Buy Brabantia Aqua Bowl Steam Control Ironing Board, Size C, 124 x 45cm, 25mm Metallic Grey Frame, Grey CoverBrabantia Aqua Bowl Steam Control Ironing Board, Size C, 124 x 45cm, 25mm Metallic Grey Frame, Grey Cover Product Description:
Product Description
This ironing table (124 x 45cm) with steam unit holder and steam management means no more water on your floor. Ironing with steam units is growing rapidly in popularity because more steam means better results. But more steam can also mean condensation leaking through the ironing table onto the floor. To solve this problem, Brabantia has developed a special steam-control ironing table, collecting and removing the condensed steam easily.
About Brabantia
Right from the start, back in 1919, Brabantia has put all available knowledge, expertise and experience into developing solid, reliable products that can last a lifetime. Today everything, from our selection of raw materials to the design of our packaging, must result in the attitude and the core value of Brabantia durability. Our ambition is simple: to develop household products that retain their beauty and performance for up to the next 20 years. Its what drives the company, its who we are.
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful.
Brabantia Aqua Bowl
By S. Thomas
The Brabantia Aqua Bowl ironing board offers an exceptionally large ironing area, which is great if you like to iron duvet sets as it makes this a lot easier, as well as speedier. The board is relatively heavy but that also means it is robustly constructed, with a strong cross bar between the legs that I use to hang the board on the wall for storage.It is easy to take up and down, with a catch located under the board to open it up and a firm click back into place once you have finished. The height is adjustable and the board is stable at each height. The cover that comes with the board is grey, not the pictured blue.I decided to buy this board because I use a steam generator iron and noticed that quite a bit of water dripped onto the floor through the cover and felt on my previous board and so I was attracted to the claims that this would be eliminated. I also liked the addition of the pull out holder to accommodate the steam generator itself, having previously either placed the unit on a nearby table or on the board, thereby restricting the available ironing area.The holder works well and provides a stable place on which to stand the steam generator and would accommodate most generators as it is generously sized. It is pulled out from the ironing board and then a clip action allows it to drop down into position for use, which is reversed when the board is stored.Unfortunately, I have found a shortcoming with the aqua bowl system itself. Whilst ironing, there are no drips of condensation through the board onto the floor, so it achieves that objective, but I have had difficulty in actually emptying the water at the point I want to store the board. The instructions state that the board should be raised to a 45 degree angle so that water can be drained into the bowl on the underside (do this slowly as, depending on the amount of ironing you have done, there is a surprising amount of accumulated water). Once the water has been drained off, the board can be stored - but this is where I have found there to be problems. No matter how long the board is left before storage, I have never been able to remove all of the water (even leaving the board standing for 24 hours) with the result that the end of the board always becomes soggy, water drips onto the floor and ultimately the cover becomes stained at that point. This does not seem to be an issue displayed by an isolated board as I've had three and all were the same, which is not what I had expected from a board advertised to prevent water on the floor.I have decided to keep the board as I do like the steam generator holder and the fact that it is robustly constructed, which I couldn't match in alternative boards that I considered. But I remain very disappointed that I have to store the board with a towel underneath to prevent puddles on the floor. I have rated three stars because I am keeping the board despite the obvious shortcoming.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful.
Brabantia Steam Ironing Board
By Xzimdave
As steam generator irons produce a large amount of steam compared with "ordinary" steam irons, a purpose designed board was required.This product deals with the problems encountered with other types of ironing boards deemed suitable for use with steam irons, ie, rusting of the mesh surface under the ironing board cover, and condensed steam dripping onto the floor.Steam from the iron freely passes through the board surface into a plastic board base. On completion of ironing the board is tilted towards the pointed end and all the collected water drains into a clip-on container, and is easily poured away.A further great design feature is the steam generator support which allows the iron to rest at board height for ease of use.Together with all the above and a good range of height adjustment, this is the ideal board when using a steam generator iron.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful.Excellent concept!
By Sally Stewart
Be careful, not all steam generator irons fit the steam unit holder as I found out. My tefal generator luckily just fits at an angle.Also not sure if I had a faulty board as water seeped through on to the ironing board cover (after emptying the bowl) after storing upright overnight. I now have a replacement board and so far so good!!
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