Reviews of Yamata GSI8800 heavy duty commercial iron

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I'm picky about how an iron/steam generator/gravity iron works & this one doesn't work very good. This gravity iron produces half the steam that my Pacific did. I've used it for a few days, so I'm hoping there's an air bubble in the line rather than permanent skimpy steam. The water line should be longer; it won't reach to the end of my board. The warning light showing that the iron is on is on the back of the iron rather than the side. The heat level indicator is not readily visible as it is a indentation on the black plastic; a dot of red on the plastic would be better. The "control" for shutting off water from the bottle is a piece of plastic junk that doesn't stop the water instead of a screw.

All in all, it's better than a traditional iron, but if it doesn't start producing more steam, I'll replace it. Cheaper wasn't better this time.

2-23-09: I'm editing the review to add a new note: the plastic tubing between the water bottle and the iron is not heat resistant like my other gravity iron. The tubing has touched the iron while I was using it & has started to melt.

I am getting more steam--I probably had a few air bubbles in the tube, but the steam isn't as heavy as my Pacific.

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I have it now one year, the thermostate is on a planet temperature,

so everything burns even the black plastic of the handle is melting..

away with it.. let's buy again a good japanese as hashima or naomoto..

wasted money