14.40 a month
That's about $180 per year.
I'm thinking of running an extension cord to the neighbor's house
01-07-2016, 04:23 PM
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The iron doesn't pull power the whole time it's on. When it reaches the selected temp it stops until the temp drops then it reheats for a few seconds to bring it back up. The iron isn't sitting there drawing power every minute so the cost will be much much lower then the calculator shows.
01-07-2016, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by dunster
The Reliable Digital Velocity V100 can be used either way. If you press and hold in a button it turns off the auto-shut-off mode and the iron stays on as long as it's plugged in. It has the best steam of any iron I've owned, and can't leak.
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