Best Tefal Irons & Steam Generators

This was bought from Harvey Norman to replace our previous Tefal steam iron. The problem with the previous one was the calcium buildup, but this one has a calcium filter. It is lighter, and seems to use slightly less water. Very happy with it.

Incredibly useless instructions both in content and printing (light grey on white) and short cord approx 1.9m which is not stated on packaging. Also… Read more

has a very irritating design feature where cord comes out of iron vertically and needs to be constantly brushed out of way, whereas previous Tefal iron cord would fold back down and remain down. Bought before reading any reviews and because previous iron was a very good Tefal (made in France). Mistake.

Tefal make good irons but they dont last – We have had 2 Tefal Steam Stations. The first lasted 5 years which I feel is just acceptable. The second (A GV533) Started Playing up before it got… Read more

to 3 years old. Weve now had it 3 years 4 months and its unusable. That is totally unacceptable quality on a $400 iron. You pull the trigger and nothing happens then 30 minutes later the steam comes out for a minute or 2 then stops again. I rang an authorised repairer who advised me to chuck it. Tefal keep no support parts in Australia, everything has to come from France and its a 3 month lead time. This is terrible when you pay so much money for what I thought was a premium product.

I bought the Tefal Ultraglide Plus FV5844 a couple of days ago from Harris Scarfe to replace my old Sunbeam iron, which I accidentally dropped and… Read more

damaged. When I unpacked it, I was surprised (and disappointed) by how short the cord is — only 1.9m long, compared to my Sunbeam’s 2.5m cord, which was much more practical.

Unfortunately, the cord length isn’t listed anywhere in the specifications on the Harris Scarfe website or the box itself, so I had no idea before purchasing. I should have double-checked the official Tefal website, but I assumed it would be long enough to use comfortably — clearly not the case.

Another downside is the dark blue design, which makes it difficult to see the water level once the iron is in use.

Overall, I’ll be returning this iron for a refund and choosing another brand with a proper cord length. Lesson learned — I’ll be reading reviews more carefully next time.