PhilipsPerfectCare Elite Steam Generator Iron – Cut Ironing Time in Half with 6.7 Bar Pressure, 470g Steam Boost, No Settings Needed, 1.8L Tank for 2H Use, Vertical Steam (GC9630/20)

This is probably the best iron I have used. It’s light and the large water tank is great if you have lots of ironing to do.I always use deionised water as I live in a hard water area so this reduces limescale build up and prolongs the life of the iron.Although this iron is expensive you could shop around for the best price as it’s definitely worth the investment in my opinion.

Why did you choose this product over others?:This is my second one would not be without this gem!

Okay, here is an honest review. I bought this iron (the Philips PerfectCare Elite Steam Generator Iron GC9630/20) in December 2017, Before that, I bought a similar Iron in May 2015 (GC8650/80) which is more expensive. So the 1st iron (2015 one) lasted 2.5 years but I used tap water. This iron I used de-ionised water (from well known UK super market). This iron just broke down yesterday (16/03/2025). So, it lasted 7 years, 2 months. The valve which builds up the pressure began to fail and started making a lot of noise. In that 7 years, It's never leaked and never burnt any clothes. The plate is still flawless and I use the iron every week for a family of 4 for about 2-3 hours at a time (377 weeks).To be honest most irons should last a similar time if using de-ionised water. My previous iron plates have detreated and burnt clothes so the Philips plate technology is pretty good. It takes about 2 minutes to warm up and create the steam and once up to pressure. It maintains that pressure throughout the ironing cycle where very rarely, you would have to wait to build up the pressure again (i.e. when you blast the steam for ages). It's light, quick, the lead and steam pipe stores away in cavities around the edges, it has about 1.5m cord length so you need to be close to a socket, removes most creases effortlessly and 1 tank of water lasts about one 2.5 hour session of ironing.Since 2017, it's gone up about £40 but as I'm quite impressed by it's performance so today, I have ordered the same iron again. It is expensive and I am sure I could find a cheaper one but after long time, you get so used to this iron, does not make sense to go into the unknown. Lets see if the new one outlasts the old one. Well done Phillips. A little expensive but a great product.

Works very well and only gave it 4 stars rather than 5 as it’s a beast - it’s heavy and takes up a lot of space. Maybe they all do - however for consideration. Does a great job though.

This is iron is terrific!! I was a bit wary and sceptical about the iron not having temp controls and relying on it to recognise the different fabrics. So with apprehension I started off ironing a cotton top, then polyester/wool trousers and then a polyester shirt. It glided effortlessly over all three garments and not a scorch in sight!!

Yes, I received the iron much earlier than I expected. It looks great and works perfectly. In my opinion, it’s like the Mercedes of irons.There’s only one thing I’d like to point out that I wasn’t happy about. I selected the option for the package to be hidden inside another box, so it wouldn’t be obvious what I had ordered. However, the parcel arrived in its original packaging. I understand that Amazon wants to reduce the use of extra boxes, and that makes sense. But if I specifically choose the option that requests discreet packaging, that preference should be respected.

Fantastic steam iron, saves alot of time. Love it

For the first 6 months this iron was perfect, light, simple to use and removed creases like a dream.Then it started to occasionally spit out water. This deteriorated to the extent that now 3 years later it is unusable. The steam function works for around 5 minutes then the iron randomly floods the garment with hot water. The only way to avoid this is not to use the steam function however the iron is too light to use as a standard iron so the creases remain.Over our 56 years of married life we have had a few irons, all except this one have lasted around 8-9 years. Given what we paid for this Philips iron I am disappointed that we have got under 3 years out of this one. Of course it's out of warranty.I would advise any prospective buyers to look elsewhere, we certainly are.