Philips PowerLife Steam GC2960

Going on Auto off and won't heat – I am very disappointed, we have had the iron for less than 3 years and the auto off function comes on as soon as you plug the iron and won't heat. The warranty was for 2 years so maybe it was intentionally badly designed to make us go and get another one. I got philips because my mother had her iron for years, but clearly they don't make them of… Read more

the same quality anymore so I have to look at other brands now. What a waste of products, plastic especially! It's bcs of businesses like these that our planet is covered in plastic waste.

Sticks and ruins clothes – Just 'melted' my last clothing item. As others have said, this iron is hopeless. I thought it was just me, but even on lower settings it sticks to clothes (particularly black for some reason) and I have an immovable brown mark on the iron as well. I also find it spits bits out at irregular intervals. Can never tell when it will happen. Glad to… Read more

have read these reviews to know it's not just me and I can safely bin this - despite the waste of money and the clothes now with marks. Expect better from Philips.

Auto off – Auto off button flashing and then turning off iron immediately. I have tried to unplug and leave for a while before plugging in again but that does not make a difference. Is there anything else I can try .What's happening ? . Kids back at school tomorrow and no uniforms ironed. Not happy.

Powerlife Stick – We bought this iron a few years ago and have battled along with it sticking to most of our clothes. The iron works but it is hard work because it just doesn't glide along the fabric as it should and some modern stretch fabrics start to burn before the crinkles actually come out. At the weekend we went and bought a new iron because we just got fed… Read more

up with it and our new iron made us realise how bad this one had been. Needless to say, our new iron isn't a Philips, nor will I be keen to buy a Philips iron again.

Great iron – Had this given to me as a house warming present and I really love it. It has a good cord length and a big water reservoir. It glides over my clothes easily and has great steam and heat options. Irons my delicate and synthetics with care, and is great on my fiancées thick work uniforms. Good all round iron

Good but not great – The iron I bought (Philips GC2960) had a faulty water reservoir lid (it wouldn't close properly), but I tried it out anyway to see whether I should just exchange it for the same model or upgrade to another one. For the brief time I tried it, it ironed pretty well, at least as well as my 20-year-old stainless steel-soleplated Sunbeam, anyway. It's… Read more ·  1

light and glides easily, and produces good amounts of steam. I liked the pointy tip and the steam boost worked well. The dial has markings showing you which of the two steam settings to use, which is helpful. It's a good buy for the money, and if it hadn't had the faulty lid I would have been happy with it. As it happened, though, I upgraded to the GC4865, and I'm glad I did, because the extra weight and steam pressure make ironing almost a pleasure - I found myself looking for things to iron to see how easily it would flatten them! The Azure model reminded me of when I used to like ironing (with my mum's iron, from the days when appliances were made to work well and to last). So if you're wondering if there's a difference between the various series (like I did), there definitely is, and if you iron often I would say get the better model if you can afford it. Light, glides easily Faulty reservoir lid, only two steam settings, a bit noisy